Call for Papers
43rd Annual Meeting of the Midwest Academy Of Management

The Midwest Academy of Management invites your submissions for the 2000 Conference, to be held Thursday through Saturday, March 30April 1, 2000 at the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, Chicago. The theme of the conference will be: "Working Together: Learning Through Collaboration" and will be conducted in cooperation with the Midwest Decision Science Institute (http://www.cob.niu.edu/dsi/). The deadline for submissions is October 26, 1999. Highlights of the conference will include a doctoral consortium, practitioner sessions on effective and ineffective uses of teams in the workplace, sessions on using group-based pedagogy, and prominent speakers from academia and business discussing recent trends in research and practice related to the conference theme. The program will include academic speakers such as David Whetten (Brigham Young University), President of the Academy of Management, Bala Chakravarthy (Univ of Minnesota), Jill Kickul (DePaul University) and Lisa Gundry (Director, DePaul's Leo V. Ryan Center for Creativity and Innovation), and Richard Linowes (American University) and Carol Sanches (Grand Valley State University). Top management practitioners from well-known companies, such as Motorola, GE Capital, Lucent Technologies, USG Corporation, IGA, Toyota North America, and Ameritech will also participate in panels and presentations.

We encourage submissions for papers and symposia directed to the theme, but will review all submissions related to contemporary management practices. Submissions should be directed to one or more tracks, which include: Organizational Behavior & Organizational Theory; HR & Careers; Management Education: Teaching & Instruction; Strategic Management & International Management; Social Issues in Management & Environmental Management; Entrepreneurship; Organizational Development and Alternative Discourses: e.g. Postmodern, Feminist, Spiritual, Ethical Inquiry.

To receive a Call for Papers with submission information, please contact: Nancy Day, Program Chair, Univ. of Missouri_Kansas City, Office: (816) 235_2333, Fax: (816) 235_6506, dayn@umkc.edu Please visit the MAM Website for up-to-date information on the Conference: http://www.utoledo.edu/~mwacad  We hope you join us in Chicago in 2000!

A Bench-Marking Manual Measures of Job Satisfaction,
Mental Health and Job-Related Well-Being

This bench-marking manual is now available as part of a research dissemination strategy from the Institute of Work Psychology and the ESRC Centre for Organisation and Innovation. Written by S. Mullarkey, T. D. Wall, P. B. Warr, C. W. Clegg, and C. B. Stride, the manual provides comparative data for three widely used measures of Job Satisfaction (Warr, Cook & Wall, 1979), Mental Health (the General Health Questionnaire, GHQ-12, Goldberg, 1972), and Job-Related Well-Being (Warr, 1987). The data are derived from a combined sample of over 40,000 respondents, from 29 samples covering employees from more than 100 organizations. Values are presented for each measure and for its sub-scales and/or main variants.

Information provided includes internal reliabilities for each sample, and means and standard deviations by occupational group broken down by age and gender. Two classifications of occupation are used. One distinguishes between the nine major occupational groups as defined by the Standard Occupational Classification system. The other reflects the more specific properties of the overall data set and identifies 16 more specific groups (e.g., industrial managers, supervisors, support staff, shopfloor employees, clerical staff, NHS Trust managers, doctors, nurses).

The publication is not intended to be commercial or profit-making. Nonetheless, in order to recover some of the costs of collecting and analyzing the data, as well as of printing and distributing the manual, the price is 40.00 (including post and packing). The manual is not available from bookshops.

Copies may be ordered by contacting Ms. Nicky Vivian, Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, tel. +44 (0)114 222 3228; e-mail n.vivian@sheffield.ac.uk. Payments may be made by sending a check for 40.00 made payable to the University of Sheffield; or by invoice.

Call for Papers

Journal of Organizational Behavior: Special Issue on Shared Cognition in Teams and Organizations

Recently, attention has been focused on determining the factors that contribute to effective team performance in organizations. In particular, researchers have been interested in defining how shared cognition among team members affects team performance (Cannon-Bowers, Salas, & Converse, 1993; Klimoski & Mohammed, 1994). The notion of shared cognitionwhich has been variously described as team mental models, shared mental models, shared knowledge, or team cognitionencompasses the notion that effective team members hold knowledge that is either compatible, complementary, and/or overlapping with teammates. Furthermore, this shared knowledge enables team members to have more accurate expectations and a compatible approach for task performance. Hence, shared knowledge is expected to improve team, and in turn, organizational effectiveness.

