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Call for Papers - Special Issue HRM

  • 1.  Call for Papers - Special Issue HRM

    Posted 08-26-2004 04:54
    From: Cynthia S. Cycyota ccycyota@netscape.net

    CALL FOR PAPERS: Special Issue
    Human Resource Management Journal


    Human Resource Management and Leadership Lessons from the Military
          Co-editors: Claudia J. Ferrante, United States Air Force Academy
    Cynthia S. Cycyota, United States Air Force Academy

    Military settings have a long history of contribution to human resource
    management (HRM) and HR leadership (HRL) theory and practice. This special
    issue of HRMJ seeks to further that contribution. The theme of the special
    issue is human resource management and leadership in military settings and
    its implications for general HR theory and the practice. Papers can be
    theory-focused, research-focused empirical articles, reviews of relevant
    research, or practitioner-focused research articles (e.g., case studies).
    However, all papers must both: 1) relate to HR management or leadership
    practice, research, or teaching in a military setting (including military
    academies), and 2) discuss the papers implications for general HR theory or
    the practice of HRM in non-military organizations.

    For this special issue of HRMJ we solicit articles that address issues such
    as the following:
    • Leadership (e.g., key competencies, the development of leaders, the
    meaning of “HR leadership” from a military perspective).
    • Recruitment and selection.
    • Team development, operation, and effectiveness.
    • Change management in the military.
    • The measurement of HR effectiveness, or “HR metrics”.
    • How military organizations identify, create, and/or maintain their desired
    culture(s).
    • Ethical behavior.
    • Legal compliance.
    • Career management (e.g., the military career development continuum,
    managing dual careers).
    • Policies and practices addressing work-family concerns.
    • Approaches to managing diversity and gender.
    • Potential conflicts between military HR systems and command structure.
    • Effective compensation and benefit practices.
    • Teaching at the military academies (e.g., lessons for corporate
    universities or, more generally, learning in non-military organizations).


    This foregoing list is not intended to be exhaustive. We also solicit
    articles providing a historical overview of the military’s involvement in
    HRM, or addressing issues related to the generalizability of research and
    HRM practice from military settings to non-military settings (What
    constraints and/or advantages exist for HRM in a military setting? What are
    the primary similarities/differences of HRM systems in military versus
    civilian settings? Are there differences in perspective regarding military
    HRM across countries?). In addition, we encourage authors to contribute
    other ideas consistent with the special issue’s general theme.


    Human Resource Management Journal
    724 East University, Suite 3700
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1234
    Tel 734.763-0785 Fax 734.763.9467
    Submissions: UMichHRMJ@umich.edu
    The guest co-editors for this special issue are Claudia J Ferrante (United
    States Air Force Academy, claudia.ferrante@usafa.af.mil) and Cynthia S.
    Cycyota, (United States Air Force Academy, cynthia.cycyota@usafa.af.mil) .
    All articles will be double blind reviewed by a pool of HRM scholars and
    practitioners.

    The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2005.

    Manuscripts should be sent electronically to:

    Theresa M. Welbourne, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief
    Human Resource Management Journal
    c/o Special Issue on HR Management and Leadership Lessons from the Military
    University of Michigan Business School, Executive Education
    724 E. University, Suite 3700
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1234
    Phone: (734) 763-0785
    Email: UMichHRMJ@umich.edu

    All manuscripts should be clearly labeled as submissions intended for the
    “HRM and Leadership Lessons from the Military Special Issue.” The cover
    letter accompanying a submission must include a paragraph specifically
    identifying how the paper addresses or fits within the special issue theme.

    Dr. Cynthia S. Cycyota
    Department of Management
    United States Air Force Academy
    2354 Fairchild Drive, Ste 6H-130
    USAF Academy, CO 80840

    cynthia.cycyota@usafa.af.mil
    Ph. 719.333.2341 Fax 719.333.9715