Journal of Managerial Psychology
Call for Papers
Special Issue: Crossover of Work-related Well-being
Submission deadline: June 1, 2007
The Journal of Managerial Psychology concerns itself with the wider
aspects of human resource management derived from the application of
psychology theory and practice, helping managers better deal with
current personnel issues. Understanding individuals and groups is seen
more than ever before as vital to understanding work behaviour. This
perception is accompanied by a growing demand among managers and
management thinkers for the insights offered by psychology. Although
managers often receive extensive training in technical areas of their
work, dealing with people is assumed to be a natural gift. The Journal
of Managerial Psychology deals with the human resource aspects of
managing and providing an understanding of psychology to equip managers
to better deal with personnel issues. This journal draws on the latest
theories, research findings, case studies and proven practice to throw
new light on the behaviour of individuals and groups within the work
environment as well as wider organizational ramifications.
Guest Editors: Arnold Bakker, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The
Netherlands
Mina Westman, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Hetty van Emmerik, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
The Journal of Managerial Psychology invites submissions to a special
issue that examines crossover of work-related well-being.
The process that occurs when the psychological well-being experienced by
one person affects the level of well-being of another person is referred
to as crossover, transmission, or contagion. Crossover is a dyadic,
inter-individual transmission of well-being between closely related
individuals that occurs within a particular domain such as the workplace
or the family or across domains. Most studies conducted during the past
decade have focused on unwell-being, and these studies have shown that
several types of strain (e.g., burnout, depression) may cross over from
one person to another (intimate partners, or colleagues). A few recent
studies have examined the crossover of positive well-being, including
flow at work and work engagement. Although these studies made a strong
case for the existence of crossover and revealed some reasons why
crossover takes place, we still lack a comprehensive insight in the
mechanisms responsible for crossover.
Against this background, this call for papers represents an invitation
for all researchers in the field to contribute to our understanding of
crossover between individuals who frequently interact, within an
organizational context (between colleagues) or in the context of work
and family (crossover of work-related well-being of one partner to
another, or from parents to their children). We seek papers that try to
illuminate the mechanisms responsible for crossover (mediators,
moderators), its antecedents, and its consequences (for one life domain
or the other). All papers should have managerial implications, but we
are especially interested in theoretically sound and empirically strong
papers. Researchers could, for example, focus on the role of empathy in
the crossover process; investigate the role of the sender and receiver
of emotions in more detail; or focus on the differences between the
crossover of positive and negative (work-related) emotions. Another
interesting avenue for research would be the integration of spillover
and crossover theories, but the level of analysis should primarily be
the dyad.
All papers will go through an external review process. It is our aim to
publish the special issue of JMP in 2008. Instructions for contributions
can be found at
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/jmp/notes.jspPlease submit your paper electronically before June 1, 2007 to Prof. dr.
Arnold Bakker
bakker@fsw.eur.nl Mina Westman, PhD.
Chair, Organizational Behavior Program
Faculty of Management, Tel Aviv University
Israel, 69978
Tel: -972-3-6408189
Fax: 972-3-6407739