The Careers Division is pleased to announce the Call for Submissions to the 78th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, held August 10-14, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Mission Statement: The Careers Division exists to foster the general advancement of research, teaching, learning and practice in the field of careers, to encourage the extension and unification of knowledge pertaining to careers, and thereby to enhance the practice of management.
Specific Domain: Research in the field of careers addresses people's lifelong succession of work experiences, the structure of opportunity to work, and relationships between careers and other aspects of life. Topics include: individual career development; career management strategies; career planning; work\family and work\life interactions; organizational career management systems; relationships between human resource systems and careers; internal labor market structures and functions; labor force diversity; race, culture, and gender effects on careers; cross-cultural careers and expatriate experiences; and effects of demographic, and social changes on work.
Special Instructions: Submissions may reflect any topic that fits within the careers domain and extends our understanding of careers. The careers division is open to qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method approaches as well as conceptual papers. In addition, we encourage contributions that relate to the theme for the 2018 meeting, "Improving Lives." The AOM conference theme is focused on how organizations can work towards improving society by elevating the health and well-being of people who live in it. Questions to be considered include: what role can and should organizations play in positively affecting the physical, psychological, social and financial health of individuals, groups, communities, countries, regions or global society? Do organizations have an obligation to give back to society and if so how? What strategic value does "giving back" have on organizations and its key stakeholders? How might leaders get engaged in such efforts to effect broader based change?
A number of workplace trends have created unique opportunities for organizations to make a positive impact on their employee's lives as well as the lives of others. However, we know little about how such organizational solutions transform the impact of current trends into positive effects for the lives of those in their local and global communities. Indeed, several organizations have developed workplace policies that go beyond what the government can offer to improve the health and well-being of their employees and to address important social issues. For example, many firms have launched longer paid parental leave so that their employees can be paid for time off for having a child and receive enough time to spend with their newborns. Yet, while empirical evidence indicates that employees benefit from such programs, we know nothing about how these efforts influence society. What influence do expansive policies such as these have on society as a whole? How can workplace initiatives that address diversity and workplace inequities change deep-rooted societal norms and stereotypes about certain groups? What if anything can we learn from organizational efforts that tackle issues that plague many of their workers such as mental health concerns, drug addiction, and alcohol abuse, so that these concerns can be addressed at a broader societal level? Although career scholars have long studied these trends, policies and workplace practices, it is unclear how that knowledge has transferred over the workplace. Thus we seek research that bridges not only the academic and practitioner divide but also considers broader societal implications.
We encourage submitters of scholarly papers and symposia to consider, yet not be bound by, this year's conference theme. We also encourage authors to consider including a few example discussion questions, in the discussion section of the paper that could be asked of audience members, should the paper be accepted for presentation.
Submission Process: The program will include both papers and symposia. Details of the requirements for each session type (paper versus symposium) are outlined in the Scholarly Submission Guidelines. Please also keep in mind that symposia (including panel discussions) have a higher chance of acceptance when they indicate potential co-sponsorship by other relevant divisions. For more information on submission types, please refer to http://aom.org/annualmeeting/components/scholarly/
All papers should be submitted using the AOM submission system.
The submission System opens: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 and the submission deadline is Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 5pm ET (New York Time). Earlier submissions are encouraged. Note that there is limited space on the scholarly program; consequently not all submissions will be accepted.
… And please remember to sign up NOW to review for the Careers Division at http://review.aom.org/. The actual review period is from January 17 to February 15, 2018.
Division Awards: The Careers Division offers a Best Overall Paper Award; a Best International Paper Award, the Michael J. Driver Best Applied Paper Award; the Arnon Reichers Outstanding Student Paper Award for a single-authored student paper (identified as such at the time of submission) or that meets the Academy's Newman Award criteria; and a Best Symposium Award.
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Jamie Ladge
Careers Division Program Chair
j.ladge@neu.edu------------------------------