Call for Papers

This year, we are requesting three types of submissions: scholarly, doctoral and outline.

The first type of submissions we would like to receive is traditional scholarly papers. As usual, in this online conference, we want shorter papers than is common in journals and face-to-face conferences. This shorter length is to allow conference goers to read your paper during the conference. This has the advantage of meaning that people interacting with you have actually read your paper and can offer informed feedback. The maximum length we can permit is 2000 words. This allows you to get feedback on an outline of a new project, a troublesome section of a current paper or a summary of something you're currently working on. The timing of the conference makes it particularly useful for getting informed feedback on your paper prior to submission to the Academy of Management. The subject matter in this section can be anything at all to do with organisational fit including related subjects. The focus of your paper is similarly wide-ranging and can include theoretical, conceptual, review, empirical or teaching ambitions. Papers submitted to this section will be refereed by at least two organisatonal fit scholars and you wil receive written feedback prior to the conference. 

The second type of submissions we would like to recieve are those from people who are undertaking, or about to undertake, doctoral studies in fit. In previous fit e-conferences, many of the most published people in the field have attended the conference. And these people have shown themselves to be tremendously considerate in helping doctoral students with their studies. This is a tremendous opportunity to get pointers and suggestions from acknowledged experts. The maximum length in this section is 1000 words and you can use this section in any way you wish. Perhaps you want help with your outline, perhaps with a particular methodology, perhaps with a particular problem, or perhaps with a particular paper. All you need to do is describe the help you want in a paper of no more than 1000 words.

The third type of submissions we are requesting are outlines of chapters that people would like considered for a new book that is currently in the early stages of production. This new book is entitled New Directions in Organizational Fit and will be edited by Amy Kristof-Brown and Jon Billsberry. The editors are still interesting in receiving ideas for new chapters and any one at all with an idea for a chapter that they are interested in writing is encouraged to submit an outline of their chapter; this is an open and competitive call. The focus of this book is the future of organisational fit research. Where is it going? Where should it be going? If you have an idea you want to write about, it is not too late. Just produce an outline of your chapter and submit it to the conference. Our hope is that almost all of the chapters included in the final book will be outlined in this section of the conference. Papers in this section are limited to a maximum length of 2000 words and should outline the nature and content of the final chapter, as much as is possible.   

Deadlines

Scholarly Papers: 30th October 2009

Doctoral Zone: 30th October 2009

Chapter Outlines: 10th November 2009

Submission

All submissions should be emailed to Jon Billsberry at Coventry University: j.billsberry 'at' coventry.ac.uk 

In your cover note, please make it clear in which section of the e-conference you would like your submission to be considered in.