Special Issue: Community, Work and Family

Theme: "Community and Work-Life Issues in a Global Context: New Perspectives for a Changing World"
Deadline for Submission: November 1, 2007

"We welcome papers including, but not restricted to:

- The management of development of global work-life strategy and practice in multinational enterprises (MNEs);
- Global work-life issues in the context of strategic human resource management;
- Cross-cultural and comparative studies of community, work and family issues;
- Perspectives of multiple stakeholders in communities, work organisations and families;
- Work-life issues in developing and newly industrializing economies;
- Unresolved issues and directions for new research in community, work and family.

We welcome conceptual and empirical articles, and encourage cross-disciplinary perspectives and a broad range of research approaches and methodologies.

Please follow the journal guidelines shown at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/ccwfauth.asp
but send an electronic copy of your paper to anne.bardoel@buseco.monash.edu.au.  Please indicate the special issue title in your covering email.
 

15th International Symposium on Ethics, Business and Society: Call for Paper Proposals

Theme: "Business Management: Towards More Human Models and Practices"
Deadline for Proposal: December 31, 2007

For more information: http://www.iese.edu/15symposium

Click here for more information: http://www.tavinstitute.org/humanrelations/special_issues/work_life_initiatives.html.

Questions about the submission process, contact Alice Gilberson at editorial@humanrelationsjournal.org.

Submit online at: http://www.humanrelationsjournal.org.
 

Special Issue: Human Relations

Theme: "Managing in the Creative Industries: Managing the Motley Crew"
Deadline for Submission: February 29, 2008

Click here for more information: http://www.tavinstitute.org/humanrelations/special_issues/managing.html.

Questions about the submission process, contact Alice Gilberson at editorial@humanrelationsjournal.org.

Submit online at: http://www.humanrelationsjournal.org.

 
Conference Announcements

Global Perspectives- World at Work: Total Rewards Asia Pacific 2007
Where: Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore - When: October 31-November 2, 2007

For more information: http://www.conference.com.sg/worldatwork/index.htm.
 

National Council on Family Relations Work-Life Summit

Theme: "Capitalizing on a 21st Century Workplace: The Work/Life Competitive Edge"
Where: Pittsburgh Hilton, Pittsburgh, PA - When: November 6, 2007

For more information: http://www.ncfr.org/conf/work_life_sum.asp.

69th National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference
Theme: "Family Vulnerabilities: Challenges to Safety, Security, and Well-Being"
Where: Pittsburgh Hilton, Pittsburgh, PA - When: November 7-10, 2007

For more information: http://www.ncfr.org/conf/current/annual.asp.
 

For more information: http://www.agingconference.com/.

Work Life Balance for Working Women
Where: India Habitat Center, New Delhi - When: November 28-29, 2007

"The workshop is targeted at Working Women to raise awareness of the importance of work life balance policies at the level of the enterprise. You are, therefore, requested to nominate 4-5 participants from your organization. The nomination should reach us before 20th Nov 2007."

For more information, contact Dr. Tripti Pande Desai at triptipdesai@yahoo.com

American Economic Association: 2008 Allied Social Sciences Meeting
Where: Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, LA - When: January 4-6, 2008

For more information: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AEA/Annual_Meeting/index.htm.

Society for Social Work and Research: 12th Annual Conference

Theme: "Research That Matters"
Where: Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC - When: January 17-20, 2008

For more information: http://www.sswr.org/conferences.php.

Eastern Sociological Society: 78th Annual Meeting

Theme: "Beyond Ourselves: Sociology in a Global Mode"
Where: New York, NY - When: February 21-24, 2008

For more information: http://www.essnet.org/AnnualMeeting.aspx.
 

9th Annual Fatherhood & Families Conference 2008

Theme: "Embracing Fathers, Families, and Our Future"
Where: Sheraton Crescent Hotel, Phoenix, AZ - When: March 4-8, 2008

For more information: http://www.azffc.org/show_page.php?id=103.
 

2008 Annual College and University Work/Family Association Conference

Theme: "Changing the Culture: Work/Life & Organizational Transformation"
Where: Rizzo Conference Center, Chapel Hill, NC - When: March 18-20, 2008

For more information: http://www.cuwfa.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=23894.

National Mothers' Center Conference: Mothers '08

Theme: "Thinking Beyond Ourselves & Beyond Today"
Where: Long Island Sheraton, Hauppage, NY - When: April 4-6, 2008

For more information: http://www.motherscenter.org/news/article83.html.
 

World at Work Total Rewards Conference & Exposition 2008
Where: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA - When: May 20-23, 2008

For more information: http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/philadelphia2008/html/2008conference_home.html.
 

Gender, Work and Organizing: "Engendering Leadership Conference"
Where: University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia - When: July 22-24, 2008

For more information: http://www.uq.edu.au/equity/docs/gwo_conf_wa_08.pdf.