Greetings HR Division Members! The spring semester is winding down here in East Lansing (for marketing reasons we do not officially have a "Winter Semester" at Michigan State) and even though it was 35 degrees this morning, the fact that students are taking final exams this week can only mean that summer is not far off. With summer, of course, comes our next annual meeting in August, and in this edition of the newsletter, we will provide all the information you need to get the most out the HR Division's Pre- conference and Regular Conference schedule. This includes information of the Program itself, organized by Howard Klein, as well as the Professional Development Workshops organized by John Delery, and our two consortia organized by Maria Kraimer (Junior Faculty) and David Allen and Fred Morgeson (Doctoral Students).

We look forward to a very dynamic conference that reflects our diverse and expanding membership. The HR Division is currently composed of 3,531 members, reflecting a growth rate of 6% over the last year. This compares favorably to our growth rate of 2% in the previous year, as well as the overall rate of growth for the Academy last year of 3%. Our members currently comprised 20% of the Academy, making us the third largest division. Although we are pleased with numbers, not content to rest on our laurels, we are in the process of initiating some new programs aimed at increasing our membership numbers even further.

One of these new initiatives is called the HR Ambassadors Program, specifically aimed at reaching out to our international members. We currently have 1,366 international members in the division, reflecting just under 40% of our membership. This is one of the primary sources of our growth in the last year, and currently our membership encompasses people from 68 different countries. Although we currently have an International sub- committee within the division, we have historically treated the U.S. versus International distinction as a perhaps more meaningful construct than it really represents.

The purpose of the HR Ambassadors Program is to drill down further into our international membership, and come up with a single representative for each country represented in our division. We want to try and capture the wide diversity of issues falling under the general heading of "International" and get beyond the simple U.S. versus non-U.S dichotomy. That is, the issues HR people face in Pakistan may not be the same as Canada. Similarly, critical new HR developments in France and Hong Kong may not be the same. Israel does not necessarily equal Iceland when it comes to managing the HR function.

The goal of the Ambassadors Program would be leveraging our Ambassadors to (a) increase the number of members we have in their home country, (b) inform our general HR Division membership about unique HR challenges and opportunities in that country (importing knowledge), and (c) provide support from the general membership to that country about potential HR solutions (exporting knowledge). This could be accomplished in many different ways, including organizing a mini-conference with an HR Division branding in their country once a year or collaborating with the PDW and Program Chairs to get fellow members of their country on the program at our regular annual conference.

We are not trying to dictate in a top-down fashion precisely what the Ambassador's role would be, but rather are looking for creative and emergent roles that make sense to those closest to the action. If you are an international member of the HR Division and are interested in becoming an HR Ambassador (or know of someone who you think would be god in this role) send me an e-mail at jrh@msu.edu.

Another major source of growth in our division is among student members, who currently number 759, and comprise just over 20% of our membership. A second initiative that we are developing involves increasing the number of student members via a joint recruiting initiative with the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Many of the current members of the HR Division are also members of SIOP because of the obvious overlap in content and methods associated with those respective organizations. This is truer of our regular members, however, than it is for our student members.

Ken Brown (Chair of our Member Relations Committee) and I have been working with Gary Latham, the current SIOP President (and past winner of the HR Division's Lifetime Achievement Award) and Adrienne Collela (current Chair of SIOP's Membership Committee, and another one of our HR Division members) to come up with a joint recruiting communication that would cross-over student membership lists of these two organizations.

Obviously, we do not expect that every student member of SIOP will join the HR Division or that every student member of the HR Division will join SIOP. However, we want to insure that every student is aware of both organizations, and that it is easy to become a member of both associations for those who think it makes sense in their own individual case. There are some complexities involved with both associations that make this more difficult than it might seem, but we are working through the process and see this as an explicit opportunity to help strengthen our growth in student members, who we hope will eventually become regular members upon matriculation.

Of course, as we look to grow, we also need to stop and thank all the current members for all the volunteer work that they do for the division. At a time when all of our "real jobs" become ever more demanding, I am absolutely awed by the willingness of our membership to step up and help support the discipline through their various roles either on or in support of our committees. Many of these outstanding individuals be recognized at our upcoming meeting, at both the awards ceremony and the business meeting, and I look forward to seeing you all there.

John Hollenbeck
Michigan State University
HR Division Chair
jrh@msu.edu

California Dreaming!

The program for the 2008 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, to be held in Anaheim, California, August 8-13, 2008 is now set. As excited as I am that the program is finished, I am even more excited about how the program turned out. There will be something of interest for every member of the Division in Anaheim. A preview of the complete HR Division Academy program can be found on the HR Division's web site (http://www.hrdiv.org). The HR Division received a total of 301 submissions for the scholarly program, 193 of which were accepted (64%). Of course, that would not have been possible without the authors who submitted their work and the assistance of the 528 reviewers who took the time to review those submissions. Please look over the list of these important contributors to the HR Division which will be published in the Academy program. To assist you with selecting your housing in Anaheim, most but not all HR Division sessions will be held at the Hilton Anaheim. Details regarding registration, housing & travel can be found on the conference website ( http://meetings.aomonline.org/2008). Below are some highlights and additional details about the 2008 program. I hope to see you in California in August!

Monday Marquee Sessions
Again this year, we will kick off the scholarly program with our welcome breakfast and awards ceremony. Come join your Division friends and colleagues for breakfast and congratulate the winners of the HR Division's many Awards. Following the awards session will be a session created to address the conference theme "The Questions We Ask." A panel representing the HR Division, other professional organizations, consulting firms, and the C-suite will examine the extent to which the questions we are asking address the human capital challenges facing organizations and explore opportunities to better address those challenges.

