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Call for Research in Careers

  • 1.  Call for Research in Careers

    Posted 01-20-2008 12:44
    Dear GDO Colleagues:
     
        I am sending this Call for Proposals for the Research in Careers series (below my signature) because I know that many of the researchers in the Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division also have an interest in Careers.  In addition, my co-editor (Sherry Sullivan) and I made the decision that we did not want a "separate" chapter on gender and diversity, but instead wanted to integrate that focus throughout each volume in the series.  So there are many opportunities to have your work included in the series.  Sherry and I look forward to reading your proposals.  Please contact me (gbaugh@uwf.edu) with any questions.  Thanks very much! 
     
    Gayle Baugh
    Associate Professor of Management
    Department of Management & MIS
    University of West Florida
    11000 University Parkway
    Pensacola, Florida  32514-5752
    (850) 474-2206 (office)
    (850) 474-2314 (FAX)
     
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    Call for Proposals

     Research in Careers

    S. Gayle Baugh and Sherry E. Sullivan, Editors

    We are pleased to announce a new series by Information Age Publishing titled "Research in Careers."  This five volume series is directed toward the ways in which individuals develop and enact their career in the context of increasing options for career self-definition also recognizing the increasing constraints affecting how careers unfold. 

    We are currently seeking proposals for the first volume of this series, entitled "Maintaining Focus, Energy, and Options over the Life Span."  This volume will examine how individuals pursue their career and keep their career vital over the course of their life.  The volume will concentrate on research and theoretical perspectives emphasizing career growth, career renewal, and career change in the context of complex and oftentimes limiting external circumstances.  We are interested in fresh scholarship reflecting the dynamics of change over individuals' lives.  Proposals that acknowledge the increasing demographic diversity in the workforce and the globalization of careers are especially requested.

    Proposals should be designed for a chapter of 37,500 to 56,250 characters, including figures and tables (approximately 25 to 30 pages).  Proposals should include:

    ·         Proposed title

    ·         Author(s) names

    ·         Detailed outline of the chapter

    ·         List of potential references

    ·         And how the chapter will contribute to the overall direction of the volume

    Proposals are due by February 15, 2008, with the first draft of the chapter due by May 15, 2008.  Manuscripts will be subject to a double- blind peer review process as well as being editorially reviewed. 

                    If you have questions, please contact Sherry Sullivan (ssulliv@bgsu.edu or 419-372-2366) or Gayle Baugh (gbaugh@uwf.edu or 850-474-2206).  Proposals, in Word format, should be submitted electronically to Gayle Baugh no later than February 15, 2008. 

                    Additional volumes for the Research in Careers series will concentrate on seeking challenge in one's work life, managing work/life balance, searching for authenticity in one's work, and threats and opportunities in the current context of career development.  If you have an interest in contributing to future volumes, please contact either of the series editors.