Call for Papers
Group and Organizational Management Special Issue: Careers in the 21st Century Careers have been traditionally defined as a sequence of jobs within one or two organizations. This traditional definition has dominated much of our empirical research. Today's career structures, however, have changed. The tall, multi-layer organizational forms that supported traditional careers have become flatter and more flexible in response to environmental factors like rapid technological advancements and increased globalization. The psychological contract between firms and workers has also changed. Under the old contract, employees exchanged organizational commitment for job security. Under the new contract, employees exchange performance for continuous learning and marketability.Although most career research has been conducted using the traditional framework, some researchers have begun to examine newer career patterns (e.g., boundaryless and protean careers). However, there are still many questions and issues that need to be examined regarding nontraditional careers.
This special issue of Group and Organizational Management invites papers that examine Careers in the 21st Century. Some of the issues to be examined include, but are not limited to, the following topics: theory development and model building on newer career patterns, organizational programs and learning methods focused on developing skills needed for success in nontraditional careers, the career patterns of our diverse workforce (e.g., women, minorities, working poor, disabled workers), the impact of technology on careers and work, and the cross-cultural generalizability of nontraditional career theory and research.
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To be considered for publication, manuscripts must be received by October 8, 1999. Send manuscripts to: Sherry E. Sullivan, Special Issue Editor, Group and Organizational Management, Department of Management, College of Business, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403. (phone: 419-372-2366) Details concerning GOM's editorial guidelines are printed in all issues of GOM. |
Request for Reviewers: If you are interested in serving as an ad hoc review for the special issue, please send Sherry E. Sullivan a letter describing your related expertise.
INFORMS Cincinnati Meeting
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