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The Journal of Business and Psychology is pleased to announce a call for a special feature.

Call for Empirical Papers: Journal of Business and Psychology

Multidisciplinary Perspectives on the Millennial Generation

For centuries, there has been a keen interest in, and many stereotypes about, how generations differ in their attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. The assumptions people have about generational differences are often informed by myth rather than by research. Recently, there has been considerable discussion about the generation born between the years, 1977-2000. This generation has been labeled in many ways, including Millennials, the Net Generation, Echo Boomers, iGeneration, and Generation Y. In light of the global economic crisis, some have been labeling this birth cohort the Recession Generation. For ease of discussion, we're going to label this group, Millenials.

This Special Issue of the Journal of Business and Psychology will examine Millennials from multiple different perspectives and lay out a research agenda for the future. One section of the Special Issue will include invited, non-empirical papers from scholars representing different disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences such as Economics, Demography, Personality and Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Business, Public Policy, and Sociology. A second section of the special issue, which is the focus of this Call for Empirical Papers, will include empirical studies on Millennials. We are seeking submissions of empirical manuscripts from scholars who have empirical research on Millennials. We are more interested in manuscripts from large national or international datasets than we are in studies on small, narrowly defined samples. Up to three empirical papers will be included in the Special Issue.

If you are interested in submitting a manuscript, first send a one page abstract or summary of the study to David Altman by May 1 so that the Editors can ensure that the proposed manuscript is suitable for the Special Issue. Manuscripts are due to the Journal no later than August 1, 2009. The recommended length of manuscript is 3,000-6,000 words. The Special Issue is likely to be published in early 2010.  Inquiries about the Special Issue should be directed to the Editor or Associate-Editor (see below).

JBP is an international outlet publishing high quality empirical, theoretical, and conceptual papers designed to advance organizational science and practice. Since its inception in 1986, the journal has published impactful scholarship in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Human Resources Management, Work Psychology, Occupational Psychology, and Vocational Psychology. 

·         Submissions up 60%

·         Decision being made within 12 weeks

·         We are averaging under 48 hours for getting papers under review

·         Each paper has at least 2 board member reviewers

 Journal of Business and Psychology

Associate Editors: Jim Diefendorff , University of Akron; Eric Heggestad, University of North Carolina Charlotte; Julie Olson-Buchanan, California State University, Fresno;

Stephanie Payne, Texas A&M University; Jerel Slaughter, University of Arizona; Steve Zaccaro, George Mason University