Despite several years of research into the shared cognition construct, there are still many questions to be answered regarding exactly what shared cognition is, what knowledge needs to be shared among members, and how various types of shared knowledge affect organizational performance. In particular, it is yet to be determined how best to measure shared cognition, and determine empirically its impact on performance. The purpose of this Special Issue is to publish articles that address these issues. The issue will be edited by Eduardo Salas and Janis A. Cannon-Bowers.

We seek submissions that will further our understanding of how shared cognition may improve team performance in organizations. We will consider theoretical pieces that integrate and extend current thinking as well as manuscripts that tackle measurement issues and that provide empirical support for the efficacy of the construct. Both field and laboratory studies are welcome.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to the following: What are shared mental models? What is shared cognition? What are the theoretical underpinnings behind shared cognition? Why is shared cognition important for organizational behavior? What are the measurement challenges? How are shared mental models best assessed? What are the level of analysis issues? What human resource strategies can be used to foster shared cognition in teams or organizations? Are shared mental models predictive of team or organizational performance?

Authors should follow JOB instructions in preparing manuscripts. Please submit five copies of manuscripts to: Eduardo Salas, 4010 Gallagher Loop, Casselberry, FL 32707, e-mail: SalasEA@navair.navy.mil. Contributions should be received by December 1, 1999.

Call for Papers: Consulting Psychology Journal

The Division of Consulting Psychology (13) is seeking manuscripts for its quarterly publication Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research. An official APA division journal, CPJ is masked reviewed and publishes articles in the following areas:

(a) theoretical and conceptual articles with implications for consulting

(b) original research regarding consultation

(c) in-depth reviews of research and literature on consulting practice

(d) case-studies that demonstrate applications or critical issues

(e) articles on consultation practice development

(f) articles that address unique issues of consulting psychologists

Potential authors are encouraged to contact the editor for more information. Submissions (in triplicate) for review should be sent directly to: Richard Diedrich, Ph.D., Editor, The Hay Group, 116 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116_5712, tel. (617) 425_4540, fax: (617) 425_0073.

New Degree Programs: California School of Professional Psychology

Announcing new degree programs beginning this Fall at the California School of Professional Psychology, with WASC-accredited campuses in Alameda, Fresno, Los Angeles, and San Diego (clinical psychology programs also APA accredited):

• an advanced standing doctoral (PsyD) program in school psychology (Fresno, with a satellite program in Los Angeles) that is admitting MA degree holders only at this time
• a doctoral (PsyD) program in forensic psychology at Los Angeles (formerly only in Fresno)
• a part-time, evening doctoral (PsyD) program in clinical psychology that will be conducted at a satellite location in Sacramento
• A new degree program starting in Fall 2000
• a doctoral (PhD) degree program in consulting psychology, the first of its kind in the U.S. (will prepare psychologists for licensure and for conducting assessment and interventions with individuals and groups, and at the organizational level).

For further information, contact: Meryl Ginsberg, Director of Communications, CSPP, 2728 Hyde Street, San Francisco, CA 94109, (415) 346_4500 ext. 209, mginsberg@cspp.edu 

The HumRRO Fellowship in I/O Psychology

Since 1951, the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO) has applied science and technology to enhance human performance and organizational effectiveness. Toward this end, we have drawn on both time-tested principles about human behavior and new scientific and technologically advanced tools and concepts. HumRRO conducts these activities with the aim of finding practical solutions to real-world problems. HumRRO is sponsoring a millenial year fellowship opportunity for Industrial-Organizational (I-O) graduate students or students in fields congruent with the objectives of SIOP. The recipient will receive an award of $10,000.

For more information and application materials, visit our website at www.HumRRO.org  or contact Jessica Terner (703_706_5687) at HumRRO, 66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 400, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. The application deadline is March 15, 2000.

