Mission of the Division of Work and Organizational Psychology, IAAP: 20022006
Virginia E. Schein
Gettysburg College
The Executive Committee of the Division of Work and Organizational Psychology (Division 1) of the International Association of Applied Psychology met in Singapore in July of 2002 at the XXV International Congress of Applied Psychology. The members of the Executive Committee for the 20022006 term of office are
Virginia Schein, President, (USA); Jose Peiro, President-Elect, (Spain);
Miriam Erez, Past President, (Israel); Rene Bouwen, Treasurer, (Belgium);
Filip Lievens, Secretary and Webmaster, (Belgium); Handan Kepir Sinangil,
ICAP2006 Program Chair, (Turkey); Barbara Kozusznik, Membership Chair, (Poland); and
Dick Ritchie, Newsletter Editor, (USA).
The Executive Committee developed its mission and objectives for 20022006 and is pleased to present them to the members of SIOP.
Mission
The Mission of Division 1 for 20022006 is to enhance communication and cooperation with, among, and for the members of the Work and Organizational Psychology Division around the world.
Objectives
Communication With Members
1. Improve and expand communications to division members about division activities, member services, and member activities and interests.
- Develop a Division 1 Newsletter to be circulated by e-mail, twice a year. This newsletter will be more personal than the IAAP Newsletter, and include announcements, recent publications of members, requests for sabbatical opportunities, job and research opportunities, and so forth, as well as articles of interest.
- Develop a News Flash E-mail System whereby urgent items are e-mailed immediately to members. These items will include calls for papers and job and research announcements with immediate deadlines, requests from members visiting other countries to link up professionally with organizational psychologists in that region, and so forth.
2. Improve communication between the Executive Committee and the membership.
- Design a Membership Survey to determine needs and attitudes of our members, consider various ways to distribute and discuss survey results among the membership, and implement outcomes.
Communication Among Members
3. Expand communications among members, with a particular focus on underrepresented geographical areas, such as Latin America, Africa, and Eastern Europe.
- Develop a Leader Links Program. The Leader Links Program will gather the names of 5 to 10 leaders within certain geographical areas who are willing to help Division 1 link with other work and organizational psychologists in their region, spread the word about Division 1 and IAAP, such as forwarding on the Division 1 newsletter by e-mail to colleagues, promote membership in Division 1, and serve as facilitators for on-site Division 1 programs. The first three Leader Links will be in Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Africa. The list of Leader Links will be placed on our Web site and additional calls for participants put out in both Newsletters
4. Bring members together as a scientific community to discuss applied psychological theory and research from a global perspective.
- Plan and organize a stimulating Division 1 Scientific Program for ICAP2006 in Athens, Greece. The Program of Division 1 will provide opportunities for leaders of regional associations, such as EAWOP, SIOP, and others to come together at ICAP2006 and develop linkages globally.
Communication For Members
5. Facilitate the communication of our members to the scientific community by enhancing our members ability to do research and publish in scientific journals.
- Develop a cooperative relationship with the Academy of Management that will allow our members
access to RMNET, an Internet service of the Academy research group network that provides research assistance to users or consider a similar service to be provided through IAAP.
- Implement an On-Site Workshop Program designed to educate members regionally in publication procedures and research methodologies. Division 1 members will lead on site workshops on publishing skills and strategies. Members of the Leaders Link Program will help in setting up arrangements and making contacts in the area for the workshop. A small cadre of volunteers will be formed who are able to donate their time and perhaps even the travel costs, especially in developing countries. Division 1 will defer some of the costs.
The first workshop will be held in Lisbon in 2003 as a jointly sponsored Division 1 and EAWOP workshop. Doctoral students will be invited and Division 1 will sponsor 10 students at $50.00 (US) per student. These arrangements will also encourage student membership, one of IAAPs objectives.
6. Increase membership by publicizing the activities of the division and assist those from developing countries in affiliating with Division 1 and IAAP.
- Members of the Executive Committee will host a roundtable session at the 2003
Annual Conference of SIOP.
- The Mission and Objectives statement will be placed in the publications for SIOP and EAWOP and other associations.
- The division will subsidize 50% of the annual dues for 10 new members from developing countries on a yearly basis.
For further information about the Division of Work and Organizational Psychology, go to the IAAP Web site,
www.iaapsy.org, scroll to the Homepage of IAAP Divisions, and click on
1. Division of Work and Organizational Psychology. We also invite SIOP members to our roundtable discussion at the 2003 Annual Conference in Orlando.
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