Call for Papers: Personnel Psychology Paper Development Workshop
12 May 2025
Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Business
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Personnel Psychology Paper Development Workshop
Date: Monday, May 12, 2025, 09:00 – 17:00
Location: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (in-person only)
We invite researchers in the field of management and applied psychology to join Personnel Psychology's 2025 Paper Development Workshop, hosted by the Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Business, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Although we welcome all scholars, we especially encourage early-career researchers to join us while they develop their work. We plan to have around 25 to 30 participants to discuss their research projects and receive developmental feedback from the Editor and Associate Editors of the journal (including Zhen Zhang, Beth Campbell, Hong Deng, Kaifeng Jiang, and Dave Welsh).
Personnel Psychology is among the eight premier journals in the Texas A&M/University of Georgia Rankings of Management Department Research Productivity. It is rated as 4* in the UK CABS AJG list and A* in the Australian Business Deans' Council list of journals. We welcome submissions spanning the full range of human resource management and organizational behavior topics. Articles may employ different research methods including quantitative and qualitative research, theory development, meta-analytic reviews, and narrative literature reviews.
If you are interested, please submit an extended abstract (up to 1000 words) including the following sections: a) Purpose, b) Design/methodology/approach, c) Findings, and d) Originality/Contributions. References do not count toward the word limit. Participants will be selected based on the quality of the submission.
For abstract submission and commitment to attend (if accepted), please click here: Submit Your Abstract
Abstract submission deadline: February 10, 2025, by 17:00 Hong Kong Time
Decisions will be informed by: March 10, 2025
There is no participation fee. Complimentary refreshments and lunch will be provided. Participants will need to cover their own travel and hotel accommodation. For inquiries about the abstract submission and selection, please contact Professor Zhen Zhang (zhenzhang@smu.edu). For any questions about the workshop local arrangement, please contact Professor Melody Zhang (melody-jun.zhang@polyu.edu.hk) or Professor Man-nok Wong (mannok.wong@polyu.edu.hk).
