Posted on behalf of Dianna Stone:
Journal of Managerial Psychology
Call for Papers for the Special Issue on Hispanics and Latin Americans in
the Workplace
Submissions Deadline: November 1, 2012
Latinas and Latinos (hereinafter referred to as Latinos or Hispanics) are
individuals who are indigenous to the Americas, but trace their heritage
to Latin America or the Iberian Peninsula in Europe (Marin & Marin,
1991). Their economic importance in the Americas and the world is growing
extensively. For instance, the Pew Hispanic Center estimated that
Hispanics currently make up 15 percent of the U.S. population, and account
for more than half (50.5%) of its population growth. The U.S. Census
Bureau (2010) also reported that the number of Hispanic-owned businesses
increased by 43.7 percent to 2.3 million –more than twice the national
rate of 18.0%--between 2002 and 2007. Population forecasts suggest this
group may become up to one third of the USA workforce by 2050, and their
collective purchase power exceeded $1 Trillion in 2011. Internationally,
many Latin American nations show a great deal of growth and promise in
terms of business perspectives (Latin Business Chronicle, 2012).
Latinos around the world share commonalities in values, attitudes and
other preferences that impact the behavior in organizations in a wide
variety of ways. The Latin American countries share a common religion,
the mestizaje (mixing) of a number of races, over four hundred years of a
generally shared history, and other factors that are often perceived as
actionable similarities for organizations interested in understanding the
behavior or Hispanics or Latinos. However, several researchers have warned
about the dangers of assuming that the commonalities apply to all
individuals or even groups (Triandis, 1994). Socio-economic status,
education, geographic endowments, mobility, skin color, gender, and other
factors often overpower the similarities, creating a perfect storm for
organizations with increased numbers of Hispanic or Latino employees.
Clearly, Hispanics are an important group to study, but systematic,
evidence-based research on work issues about them has been lagging in the
fields of Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, or
Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Blancero, DelCampo & Marron,
2007). In particular, although empirical work on diversity has increased
over the past two decades, there is a dearth of studies employing
Hispanic/Latino samples (Blancero & DelCampo, 2012; Olivas-Luján, 2008).
Cultural values and traditions are thought to influence the attitudes and
behaviors of Latinos, and only by examining Latino samples can we
understand how their unique culture and subcultures affect their behaviors
(Knouse, Rosenfeld, & Culbertson, 1992; Olivas-Luján et al., 2009; Sanchez
& Brock, 1996; Stone, Johnson, Stone-Romero & Hartman, 2006).
In this special issue we are seeking micro-oriented manuscripts that
provide insight into issues related to Hispanics/Latinos/Latinas in
organizations in any part of the world (e.g., Latin America, U.S., Canada,
Europe, Asia, Africa). We invite contributions that are empirical or
conceptual in nature. We purposely have chosen to keep this call for
papers broadly stated as we are interested in a broad conceptual network
that can inspire future work on Latinos and workplace topics that affect
them in the most influential ways. However, it merits emphasis that the
focus of the special issue is limited to individual and small group, not
organizational or economic levels of analysis. We invite authors to
contact us with their ideas by May 1, 2012 so that we can discuss their
suitability for this Special Issue.
The key themes and foci that we would like to explore include some of the
following:
• What are the cultural value differences between Hispanic/Latino
subgroups (e.g., Argentineans, Brazilians, Cubans, Colombians, Hispanic-
Americans, Mexicans, Peruvians, Puerto Ricans, etc.)?
• What roles do cultural values play in behavior in organizations?
• How does the intersection of race, skin color, ethnicity,
socioeconomic status and gender affect behavior or preferences in Latinos
and Latinas?
• Do the current Western (U.S., Canadian, European, etc.) human
resource practices meet the needs or values of Latinos and Latinas?
• What are the changing roles of gender and other drivers of
diversity among Hispanics?
• What factors affect mentoring relationships with Hispanics and in
what ways?
• How do cultural values influence job choice or reward
preferences?
