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HRMR Best Paper Awards

  • 1.  HRMR Best Paper Awards

    Posted 04-08-2019 11:24
    Human Resource Management Review (HRMR) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2018 Best Article Award:  

     

    Beyond Banning the Box: A Conceptual Model of the Stigmatization of Ex-offenders in the Workplace

    Human Resource Management Review, 2018, Volume 28, Issue 2, pp. 204-219

    By John E. Bauer, Alison V. Hall, Shanna R. Daniels, M. Ronald Buckley, and Heather J. Anderson.

     

    This award recognizes outstanding scholarship in the journal by highlighting the best article published in HRMR during the previous calendar year. All articles published in print in 2018 were considered for this award by a selection committee consisting of Dianna Stone (Chair), Akram Al Ariss, David Balkin, Lizabeth Barclay, Howard Klein, and Michael Morley.

     

    The award-winning paper was chosen for addressing an important topic in need of attention in HRM research because of its important practical and theoretical implications. Specifically, the article proposes a model of the process and outcomes of the stigmatization of ex-offenders in organizational contexts and develops a series of carefully crafted propositions. Both are well situated within and supported by existing theory and research on stigmatization and provide the foundation to stimulate and guide future empirical enquiry on this issue.

     

    In view of the large number of high-quality papers published in 2018, we would also like to recognize two highly evaluated finalists for this award:

     


    Inclusive Workplaces: A review and model

    Human Resource Management Review, 2018, Volume 28, Issue 2, pp. 176-189

    By Lynn M. Shore, Jeanette N. Cleveland and Diana Sanchez




    Cross-boundary teaming for innovation: Integrating research on teams and knowledge in organizations

    Human Resource Management Review, 2018, Volume 28, Issue 4, pp. 347-360

    By Amy C. Edmondson and Jean-Francois Harvey

     


     

    The award will be presented, and the authors of the winning and finalist papers recognized, in August at the HRMR editorial board meeting during the 2019 Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Boston.

     

    What makes for an impactful conceptual paper?

    We asked our winning and finalist authors for their thoughts:

     

    Beyond Banning the Box: We developed a testable process model, proposed boundary conditions, and offer recommendations to guide future research and practice. While the development of such work can be challenging – requiring a deep understanding of the literature, crafting theoretically sound propositions, and guiding research in new and novel ways - it is equally meaningful to stimulate new considerations and direct attention to emerging areas.

     

    Cross-boundary teaming: We identified two perspectives that we thought needed to be combined to further theory and practice related to this increasingly important phenomenon: one rooted in psychology  and another rooted in sociology. We integrate insights from these complementary research streams into one model. Solving today's business problems often requires spanning disciplines so we are proud to have been able to do that with our work.

     

    Inclusive Workplaces: Writing a good conceptual paper requires a complete review and thorough understanding of all relevant literature. Integration with the goal of simplification of a varied and complex literature is key. Conceptual papers are most valuable when the reader gains an understanding of the literature that could not be reached easily without the ideas that are brought together in a unique and thought-provoking fashion.

     

    Send your impactful conceptual/theoretical work to Human Resource Management Review – Conceptual Development for Future Research.

     

    Howard J. Klein, Ph.D. 

    Professor of Management and Human Resources 

    Editor-in-Chief, Human Resource Management Review

    2100 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH  43210-1144 

    Office: (614) 292-0719 / Fax: (614) 292-7062 

    klein.12@fisher.osu.edu