Call for Papers


Special Issue on the Topic:

Current Issues in International HRM: Alternative Forms of Assignments, Careers and Talent Management in a Global Context


to be published in:
Zeitschrift für Personalforschung
(German Journal of Research in Human Resource Management)

Due Date for Abstracts: July 15th, 2012
Due Date for Paper Submissions: December 31th, 2012.


Editors:

Marion Festing, ESCP Europe, Berlin Germany (Coordinating Editor)
Pawan S. Budhwar, Aston University, UK
Wayne Cascio, University of Colorado Denver, U.S.A.
Peter J. Dowling, LaTrobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Hugh Scullion, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

The German Journal of Research in Human Resource Management is the highest ranked German journal covering research on all issues related to Human Resource Management (HRM) and is listed by the SSCI. The Special Issues published in English receive considerable attention both in Germany and across Europe.

We seek to publish research articles that deepen our understanding of phenomena related to global assignments, global careers and global talent management from both individual and from organizational perspectives. Individual perspectives include challenges of various types of assignments and their management. Papers on global careers might address, for example, the success of international assignments, female careers in international management, or cross-cultural learning processes of expatriates. The organizational perspective comprises various functional areas in IHRM, including the most important practice, global talent management. However, topics such as expatriate management and global performance management are also related to global assignments, global careers, and talent management.

The objective of this Special Issue is to draw together scholars who are working at the forefront of this research domain. This includes strong theoretical, conceptual and/or empirical papers using quantitative or qualitative approaches in order to advance our knowledge of international HRM – especially with regard to global assignments, global careers, and global talent management. As an illustrative (but not exhaustive) list of themes/topics we hope to see addressed in this special issue are:

  • Various types of assignments (traditional, self-initiated assignments, etc.)
  • Expatriation and repatriation for various types of assignments
  • International careers
  • Female careers in international management
  • Global performance management
  • Global talent management
  • Cross-cultural training methods
  • Cross-cultural learning


Submissions In order to be considered for publication in this Special Issue, an abstract of two pages should be sent to the editors by July 15th, 2012. The submission process is competitive, and the Editors will review the abstracts and contact authors with an invitation to submit full manuscripts. Abstracts and full papers should be written in English.
The deadline for the full papers is December 31th, 2012. The papers will undergo a double-blind review process. Submitted papers must represent original work that is unpublished and not currently submitted or under review for possible publication in other journals.
Publication is scheduled in late 2013.
Please send proposals by email to mfesting@[at]escpeurope.eu or via post to:
Prof. Dr. Marion Festing
Professor of Human Resource Management & Intercultural Leadership
ESCP Europe
Heubnerweg 8-10
14059 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 30 32007153
Fax: +49 30 32007189

Formal guidelines for final submission are available from: www.Hampp-Verlag.de or here.