Guest Editors
Peter Berg, Michigan State University, USA (bergp@msu.edu)
Marian Baird, University of Sydney, Australia (marian.baird@sydney.edu.au)
Matthew Piszczek, Wayne State University, USA (piszczek@wayne.edu)
Nate Zettna, University of Sydney, Australia (nate.zettna@sydney.edu.au)
We invite submissions to a special issue of the ILR Review on the role of organizations in the aging workforce. We seek papers that assess the variety of age-related practices across employers, industries, and countries and assess individual, organizational, or policy outcomes that stem from organizational action regarding older workers. Given the rapid changes in digital technology, we are particularly interested in how implementation of various forms of technology shapes the work experience of older workers. We welcome empirical papers from all disciplines that are based on a strong theoretical framework or contribute to theoretical development in the field. Papers are not restricted to any one methodological approach but must clearly justify the methodology chosen.
Interested contributors should first submit an extended abstract (2,000 words) via email to Peter Berg at bergp@msu.edu no later than January 31, 2026. Abstracts will be reviewed for participation in a virtual workshop in March 2026 before submission of full papers to the ILR Review special issue is considered. While participation in the workshop is not a requirement for consideration of a paper for the special issue, invited contributors are strongly encouraged to participate. The deadline for submission of full papers will be August 31, 2026. Details for the online submission process will be provided when papers are invited. All invited papers submitted by this date will undergo double-anonymous review by two reviewers. Note that there is no guarantee that invited papers will be accepted for publication. Based on the reviews and extent to which the papers meet the aims and scope of the special issue, a subset of invited papers will be selected for the special issue.
For more details, please see the full call for papers, attached or online here.
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Matt Piszczek
Wayne State University
Detroit MI
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