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Call for papers - Journal of Managerial Psychology special issue on Work and Family

  • 1.  Call for papers - Journal of Managerial Psychology special issue on Work and Family

    Posted 10-17-2006 12:09
    Posted for Jeanette N Cleveland

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    Journal of Managerial Psychology

    Special Issue

    Call for Papers

    Work and Family: Multi-level Perspectives


    Guest Co-Editors
    Noreen Heraty, University of Limerick, Ireland
    Michael J Morley, University of Limerick, Ireland
    Jeanette N Cleveland, The Pennsylvania State University, USA


    Work-family relationships are complex and multidimensional and remain
    an important ongoing academic and social policy area that require
    multidisciplinary and multi-level investigation and collaboration.
    Growing out of research on inter-role conflict (Kahn et al, 1964)
    historically work family research has tended to focus on
    relationships between specific work and family variables and usually
    from either a family focused or a work focused perspective. Here, the
    debate continues with respect to the perceived ability of individuals
    to control stressors stemming from these two domains. In their review
    of 190 work-family studies published in IO/OB, Eby et al (2005:180)
    note that, while there is a growing body of research to suggest that
    work and family can positively influence one another, there is far
    more that points to a negative spillover in terms of work-family
    conflict.

    Against this backdrop, there is an ongoing concern that progress in
    the work family research area has been somewhat restricted and may
    have failed to take sufficient account of the complexity of
    work-family issues. Voydanoff (1988; 2005) calls for a better
    reconceptualisation of the work family field (to include non-paid
    work and non-traditional family structures) and better measures of
    work-family fit and balance; Kossek & Ozeki (1998) similarly call for
    more consistency and robustness in measurement, and better sampling
    techniques; Barnett & Hyde (2001) call for new ways of thinking about
    the work-family interface which Rotondo et al (2003) describe as a
    permeable boundary; while Zedeck & Mosier (1990) & Frone (2003)
    highlight developments in organizational strategies and policies for
    promoting work-family balance at the individual and organizational
    level. Moreover, there appears to be a dearth of research that
    focuses on the larger macro societal level within which work and
    family domains exist and which can play a highly influential role in
    the work-family interface.

    Adopting a multi-level perspective encompassing social,
    organizational and individual perspectives, this Special Issue of the
    Journal of Managerial Psychology seeks conceptual papers, empirical
    papers, case studies and critical commentaries focusing on, but not
    limited to, the following topics:

    • Theoretical frameworks used to explain work-family linkages;
    • Social, demographics and work-family issues (e.g., sandwiched
    generation, work-family issues across the life span);
    • Organizational supports for work-family assistance including
    organizational responsiveness, strategies and policies aimed at
    balancing work and family;
    • Definitional and measurement dilemmas within work and family
    regarding boundaries of work (e.g., traditional, virtual, telework)
    and family diversity (e.g., singles, traditional two parent, blended,
    adoptive, single parents and so forth);
    • Work-family interaction including work-family
    conflict/work-non-work conflict; predictors, consequences and
    influence of work-family conflict;
    • Health and wellness including general well-being, work related
    psychological wellness (burnout and adjustment) and spillover effects
    of role stress;
    • Career and job-related outcomes including work attitudes,
    performance, withdrawal and disengagement;
    • Gender and diversity in work-family interactions including
    work-family conflict, stress, career outcomes, work attitudes and
    values.

    References
    Barnett, R.C. & Hyde, J.S. (2001), “Women, Men, Work, and Family:An
    Expansionist Theory”, American Psychologist, 56(10), 781-796.
    Eby, L., Casper, W., Lockwood, A., Bordeaux, C. & A. Brinley (2005)
    “Work and Family Research in IO/OB: Content Analysis and Review of
    the Literature (1980-2002), Journal of Vocational Behavior, 66,
    124-197.
    Frone, M.R. (2003), “Work-Family Balance”, in J.C. Quick & L.E.
    Tetrick (eds), Handbook of Occupational Health Psychology,
    Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
    Kahn, R.L., Wolfe, D.M., Quinn, R., Snoek, J.D., Rosenthal, R.A.
    (1964), Organizational Stress: Studies in Role Conflict and
    Ambiguity, Wiley, New York, NY.
    Kossek, E.E., & C. Ozeki, (1998), "Work-family conflict, policies,
    and the job-life satisfaction relationship: a review and directions
    for organizational behavior-human resources research", Journal of
    Applied Psychology, 83, 39–149.
    Rotondo, D.M, Carlson, D.S. & J. F. Kincaid (2003), “Coping with
    multiple dimensions of work-family conflict”, Personnel Review,
    32(3), 275-296.
    Voyandoff, P. (1988), “Work and Family: A Review and Expanded
    Conceptualisation”, Journal of Science Behavior and Personality, 3,
    1-22.
    Voyandoff, P. (2005), “Towards a Conceptualisation of Perceived
    Work-family Fit and Balance: A Demands and Resources Approach”,
    Journal of Marriage and Family, 67, 822-836.
    Zedeck, S., & Mosier, K. L. (1990), “Work in the family and employing
    organization”, American Psychologist, 45(2), 240-251.

    Submission requirements
    The deadline for electronic submissions of between 5,000 and 7,000
    words is March 16th, 2007. Please submit to Kay Sutcliffe, Editorial
    Administration at ksutcliffe@emeraldinsight.com, stating that the
    paper is for consideration in the Journal of Managerial Psychology
    Special Issue on “Work and Family: Multi Level Perspectives."



    For additional details please contact any of the Guest Co-editors:

    Dr. Noreen Heraty
    Kemmy Business School
    University of Limerick
    National Tech. Park
    Limerick
    Ireland
    noreen.heraty@ul.ie

    Dr. Michael J Morley
    Kemmy Business School
    University of Limerick
    National Tech. Park
    Limerick
    Ireland
    michael.morley@ul.ie

    Prof. Jeanette N Cleveland
    Department of Psychology
    The Pennsylvania State University
    University Park, PA 16802
    USA
    janc@psu.edu

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