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Call for Chapter Proposals Impact of Diversity on Organizational and Career Development

  • 1.  Call for Chapter Proposals Impact of Diversity on Organizational and Career Development

    Posted 11-21-2013 16:29
    Hello GDO Listserv Members,

    The following call for chapter proposal is posted on behalf of Marilyn Byrd, PhD, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.

    Best Regards,

    Dianne Murphy
    AOM GDO Listserv Manager
    University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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    Dear Diversity, Organizational Development, and/or Career Development Leader. Please consider submitting a book chapter proposal for Impact of Diversity on Organizational and Career Development. Please share this call with anyone you know who may be interested in contributing to this research project. The official Call for Chapter Proposals posted on the IGI Global website at http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1116

    Call for Chapters:

    Proposals Submission Deadline: December 1, 2013
    Full Chapters Due: March 28, 2014
    Impact of Diversity on Organizational and Career Development
    A book edited by Claretha Hughes
    (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA)
    To be published by IGI Global: http://bit.ly/1aceSNa

    For release in the Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development (AHRMOD) The Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development (AHRMOD) Book Series aims to publish the latest research on all aspects of human resources as well as the latest methodologies, tools, and theories regarding organizational development and sustainability. The AHRMOD Book Series intends to provide business professionals, managers, researchers, and students with the necessary resources to effectively develop and implement organizational strategies.

    Topics to be discussed in this publication include, but are not limited to, the following:

    • What is diversity?
    • Interpersonnel diversity and career management systems
    • Diversity strategies and career management systems
    • Valuing diversity and career development
    • Valuing diversity and organizational development
    • Valuing diversity through a career development paradigm shift
    • Career transitions and diversity
    • Intersection of diversity and organizational and/or career development
    • Appreciating the inclusion of diversity in organizational and/or career development
    • Interpersonal relationships, diversity, and organizational and/or career development
    • Sustaining diversity in the workplace
    • Workplace equity and career management

    • History of career development in the workplace
    • Career development theories
    • Applications of the career development theories in the workplace
    • Career development models
    • Applications of the career development models in the workplace
    • Career Management Systems
    • Career Management Systems (CMS) and Human Resource Development (HRD)
    • Current Trends in organizational and/or career Development
    • Future implications for leveraging diversity and competitive advantage
    • Organizational development theories and models


    Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before December 1, 2013 a chapter proposal clearly explaining the purpose of their proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by January 6, 2014 through February 6, 2014 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by March 28, 2014. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) to: Claretha Hughes chbanks@uark.edu


    Important Dates
    December 1, 2013: Proposal Submission Deadline
    January 6- February 6, 2014: Notification of Acceptance
    March 28, 2014: Full Chapter Submission
    May 30, 2014: Review Results Returned to Authors
    June 30, 2014: Final Chapter Submission
    July 15: Final Deadline