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Dear OB Colleagues:

 

I know that those of us in the U.S. are enjoying the Labor Day week-end--and what better way of celebrating than working--especially on a submission for the Southwest Academy of Management?  Well, okay, maybe it's not the best way to celebrate, and maybe you don't have a Labor Day holiday in your part of the world, but please consider submitting a paper.  The Call for Papers is attached to this message and the deadline is September 16, 2011.  I know that there are lots of conferences to which you can submit your work, but I think that you will like this one!  The atmosphere is very friendly and supportive--our slogan is "Crafting the Whole Professor," after all!--and the conference is always very enjoyable. 

 

I am especially interested in encouraging you to submit papers that are still sort of "in process."  While the Southwest Academy does not accept abstracts or simply incomplete papers, we would like to encourage you to submit papers that you would consider still in development.  That is, if you have a paper that is causing you some concern with respect to framing, analysis, or just finding the appropriate publication outlet, please consider the Developmental Track of the Southwest Academy of Management.  You submit the paper that's raising questions that you're not sure how to answer, and we'll match you up with a paper mentor.  You will have a one-on-one conversation with your paper mentor, who will discuss with you the possibilities for your paper.  We think that this approach is better than accepting the paper for presentation in a session because it allows you to discuss your questions and concerns one-on-one.  However, the "tone" of the conference is one of support and assistance, so you may have more assistance than you expect! 

 

And if you're interested in volunteering to be a paper mentor (I hope that I'll need lots of them!), please contact me directly (gbaugh@uwf.edu). 
I can't offer anything but my eternal gratitude and the opportunity to offer developmental comments on a potentially great paper, but those are pretty good rewards.

 

Oh, and did I mention that the conference itself will be held at the beginning of March in NEW ORLEANS?  I'm hoping that the time and location will be an incentive to attend the meeting, as well!

 

Please consider submitting your work to the Southwest Academy of Management or volunteering to review for the conference (both can be accomplished at the conference website--please see the Call for Papers, attached).  But if you want to volunteer as a paper mentor, please contact me directly.  I'll be really happy to hear from you!  --  Gayle