Dear GDO Colleagues:
I am writing to invite you to submit a proposal for the third volume of the Research in Careers series, published by Information Age Publishing. The first volume, entitled Maintaining Focus, Options, and Energy Through the Career, is available now on the Information Age website (www.infoagepub.com <http://www.infoagepub.com/> ). The second volume, tentatively titled Searching for Authenticity in the Career, is currently in process. We are seeking proposals for the third volume, which focuses on balance (work-family or work-life balance). We know that many of the members of the Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division have an interest in work-family or work-life balance, and we are hoping that you will consider submitting your work for this volume. The Call for Proposals is copied below. Thanks for your attention! -- Gayle
Call for Proposals
Research in Careers: Finding Balance
Sherry E. Sullivan and S. Gayle Baugh, Editors
We are currently seeking proposals for volume three of the Research in Careers series. This volume will examine how individuals find balance between the work and nonwork aspects of life. The volume will concentrate on quantitative and qualitative studies as well as theoretical perspectives which examine the issue of balance within today's dynamic work environment. New and innovative scholarship which investigates individual and organizational responses to work-nonwork issues is welcome. 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
· Indication of how the chapter will contribute to the overall direction of the volume.
Proposals are due by February 14, 2010, with the first draft of the chapter due by May 15, 2010. 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 <mailto:
ssulliv@bgsu.edu> or 419-372-2366) or Gayle Baugh (
gbaugh@uwf.edu <mailto:
gbaugh@uwf.edu> or 850-474-2206). Proposals, in Word format, should be submitted electronically to Gayle Baugh no later than February 14, 2008.
Volume one, "Maintaining Focus, Energy, and Options over the Life Span," of the Research in Careers series is available from Information Age Publishing at
www.infoagepub.com.
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)
gbaugh@uwf.edu (e-mail)
Co-Editor, Research in Careers series
(published by Information Age Publishing)