CALL FOR PAPERS

The Journal of Occupational Health Psychology announces a call for papers for a special issue on "The Relationship Between Work and Family Life." Guest editors will be Mina Westman of Tel Aviv University and Chaya S. Piotrkowski of Fordham University.

The goal of this special issue is to advance theory, research, and methodology which enhances our understanding of the complex relationships between the workplace and the family. Of particular interest for this special issue are qualitative and quantitative studies that will make a significant and new contribution to the field, papers that address important methodological or theoretical problems, advances in measurement, and research on understudied populations. Research on underlying processes and mechanisms and well-designed evaluations of prevention programs also are of special interest.

Authors should submit their papers, noting their response to this call, to Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, 701 South West Street, Room 622, Box 19313, Arlington, Texas 76019-0313. Phone: (817) 272-3514; Fax: (817) 272-3515; Internet: johp@exchange.uta.edu. Manuscripts must be submitted in quintuplet along with a disk and received no later than 1 September 1998. All submissions will be blind reviewed in accord with JOHP normal process.

For further information contact: Mina Westman, Faculty of Management, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel. Phone: 972-3-6408189; Fax: 972-3-6407739; Internet: Westman@post.tau.ac.il. Or contact Chaya S. Piotrkowski, Ph.D., Fordham University, Graduate School of Social Service, 113 West 60th Street, New York, New York 10023-7479. Phone: (212) 636-6652; Fax: (212) 636-7876; Internet: drcsp@aol.com

The Center for Creative Leadership is sponsoring the Kenneth E. Clark Research Award—one for best undergraduate paper, and one for best graduate paper. This is part of our annual competition to recognize outstanding unpublished papers by undergraduate and graduate students. The award is named in honor of the distinguished scholar and former Chief Executive Officer of the Center.

The winners of these awards will receive a prize of $1,500 and a trip to the Center to present the papers in a colloquium. The Center also will assist the authors in publishing their work in the Leadership Quarterly journal.

Submissions may be either empirically or conceptually based. Non-traditional and multi-disciplinary approaches to leadership research are welcomed. The theme for the 1997 award is "The Dynamics and Contexts of Leadership," which includes issues such as: (a) leadership during times of rapid change, (b) cross-cultural issues in leadership, (c) leadership in team settings, (d) leadership for quality organizations, (e) meta-studies or comparative studies of leadership models, (f) other innovative or unexplored perspectives of leadership.

Submissions will be judged by the following criteria: (1) The degree to which the paper addresses issues and trends that are significant to the study of leadership; (2) The extent to which the paper shows consideration of the relevant theoretical and empirical literature; (3) The degree to which the paper develops implications for research into the dynamics and contexts of leadership; (4) The extent to which the paper makes a conceptual or empirical contribution; (5) The implications of the research for application to leadership identification and development. Papers will be reviewed anonymously by a panel of researchers associated with the Center.

Papers must be authored and submitted only by graduate or undergraduate students. Center staff and submissions to other Center awards are ineligible. Entrants must provide a letter from a faculty member certifying that the paper was written by a student, and stating the nature of the student’s status (i.e., undergraduate or graduate). Entrants should submit four copies of an article-length paper. Electronic submissions will not be accepted. The name of the author(s) should appear only on the title page of the paper. The title page should also show the authors' affiliations, mailing addresses and telephone numbers, and also indicate whether it is for graduate or undergraduate award category.

Papers are limited to 20 double-spaced pages, including title page, abstract, tables, figures, notes, and references. Papers should be prepared according to current edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

In the absence of papers deemed deserving of the awards, the awards may be withheld. Entries (accompanied by faculty letters) must be received by August 28, 1998. Winning papers will be announced by October 30, 1998. Entries should be submitted to: Cynthia McCauley, Ph.D., Acting Director of Research, Center for Creative Leadership, One Leadership Place, P.O. Box 26300, Greensboro, N.C. 27438-6300.

