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HR DIVISION NEWSLETTER
April 2007

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A quick note from the Program Chair, Sandy Wayne, University of Illinois at Chicago
In case you wish to book your rooms early, we want to let you know that the majority of HR Division events at this year's annual meeting in Philadelphia will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Research Funding Available From SHRM Foundation
The SHRM Foundation, an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management, is now accepting funding proposals for high impact HR research with clear applied implications.

The Foundation has changed its funding criteria for 2007:
ï'§ Maximum funding has increased from $75,000 to $200,000 per project.
ï'§ Proposals no longer need to address a specific RFP.
ï'§ Restrictions on personnel costs have been removed.
ï'§ University overhead may now be requested.

Submission Deadline: September 21, 2007
Visit http://www.shrm.org/foundation/foundguide.asp for complete details or contact Beth McFarland at bmcfarland@shr m.org for more information.

HRMR Call for Papers
Human Resource Management Review (HRMR), and the publishers, Elsevier, are very pleased to announce that it has established a web page dedicated to receiving papers for potential publication. This system has shortened the amount of time authors may receive a decision from 3-6 months to 8-11 weeks. Authors wishing to submit papers, please visit: www.ees. elsevier.com/humres/ for information on how to submit manuscripts.

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR COMPETITIVENESS (ASC) CALL FOR PAPERS
EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE; NOVEMBER 8-10, 2007 in Tulsa, Oklahoma

The eighteenth annual ASC conference on Global Competitiveness in the 21st Century: Economic Development, Property Rights, Individual Liberty and Democracy is now accepting submissions.

Completed articles, work-in-progress, abstracts, and panel discussion topics focusing on the following areas are sought: traditional areas such as international trade and finance, human resource management, information technology, marketing, industry/country/region competitiveness, corporate alliances, emerging markets, leadership, quality management as well as areas of current interest such as Today's Knowledge-Based Firm and Society, China/India and the World, Energy and Global Politics, Corporate Responsibility and Global Compact, Public Affairs & Corporate Communications, Privatization in Global Markets, Corporate Governance, E-Commerce, Supply Chain Management & Outsourcing, Competing in Dynamic Global Industries: e.g., Telecommunications, Pharmaceutical and Biotech.

Accepted papers will be published in the Society's Annual Research Volume--Competition Forum. At least one author is required to attend the conference. Highly competitive papers may be invited for publication in one of the three journals-Journal of Global Competitiveness, Advances in Competitiveness Research or Competitiveness Review.

The deadline for the receipt of submissions is June 8, 2007. To facilitate the blind peer review process, the first page should include: Title of submission, authors' name(s), institutional affiliation (s), e-mail address, phone and fax numbers. The second page should repeat the paper title but should contain no information that would identify the author or the institution. Publication style guidelines of the American Psychological Association should be used. Please send four copies of the submission (or one copy by e-mail) to: Prashanth N. Bharadwaj, Academic Program Chair American Society for Competitiveness PO Box 1658, Indiana, PA 15705 E-mail: pnb@iup.edu Phone: 724-357-4880 Fax: 724-357-5743 ASC Web-site: www.eberly.iup.e du/asc