From the Editor
Wendy S. Becker
Grüß Gott! Greetings from Innsbruck, Austria where even in the summer months one can go skiing in snow-covered mountains in the Alps. I am pleased to bring you the July issue of The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist (TIP), which highlights our very successful 2009 meeting in New Orleans. Let’s relive our memories of the conference even while we look ahead and plan for next year.
Features
New SIOP President Kurt Kraiger provides an inspirational challenge for SIOP members and identifies three goals for the year of his presidency: to make SIOP louder, more global, and more accessible. Building on our strategic initiatives, Kraiger champions efforts to increase our visibility and influence through science-based practice. For example, in New Orleans, SIOP, EAWOP, and IAAP-Division 1 formed a historic alliance for psychology. Kraiger updates us on these and other initiatives, as well as a potential name change. Don’t forget to follow Kurt in his presidential year on Twitter.
Direct from the conference, Gary Latham recaps his presidential year with his address, “The Joys of Serving SIOP as President.” Thanks, Gary!
Also featured, Thomas Stetz and Gary Burns ask the burning question, “What Would I Be if I Wasn’t an I-O Psychologist?” Stetz and Burns walk us through their strategy for job mapping and uncover some interesting possibilities.
Finally, if you missed the motivational “From Surviving to Thriving: Seven Leaders Share Their Stories” at the SIOP conference you will find a summary of the panel discussion prepared by Erica Hartman and Jennifer Thompson in TIP’s July issue.
From the Editorial Board
Eric Dunleavy and Art Gutman review the recent Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and Paycheck Fairness Act in their editorial column On the Legal Front.
Scott Highhouse continues his exploration of great books relevant to psychology in organizations in the column The History Corner.
In The Academics’ Forum, Sylvia Roch takes a closer look at the percentage of published articles supported by research grants and the types of grants that are represented in published articles.
TIP has a new Practice Forum spearheaded by Judith Blanton. The goal for this column will be to provide greater visibility to the work of I-O practitioners. Blanton notes that practitioner work is ephemeral in the sense that it is pervasive yet often not documented. In this issue, Blanton highlights four impressive practitioner-oriented programs that you may have missed at SIOP 2009.
As always, James Madigan and Marcus Dickson keep us updated with a review of Good Science–Good Practice.
We have a new editorial team of students for the TIP-TOPics column. TIP welcomes Pennsylvania State University I-O graduate students Scott Cassidy, Patricia Grabarek, Shin-I Shih, Lily Cushenbery, Christian Thoroughgood, Amie Skattebo, Katina Sawyer, Rachel Hoult, and Joshua Fairchild. A special thanks to Professors Rick Jacobs and Jim Farr for helping with the column transition to the Penn State team.
Lori Thompson features Per T. E. Tillman from Sweden in the column Spotlight on Global I-O. Stu Carr addresses I-O joining a worldwide initiative in a global special issue of his Pro-Social I-O.
Finally, Rich Cober, Rob Silzer, and Anna Erickson continue their analysis of science–practice gaps in I-O in the column Practice Perspectives.
News and Reports
Recapping SIOP 2009, you will find descriptions and pictures of conference highlights. New Orleans and the French Quarter offered an exciting venue for us. Indeed, the good times rolled, and various program chairs and committees review and update us on their offerings. Be sure to read about the SIOP, EAWOP, and IAAP-Division 1 alliance for psychology and SIOP’s makeover of an elementary school library in New Orleans.
Sara Weiner looks ahead to the SIOP program for 2010 in Atlanta—get ready for a terrific conference and venue. José Cortina reports back from the APA Council of Representatives. David Cohen and Eric Dunleavy report on a review of the OFCCP settlements for 2007. Chris Rotolo reports in on the exciting initiatives from Visibility.
Please note also various deadlines and procedures in the Calls and Announcements concerning conferences, papers, and awards. Note also that SIOP members continue to be well represented in the news, as well as win awards, be recognized, and transition to new positions.
Guten Tag!