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Call for Papers
Applied Psychology: An International Review
Special Issue
Biological Factors in Organizational Behavior and
I/O Psychology
Guest Editors:
Richard Arvey, National University of Singapore
Zhen Zhang, Arizona State University
Background and Rationale for the Special Issue
It is becoming more recognized that different biological factors affect people in the work place. Indeed, a host of biological factors such as genes, hormones, neurological and brain functions, anthropomorphic features, and so forth can play a role in employees’ cognitive, emotional, and physical functioning as well as behavioral responses while working. These factors have been long neglected as potential determinants and/or critical outcomes of organizational behavior. However, just as other social sciences have benefited by incorporating a biological perspective, we believe that the field of organizational behavior can benefit by incorporating a biological perspective into its theoretical and research toolkits.
There is indeed a growing awareness that genetic, physiological, and neurological factors can influence such phenomenon as job satisfaction (Arvey, Bouchard, Segal, & Abraham, 1989; Song, Li, & Arvey, in press), leadership (Arvey, Zhang, Avolio, & Krueger, 2007; Becker, Cropanzano, & Sanfey, in press), self-employment (Shane, Nicolaou, Cherkas, & Spector, 2010), group efficacy (Zyphur, Narayanan, Koh, & Koh, 2009), and even the propensity for individuals to respond to surveys (Thompson, Zhang, & Arvey, 2011) among other topics. In addition, evolutionary processes have been evoked to help explain OB phenomenon (Nicholson & De Waal Andrews, 2005; White, Thornhill, & Hampson, 2006). Another stream of research examined physiological responses of employees. Researchers have identified important outcomes of work environments such as employees’ hormone levels (Ganster, Fox, & Dwyer, 2001), cardiovascular processes (Ilies, Dimotakis, & De Pater, 2010), immune systems (Schaubroeck, Jones, & Xie, 2001), and various physical symptoms (Xie, Schaubroeck, & Lam, 2008).
While several special issues in other journals have presented materials on the role of biological factors in OB and Organization Theory phenomenon, there is much more to be developed. Hence, this is a call for a special issue on biological factors in organizational behavior and I/O psychology. We are looking for conceptual and empirical studies on OB-related topics that examine biological factors as antecedents, moderators, and/or outcomes in organizational processes. The cited studies above are illustrative topics that are suitable to this special issue, but other topics may be suitable as well.
Below are some additional examples:
• Potential moderating and mediating mechanisms between biological factors and organizational outcomes
• Longitudinal studies that examine the dynamic nature of genes acting on organizational outcomes across time
• Brain functioning and how such functioning affects organizational behavior phenomenon
• Hormonal influences on organizational behavior and the impact of work on hormone changes
• Physiological correlates of organizational behavior (either antecedents or outcomes)
• Within-person changes and trajectories of biological variables and their relevance to organizational behavior
• The interplay among individual biological factors, group composition, and organizational characteristics
• Cross-cultural and cross-national generalizability of biological and organizational behavior relationships
The deadline for submitting papers is September 15, 2012, 5:00 pm U.S. Eastern Standard Time. Papers may be submitted prior to this deadline as well. Submitted papers will undergo the standard double-blind review process. Rich Arvey (
obrhead@nus.edu.sg<mailto:
obrhead@nus.edu.sg>) and Zhen Zhang (
zhen.zhang@asu.edu<mailto:
zhen.zhang@asu.edu>) are the co-editors for this special issue. Authors who wish to submit articles are encouraged to send their questions to Rich or Zhen directly.
Best,
Rich Arvey & Zhen Zhang
Zhen Zhang
Assistant Professor of Management
W. P. Carey School of Business
Arizona State University
Tel: 480-965-5560
zhen.zhang@asu.edu
wpcarey.asu.edu<http://wpcarey.asu.edu/directory/stafffaculty.cfm?cobid=2221899>/mgt