CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
2010 Conference on Commitment
ADVANCES AND DEBATES SURROUNDING WORKPLACE COMMITMENTS
November 5-7, 2010 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Columbus</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">OH</st1:state>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Objectives
This conference brings together a community of scholars interested in the phenomenon of commitment to share and discuss ideas and findings relating to the conference theme of "Advances and Debates Surrounding Workplace Commitments." The purpose of this conference is to advance the literature by promoting leading-edge thinking on all aspects and forms of commitment in organizational contexts regardless of bases, mindsets or targets (e.g., commitment to organizations - employing or other, people, teams, occupation, goals, routines, change efforts, decisions, values, etc.).
The small size of the conference promotes opportunities for informal interaction and dialogue among attendees to facilitate networking, collaboration, the sharing of ideas, and in-depth discussions to explore issues of personal interest. Individuals from fields including organizational behavior, human resource management, industrial and organizational psychology, decision making, industrial relations, and related fields concerned with commitment are welcome to attend.
Location
The conference will be held at the Blackwell Inn and <st1:placename w:st="on">Conference</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype> in the Fisher College of Business complex at The Ohio State University in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Columbus</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Ohio</st1:state>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>. <st1:city w:st="on">Columbus</st1:city> is located centrally in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place> and has many entertainment opportunities including the arts, theater, sports, shopping, and dining in unique settings.
Conference Format
The conference will begin late Friday afternoon November 5, 2010 with networking opportunities. Conference sessions will begin at 8:00 a.m. Saturday, November 6th and end at noon on Sunday, November 7th. There will be a single track of presentations of a variety of lengths and formats. Registration is required to attend the conference events.
Submissions
The conference will be a mix of invited (30%) and peer reviewed (70%) presentations. Individuals interested in participating on the conference program need to submit an abstract for consideration. Proposals may be for single paper presentation but other formats (e.g., debates, panel discussions, round table discussions, symposia of related papers) are welcome and encouraged.
Submissions may address any aspect of workplace commitments with a preference given to those with the greatest potential to advance the literature. Specifically, submissions are sought that (a) summarize recent advances, (b) highlight new insights, perspectives, methodologies, or measures that may advance commitment theory and research, or (c) seek to resolve current issues or debates in the literature. Submissions must reflect original work that has not been previously presented or published or accepted for presentation or publication at the time of submission.
The deadline for receipt of submissions is March 15, 2010. The program committee will evaluate the submitted abstracts on a competitive basis. Submitters will be notified of program decisions by mid May, 2010.
The submission of an abstract indicates agreement by all presenters listed in that abstract to attend the conference should the submission be accepted.
Each submission should contain the following:
· A cover page containing the names and contact information (including email) for all presenters, the format of the proposed presentation (paper, symposium, panel discussion, round table discussion, debate, etc.), and the requested amount of time for the presentation or session.
· A three-page (maximum) description of the proposed presentation. Abstracts should be double-spaced with 1" margins and use 12 pt Times New Roman or similar size font. The cover page, references, and figures/tables do not count toward the 3 page limit.
Please submit proposals electronically to the conference organizer, Howard J. Klein, at klein_12@fisher.osu.edu by March 15, 2010. Contact Howard if you do not receive a receipt of submission confirmation email with in 3 days of sending your submission.
Program Committee
The program committee, consisting of the commitment scholars listed below, will select the invited presenters, review the competitive submissions, determine which conference contributors will be invited to submit manuscripts for the resulting special journal issue, and help review those submissions.
Thomas E. Becker, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Delaware</st1:placename></st1:place>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">James</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">Bishop</st1:state>, <st1:state w:st="on">New Mexico</st1:state></st1:place> State University
Aaron Cohen, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Haifa</st1:placename></st1:place>
Roderick D. Iverson, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Simon</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Fraser</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">University</st1:placename></st1:place>
Howard J. Klein (Chair), The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Ohio</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>
John P. Meyer, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">University of Western</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">Ontario</st1:state></st1:place>
Paula C. Morrow, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Iowa</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>
Lyman W. Porter, <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">California</st1:placename>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Irvine</st1:city></st1:place>
Robert J. Vandenberg, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Georgia</st1:placename></st1:place>
Christian Vandenberghe, HEC Montréal
S. Arzu Wasti, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Sabanci</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>
Best Contributions
A special issue of Human Resource Management Review will be developed from the best presentations and ideas from the conference. Appearing on the conference program does not ensure an authorship opportunity nor is it a prerequisite. Potential articles will be solicited by the program committee following the conference.
Conference Web Site
For more information, please visit the conference web site at: http://fisher.osu.edu/~klein_12/Commitment.htm
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Howard J. Klein, Ph.D.
Professor of Management and Human Resources
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Fisher</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype></st1:place> of Business
The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Ohio</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>
<st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">2100 Neil Avenue</st1:address></st1:street>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Columbus</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">OH</st1:state> <st1:postalcode w:st="on">43210-1144</st1:postalcode></st1:place>
Phone: (614) 292-0719
Fax: (614) 292-7062
klein_12@fisher.osu.edu
http://fisher.osu.edu/~klein_12/klein.htm
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