A reminder that the deadline for submissions for the 4th Commitment Conference is in three months (February 15th, 2017). Please consider submitting your work and attending the conference if you study any aspect of workplace commitments or related concepts. For more information and detailed submission instructions, visit the conference web site at: http://u.osu.edu/fishercomconf or contact the conference organizer, Howard J. Klein, at klein.12@osu.edu or 1.614.292.0719.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
2017 Conference on Commitment
Understanding Context, Exploring Contingencies, and Seeking Consensus
October 13-15, 2017 Columbus, OH, USA
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. 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, career, goals, change efforts, decisions, values, etc.).
The conference will be a mix of invited (30%) and peer reviewed (70%) presentations. There will be a single track of presentations of a variety of lengths and formats. 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.
Individuals interested in participating on the conference program need to submit an abstract for consideration. The deadline for receipt of submissions is February 15, 2017. Submitted proposals may be for a 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 commitment in organizational contexts with a preference given to papers with the greatest potential to address the conference themes and advance the commitment literature by providing new insights, perspectives, or methodologies.