All doctoral students with an interest in gender or diversity research or related topics, are welcome to register to attend the 1998 Women in Management Doctoral Consortium, which will be held from Friday evening August 7 to Sat. Aug. 8 at the 1998 National Academy of Management meetings in San Diego. This year’s sessions include "Everything Doctoral Applicants Always Wanted to Know About the Academic Job Search Process (But Were Afraid to Ask.); Creating a Supportive (and Productive) Research Environment;" "Doing Qualitative Research that Makes a Difference;" "Peering Through the Social Identity Looking Glass: Research Challenges into the Millenium," "Critical Theory: Implications for Research and Practice," free food, and much more! Doctoral Students who wish to attend are asked to have a faculty member nominate them and send their name and contact address and phone/email to: Prof. Ellen Ernst Kossek, School of Labor & Industrial Relations; Michigan State University; East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1032; phone 517-353-9040; email Kossek@pilot.msu.edu.

The Human Resource Management Division of the Academy of Management is sponsoring a Junior Faculty Consortium at the 1998 Academy of Management Annual Meetings in San Diego. The Consortium will begin on Saturday, August 8th and conclude at noon on Sunday August 9th.

The Consortium is designed for untenured faculty members who are in the first 4 years of their careers. Each participant must be a member of the HR Division of the Academy, have completed his or her dissertation by June 1998, have a research interest in HR, and hold an academic or research-oriented position as of June 1998.

The consortium will cover a wide variety of issues relevant to the careers of junior faculty, including developing a research program, developing effective teaching styles, and being a good citizen of one’s school and profession.

There will be a panel of participants including Tim Baldwin (Indiana University), Jim Breaugh (University of Missouri at St. Louis), Deborah Crown (University of Alabama), Angelo DeNisi (Texas A & M University), Barry Gerhart (Owen Graduate School of Management-Vanderbilt University), Rodger Griffeth (Georgia State University), Rob Heneman (Ohio State University), Wayne Hochwarter (University of Alabama) Eileen Hogan (Kutztown University of Pennsylvania), John Hollenbeck (Michigan State University), Jerry Hunt (Texas Tech University), Ellen Ernst Kossek (Michigan State University), Gary McMahan (University of Texas, Arlington), John Paul MacDuffie (University of Pennsylvania), Bruce Meglino (University of South Carolina), Stella Nkomo (University of North Carolina-Charlotte), Teresa Rothausen (Texas A&M University), Ken Smith (University of Maryland), M. Susan Taylor (University of Maryland), Anne Tsui (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), David Ulrich (University of Michigan), and Robert Vecchio (University of Notre Dame). The organizers of this year’s consortium include Debra Cohen (George Washington University), Mark Huselid (Rutgers University), and Patrick Wright (Cornell University).

If you feel that you (or one of your colleagues) would benefit from attending this consortium, please send a current vita, a short biographical sketch, a one-paragraph description of your research interests, and a check for $30.00 (made out to the Academy of Management) to Mark Huselid, Department of Human Resource Management, School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University, 210 Levin Building, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8054.

The American Psychological Association (APA) invites nominations for its 1998/1999 awards program. The Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award honors psychologists who have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. The Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology honors psychologists who have made distinguished theoretical or empirical advances in psychology leading to the understanding or amelioration of important practical problems.

To submit a nomination for the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award and the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award for the Applications of Psychology, you should provide a nomination form, nominee’s current vita with list of publications, letter of nomination, up to five representative reprints, and the names and addresses of several scientists who are familiar with the nominee's work.

The Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology recognizes excellent young psychologists. For the 1998/99 program, nominations of persons who received doctoral degrees during and since 1989 are being sought in the areas of behavioral and cognitive neuroscience, perception /motor performance, social, and applied research (e.g., treatment and prevention research, industrial/organizational research, and educational research.) To submit a nomination for the Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology, you should provide a letter of nomination, nominee’s current vita with list of publications, and up to five representative reprints.

To obtain nomination forms and more information, please contact Suzanne Wandersman, Science Directorate, American Psychological Association, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242; by phone, (202) 336-6000; by fax, (202) 336-5953; or by e-mail, ssw.apa@email.apa.org.

The deadline for all award nominations is June 1, 1998.