Special Issue Call for Papers
http://explore.tandfonline.com/cfp/beh/pewo-cfp-si-18-charting-directions/
European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
New Submission Deadline: October 31, 2018
Greetings colleagues,
The study of psychological contracts (PC) has had significant impact on the understanding and management of employment relationships for more than 25 years, offering critical insights into the functional and dysfunctional aspects of individuals' employment experiences.
However, the 'world of work' is significantly changing (Barley, Bechky & Milliken, 2017), with disruptions in how, where and what work is done in organizations. New technologies and emergent forms of work are extending 'the temporal and spatial boundaries' of employment (Perrons, 2003, p. 65), such as through the rise of the shared economy and 'gig' workers, uptake of virtual work arrangements and the use of off-site co-working spaces. Technology use now permeates many aspects of many jobs, supported by artificial intelligence and machine learning technology.
Why people do their work is also changing as organizations increasingly recognize their responsibilities to society, raising questions about their role in bettering communities more broadly and meaningfully (van Berkel, Ingold, McGurk, Boselie & Bredgaard, 2017) and in positively influencing employees' overall wellbeing (Academy of Management Conference Theme, 2018).
These are just some of the influences disrupting and changing the contours of the traditional employer-employee relationship over time and, thus, the way psychological contracting occurs.
We position this Special Issue at an exciting time for PC scholars as the field enters a new era and pose the overarching question: 'What is next for PC research?'
Our aim is to strongly advance the study of PCs by addressing gaps in the current knowledge base and setting new research agendas. We seek innovative and expansive thinking and encourage trans-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research across quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
We leave broad the suggested topics of focus for the Special Issue to allow scholars the conceptual and empirical flexibility to shape novel and exciting PC research streams, with demonstrable impact on organizational practice. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
· What workplace and societal mega-trends impact, or will likely impact, psychological contracting in contemporary organizations?
· How do new ways of working influence our existing knowledge of PC processes?
· How do different forms of technology in the workplace impact upon PC processes?
· How do certain types of PCs (e.g., ideological PCs) contribute to more meaningful work arrangements for employees and societies? Do ideological and potentially new socially-oriented forms of PCs revisit the way organizations form PCs with their employees?
· What is the importance of traditional vertical employer-employee relationships versus more horizontal employee-employee, employee-team, and employee-client relationships?
· How do changes in how, where, when, and why work is being conducted underscore the need to focus on the dynamic nature of PC processes? For example, in exploring the stability of PC beliefs and the speed of change in PC beliefs over different time-lags.
We invite original empirical and theoretical papers that represent novel and significant efforts to look beyond existing PC scholarship to 'close the gaps' in the body of knowledge and chart new pathways for future research.
Manuscripts should be submitted by October 31st, 2018.
Please see the website for more information.
Cheers,
Sarah Bankins, Macquarie University
Yannick Griep, University of Calgary & Stockholm University
Samantha D. Hansen, University of Toronto Scarborough and Rotman School of Management
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Samantha D. Hansen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Management
University of Toronto Scarborough
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Email: shansen@utsc.utoronto.ca
Bankins, S., Griep, Y., & Hansen, S. D. Special Issue Call for Papers on "Charting Directions for a New Research Era: Addressing Gaps and Advancing Scholarship in the Study Of Psychological Contracts" in the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. Submission Deadline: October 31, 2018.