Journal of Managerial Psychology
Call for Papers: Contemporary Managerial Issues in the Nursing Sector – Recognizing the Year of the Nurse
Special Issue Overview:
In early 2019, the World Health Organization declared 2020 to be the Year of the Nurse and Midwife. The year was set in accordance with Florence Nightingale's 200th birthday; combined with the global outbreak of COVID-19, the declaration of 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and Midwife could not be more appropriate or timely.
Full Call for Papers: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/jmp/contemporary-managerial-issues-nursing-sector-recognizing-year-nurse
Objectives of this Special Issue:
- To integrate current and novel HRM/OB perspectives into the nursing context as a means to address relevant and practical concerns presently faced by the nursing profession.
- To challenge and advance HRM/OB frameworks and theories through their application and testing within the nursing context.
- To provide a comprehensive and cross-discipline reference for management and nursing researchers and practitioners seeking to understand and leverage HRM/OB within the nursing context.
We invite empirical and conceptual contributions addressing – but not limited to – the following broad research themes:
- Recruitment of nurses – both to the profession and to underserved regions
- Turnover and retention – what can organizations do to retain their workforce?
- Job design – how can healthcare services be made more efficient given limited resources? How best to emphasize issues of safety?
- Training – how best to train nurses and the appropriateness and ethical considerations with using student nurses in a crisis?
- Leadership – how best to manage in the nursing context and to train future leaders?
- Groups and teams – how to develop trust and cohesion in highly dynamic contexts?
- Psychological and physical well-being – burnout, stress, and depression
- Workplace interventions – what can be done to promote to well-being and resilience?
- Workplace harassment – what can be done to reduce workplace hostility?
- Work-family issues – how to promote a more balanced workplace?
- International and cross-cultural issues in nursing
- Crisis events – how do these impact the workforce?
- Conflict zones – issues surrounding nursing and healthcare in warzones
Submission Process and Timeline:
The submission deadline is by midnight (Central Standard Time) on February 28, 2021.
Submissions must adhere to the manuscript format guidelines for JMP (https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/jmp?id=jmp); this includes a structured abstract and a manuscript between 5000 and 7500 words, all-inclusive.
All manuscripts should be submitted through the JMP online submission system (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jomp).
Submissions will undergo a blind peer review process. Acceptance will be based on the following criteria:
- Theoretical contribution: Does the article meaningfully extend existing theory in the field of managerial psychology as it applies to nursing?
- Empirical contribution: Does the article offer novel findings derived from appropriate study design and data analysis?
- Practical contribution: Does the article present practical implications for improving management practice in the context of nursing?
- Relevance: Does the article appropriately align with the special issue topic?
Please direct questions or requests for additional information to the guest editors:
Peter Harms, pdharms@cba.ua.edu
Graham Lowman, glowman@kennesaw.edu
Important Dates:
Paper submission deadline: 28 February 2021
Decision notification: 30 April 2021
Publication: October 2021