LOOKING FOR SUBJECTS: EXPATRIATES

I am looking for expatriates who have completed their assignments to complete a survey for a Master's Thesis on Expatriate Selection and Success Rates. The questionnaire can be completed via e-mail and soon will be posted on the World Wide Web. Please contact Maria Becerra at mcbecmar@aol.com  to participate in this survey. Thank you.

Call for Proposals
Twenty-Fourth Annual IPMAAC Conference on Personnel Assessment
Saturday, June 3_Wednesday, June 7, 2000Washington, D.C.
Proposal Due Date: Monday January 10, 2000

IPMAAC is an international nonprofit organization of over 600 human resource professionals focusing on the broad spectrum of personnel assessment and related workforce effectiveness issues. The annual conference offers professionals the opportunity to share their latest research, programs and ideas with their peers. Since its founding, the IPMAAC membership has demonstrated a commitment to building a solid applied and theoretical research foundation for their professional activities; and has developed a spirit of cooperation and mutual support that pervades the organization. You are cordially invited to be a part of that IPMAAC tradition.

All topics within the area of personnel assessment and selection are welcome at the conference, as are related topics within the field of personnel management. Presented below are examples of potential program topics:

• Challenges/Innovations in Personnel Assessment
• Programs and Practices Demonstrating Excellence in Assessment
• Strategies/Techniques for Managing the Assessment Function
• Information Technology in Personnel Assessment
• Responses to Environmental Changes/Role of Assessment Professionals

Session Formats

Session formats include symposia, panel discussions, paper presentations, tutorials, and workshops.

Participation Requirements

Eligibilityanyone may submit a proposal for consideration. Membership in IPMAAC is not required.

Review of Proposals

Proposals will be reviewed by the Program Committee for technical soundness, theoretical and/or practical significance, and interest to the membership. Notice of acceptance/rejection of proposals will be made in early March.

To receive a proposal packet or for more information, please contact either:

Robyn Talesnik
IPMAAC Program Co-Chair
Maryland State Highway Admin.
707 N. Calvert Street, 602
Baltimore, MD 21202
Tel (410) 545_5630
Fax (410) 209_5019
rtalesnik@sha.state.md.us 

Kathryn Paget
IPMAAC Program Co-Chair
Western Region Item Bank
157 W. Fifth Street
San Bernardino, CA 92415_0440
Tel (909) 387_6086
Fax (909) 387_5609
Kpaget@hr.co.san-bernardino.ca.us 

CALL FOR PAPERS: ASAC-IFSAM 2000

IFSAM and ASAC are pleased to invite management scholars from around the world to participate in their Joint International Conference in Montreal, Canada, July 8_11, 2000.

The International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM) brings together associations and academies of management from over 20 countries. The Administrative Sciences Asssociation of Canada (ASAC) will be the host of IFSAM's 5^th World Congress in Montreal, following those held in Tokyo (1992), Dallas (1994), Paris (1996) and Alcal de Henares (Spain, 1998).

The theme of the conference is "Taking Stock." The idea is to take the opportunity of the new millenium to step back and look at what management scholars and teachers have contributed to management knowledge, education and practice, and to consider what we might do better in the future. We welcome submissions dealing with all areas of management scholarship including organizational behavior, human resources, management education, organizational theory, strategy, and women in management.

MONTREAL and all that jAzZ

The conference site will be the Universit du Qubec Montral in the heart of Montreal, one of North America's most fascinating cities. Amongst other attractions, the city's renowned International Jazz Festival (400 concerts, including 300 free outdoor shows, and 1 million participants) is planned for June 28_July 8, 2000, just prior to the conference.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Contributors may submit regular format articles (10 single-spaced pages maximum) or poster papers. We also encourage the submission of proposals for international symposia that bring together people from different countries to address a topic of common interest, preferably with some relation to the conference theme. The deadline for submissions from outside Canada is 5^th December, 1999.

For more information, including detailed instructions for preparing submissions, please visit our web site: http://asac-ifsam2000.uqam.ca or contact the Program Coordinator: Ann Langley (langley.ann@uqam.ca)

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