• What HR practices help organizations attract, motivate and retain
Latinos and Latinas?
• What factors influence the effectiveness of Hispanic managers or
entrepreneurs?
• What roles do language and bi- or multi-culturalism play in the
behavior of Latinos?
Submission Guidelines
The deadline for receipt of manuscripts is November 1, 2012. Please
contact the Special Issue Guest Editors via email by May 1, 2012 to
increase the chances that your manuscript fits their editorial intentions.
Please submit your manuscript in MS Word using the ScholarOne system on
the journal's Manuscript Central website
(http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jomp). If you have questions about using
the system please contact Kay Wilkinson, Editorial Administrator
(
kwilkinson@emeraldinsight.com). You should also specify that the
manuscript is
for the special issue on “Hispanics and Latin Americans in the Workplace.”
Manuscripts should follow the JMP submission guidelines outlined at
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/jmp.htm. They should be no more than 6,000
words of text (not including tables, references or graphs). In addition,
titles should be eight words or less.
In keeping with ethical standards of research, each author who submits a
manuscript to JMP must ensure that the original data or results presented
in the manuscript have not been published in whole or part elsewhere. The
primary reason for this is that duplicate publication may distort the
knowledge base in a field and may lead to erroneous inferences regarding a
phenomenon. Authors for whom English is their second language are
encouraged strongly to use an editing service prior to submitting their
manuscripts. One example of such a service is Emerald Publishing Editing
Services; information about these services can be found at the Emerald
Publishing website (http://www.emeraldinsight.com/authors/index.htm). This
Special Issue is open and competitive. Submitted papers will undergo the
normal, double-blind, peer review process.
Guest Editors:
Donna Maria Blancero, Bentley University, Waltham, MA
(
DBlancero@bentley.edu)
Miguel Olivas-Lujan, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, PA
(
molivas@clarion.edu)
Dianna Stone, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX
(
DiannaStone@satx.rr.com)
References:
Blancero, D.M. and DelCampo, R.G. (2012), Hispanics at Work: A Collection
of Research, Theory and Application, Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge,
NY.
Blancero, D.M., DelCampo, R.G. and Marron, G.F. (2007), Hired for
Diversity: Rewarded for Conformity: Hispanics in Corporate America. The
Business Journal of Hispanic Research, Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 12-25.
Knouse, S. B., Rosenfeld, P. and Culbertson, A.L. (1992), Hispanics in
the Workplace, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
Latin Business Chronicle. (2012), "Latin America 2012: Economic Outlook",
available at:
http://www.latinbusinesschronicle.com/app/article.aspxid=5458
(accessed 27 February 2012).
Sanchez, J.I. and Brock, P. (1996), Outcomes of Perceived Discrimination
among Hispanic Employees: Is Diversity Management a Luxury or a Necessity?
Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 39, pp. 704-720.
Stone, D.L., Johnson, R.D., Stone-Romero, E.F. and Hartman, M. (2006), A
Comparative Study of Hispanic-American and Anglo-American Cultural Values
and Job Choice Preferences. Management Research, Vol. 4, pp. 8-21.
Marin, G. and Marin, B. (1991), Research with Hispanic Populations, Sage
Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
Olivas-Luján, M.R. (2008), Evidence-Based Management: A Business Necessity
for Hispanics. The Business Journal of Hispanic Research. Vol. 2 No. 2,
pp. 10-26. Olivas-Luján, M.R., Monserrat, S.I., Ruiz, J.A., Greenwood,
R.A., Madero G., S., Murphy, E.F. and Santos, N.M.B.F. (2009), Values and
Attitudes towards Women in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico.
Employee Relations: The International Journal. Vol. 31 No. 3, pp. 227-244.
Triandis, H.C. (1994), Culture and Social Behavior, McGraw-Hill, New York,
NY.
U.S. Census Bureau (2010), “Census Bureau Reports Hispanic-Owned
Businesses Increase at More than Double the National Rate”, available
at:
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/business_ownership/cb10-
145.html (accessed 15 January 2012).