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  • 1.  Diversity climate measures

    Posted 03-01-2007 22:24
    Dear All: I am working on a project and the client would like to be able to assess the diversity climate in the organisation. Any of you know of any good surveys that have been tested and validated.

    Thanks

    Stella
    Professor Stella M. Nkomo
    Bateman Distinguished Professor of Business Leadership
    Graduate School of Business
    University of South Africa
    Office Phone: +27 11 652 0365
    Cell Phone: +27 82 416 6308
    Fax: +27 11 652 0240

    Mailing Address:
    P O Box 392
    Pretoria 0003
    South Africa

    Federal Express or DHL Address:
    First Street Extension
    Midrand
    South Africa

    >>> "Dr. Gayle Baugh" <gbaugh@UWF.EDU> 03/01/07 23:14 PM >>>
    Dear GDO Colleagues:

    I haven't seen this announcement for a Special Issue of the Journal
    of Managerial Psychology on work and family yet on the GDO list, so I
    thought I would pass it along. I have no further information, but I thought
    the Special Issue might be of interest to at least some of the GDO members.
    If I'm duplicating Jan Cleveland's work (Jan is one of the Editors for the
    Special Issue), then I apologize to all of you. -- Gayle

    Gayle Baugh
    Department of Management & MIS
    University of West Florida
    Pensacola, Florida 32514
    (850) 474-2206
    (850) 474-2314 FAX
    gbaugh@uwf.edu


    Call for Papers - Special Issue
    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
    April 16th, 2007. Please submit to Kay Sutcliffe, Editorial Administrator 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
    mailto:noreen.heraty@ul.ie

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

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

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  • 2.  Diversity climate measures

    Posted 03-02-2007 17:45
    Dear Stella

    I part own a South African subsidiary of a British company (Performance
    Through Inclusion) that has a research-based survey (tested over three
    years at the University of Hertfordshire) - it has 76 questions that looks at
    at diversity & inclusion over 10 dimensions.  See http://www.inclusionindex.com
    for further info.

    Best
    Kurt


     ----- Original Message ------
     From:S M Nkomo
     Sent:Friday, March 02, 2007 05:23
     To: GDO-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU;
     Subject:Re: Diversity climate measures

    Dear All: I am working on a project and the client would like to be able to assess the diversity climate in the organisation. Any of you know of any good surveys that have been tested and validated.

    Thanks

    Stella
    Professor Stella M. Nkomo
    Bateman Distinguished Professor of Business Leadership
    Graduate School of Business
    University of South Africa
    Office Phone: +27 11 652 0365
    Cell Phone: +27 82 416 6308
    Fax: +27 11 652 0240

    Mailing Address:
    P O Box 392
    Pretoria 0003
    South Africa

    Federal Express or DHL Address:
    First Street Extension
    Midrand
    South Africa

    >>> "Dr. Gayle Baugh" <gbaugh@UWF.EDU> 03/01/07 23:14 PM >>>
    Dear GDO Colleagues:

    I haven't seen this announcement for a Special Issue of the Journal
    of Managerial Psychology on work and family yet on the GDO list, so I
    thought I would pass it along. I have no further information, but I thought
    the Special Issue might be of interest to at least some of the GDO members.
    If I'm duplicating Jan Cleveland's work (Jan is one of the Editors for the
    Special Issue), then I apologize to all of you. -- Gayle

    Gayle Baugh
    Department of Management & MIS
    University of West Florida
    Pensacola, Florida 32514
    (850) 474-2206
    (850) 474-2314 FAX
    gbaugh@uwf.edu


    Call for Papers - Special Issue
    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
    April 16th, 2007. Please submit to Kay Sutcliffe, Editorial Administrator 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
    mailto:noreen.heraty@ul.ie

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

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

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    HRDiv_Net mailing list
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