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Call For Papers: JOOP Special Section on Extending the Boundaries of Psychological Resource Theories in Organizations

  • 1.  Call For Papers: JOOP Special Section on Extending the Boundaries of Psychological Resource Theories in Organizations

    Posted 03-03-2009 15:46

    With Apologies for Cross Postings...

     

    Special Section: Call for papers

    Extending the Boundaries of Psychological Resource Theories in Organizations

    Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

    Guest Editors:

    Jonathon R. B. Halbesleben, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, USA (halbesjr@uwec.edu)

    Marjan J. Gorgievski, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands (gorgievski@fsw.eur.nl)

    Arnold B. Bakker, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands (bakker@fsw.eur.nl)


    The Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology (JOOP) invites submissions for a special section on "Extending the boundaries of psychological resource theories in organizations."  For more detailed information please see: http://www.bpsjournals.co.uk/journals/joop/psychological-resources.cfm

     

    Deadline for manuscripts is November 30, 2009.

     

    Issue Scope:

    In recent years, theories regarding psychological resources (e.g., conservation of resources theory and selection-optimization-compensation theory) have formed the basis for much of the literature on stress and its related constructs. However, in many cases, the originators of these theories did not explicitly suggest they be limited to stress. For example, conservation of resources theory, while increasingly common in the stress literature, has broad implications for literature in motivation, decision-making, and other psychological constructs.

    The goal of this special issue is to expand the boundaries of resource theories in work and organizational psychology beyond the study of stress. To that end, we encourage authors to submit papers addressing:

    • Further development of the notion of psychological resource investment to understand decision-making strategies (e.g., the investment in proactive behaviors at work)
    • Clearer understanding of the role of individual differences in the acquisition and utilization of psychological resources
    • Social networks perspectives on the transfer and utilization of psychological resources (e.g. a social capital approach of resources)
    • The impact of psychological resources on the relationship between work and family/life roles
    • Dynamic processes, such as gain cycles or gain spirals of job resources and work motivation
    • Multilevel perspectives on psychological resources (e.g., group-level resource constructs)
    • The application of psychological resource theories to entirely new aspects of work and organizations
    • The impact of aging on the utilization of resources

    The above list is meant to provide illustrations and is not exhaustive. Other proposals for relevant papers are encouraged by the Guest Editors. Both empirical and conceptual/theoretical papers will be considered; however, empirical papers must explicate a clear extension of resource theories.

     

    Informal inquiries about the Special Issue can be made to Jonathon Halbesleben (halbesjr@uwec.edu), Marjan Gorgievski (gorgievski@fsw.eur.nl), or Arnold Bakker (bakker@fsw.eur.nl).