Networking Opportunities
We are continuing the HR Division's tradition of taking a break Monday afternoon for an Ice Cream Social. Have an afternoon treat, meet the Division's officers and committee chairs, and find out how you can get more involved in the HR Division! The HR Division's Business Meeting is Tuesday evening. Come ask your questions, share your thoughts, hear about the HR Division's accomplishments and provide input on its plans for the future. In the past, business meeting attendees have been rewarded with free drink tickets for the HR Division Reception that follows early Tuesday evening.

Paper Sessions
The HR Division received 245 paper submissions, 155 of which were accepted (64%). The top 10% of accepted papers were invited to appear in the Proceedings. The Academy has three different presentation formats. The formats differ only in the means by which the papers are shared. Decisions regarding format were based on recommendations from reviewers, my own assessment of the best format for a given paper, constraints imposed by the Academy with respect to the different formats, and fit with other papers. Of the 155 accepted papers 88 will be presented in 22 traditional paper sessions with a session chair and discussant. Another 35 accepted papers will be visual presentations (i.e., posters) and 32 accepted papers will be part of interactive paper sessions, which are smaller group discussions led facilitators.

Symposia
The HR Division received 56 symposia submissions of which 38 were accepted (68%). Of those, one was designated as an All- Academy symposium and six others as Showcase symposia. HR is the lead sponsor for 20 of the accepted symposia and a co-sponsor for the other 18. The HR Division is the sole sponsor for 6 symposia, while 14 are co-sponsored with two other divisions with the remaining 18 co-sponsored with one other division.

Review Process
As noted above, over 500 individuals helped out by serving as reviewers. On average, reviewers received two submissions from the HR Division to evaluate with each submission assigned to four reviewers. If you are interested in reviewing next year, be sure to volunteer when you receive the request to do so from the Academy in late fall. If you volunteer to review, please follow through on that commitment. Approximately 6% of the assigned reviews this year were not completed.

Once again, the HR Division has a great lineup of Professional Development Workshops at this year's meeting. In all, HR is sponsoring or co-sponsoring over 35 different workshops. This should give our members plenty of opportunity to further develop in the areas of teaching, research, and service activities. With so many sessions also co-sponsored by other divisions it should give us a chance to interact with many members who are not yet HR division members.

Below is a list of the PDW sessions for which HR is the leading sponsor. More information about these sessions can be found at www.hrdiv.org. To see the rest of the PDW program and to register for sessions, go to http://secure.aomonline.org/PDWReg.

HR Division Doctoral Student Consortium
Saturday, Aug 9 2008 8:00AM - 6:00PM
Hilton Anaheim, Pacific Pavilion D

HR Division Junior Faculty Consortium
Saturday, Aug 9 2008 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Hilton Anaheim, Laguna A

Networking Lunch and Overview of SHRM as a Resource for HR Educators--Presenter: Deb Cohen
Saturday, Aug 9 2008 11:30AM - 1:30PM
Hilton Anaheim, El Capitan B

SHRM Focus Internships, Student Programs and the Educational Experience Of Students
Saturday, Aug 9 2008 1:30PM - 3:30PM
Hilton Anaheim, El Capitan A

SHRM:Promoting Use of Practitioner Research; Funding Sources for Academic Research [SHRM Foundation]
Saturday, Aug 9 2008 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Hilton Anaheim, El Capitan B

Lost in Translation?: Responding to Reviews
Saturday, Aug 9 2008 3:30PM - 6:30PM
Hilton Anaheim, El Capitan A

The Research-Practice Divide in HR: Asking Critical Questions
Saturday, Aug 9 2008 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Hilton Anaheim, Huntington C

How to Publish Teaching-Related Research
Saturday, Aug 9 2008 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Hilton Anaheim, Palos Verdes B

Joint HR/OB Member Welcome Reception
Saturday, Aug 9 2008 6:30PM - 7:30PM
Hilton Anaheim, Pacific Pavilion A

IHRM - Research, Publishing, Teaching, Consultancy & Organization of Meetings in the Indian Context
Sunday, Aug 10 2008 8:00AM - 10:00AM
Hilton Anaheim, Palos Verdes B

Ideas for the Classroom: HR Teaching Workshop
Sunday, Aug 10 2008 8:30AM - 10:00AM
Hilton Anaheim, Palos Verdes A

Meet the Editors - OB/HR Micro Journals
Sunday, Aug 10 2008 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Hilton Anaheim, California Pavilion B

ATTENTION JUNIOR FACULTY: Are you planning to attend the Academy of Management Meetings in Anaheim this year? If so, consider registering for the HR Division's Junior Faculty Consortium.

We have put together a number of exciting sessions that should be of interest to junior faculty striving to have a successful academic career. We have designed a set of sessions relevant for U.S. and international faculty at the starting gate of their careers.

Sessions will include:
· Challenges of junior faculty members (facilitated by Maria Kraimer, Diane Johnson, and Judy Tansky);
· Strategies for getting research done (presented by Alan Witt and Maria Kraimer); · Strategies for effective teaching (presented by Ken Brown, Ian Williamson, and Judy Tansky);
· Juggling multiple demands (presented by Janet Marler, Dan Moshavi, and Diane Johnson);
· Journal reviewing and becoming an Editor (presented by David Allen and Micki Kacmar);
· Tips for turning that "revise and resubmit" into a publication (presented by Scott Seibert and John Hollenbeck); and
· Tips from HR Division Award Winners on how to succeed in a research career.

Who can attend? All junior faculty at academic institutions (Assistant Professors, Lecturers, Senior Lecturers, and Postdocs) who completed their PhDs within the past five years.

When is it? 9:00am - 5:15pm on Saturday, August 9 (with an optional reception from 5:30- 6:30pm; and an option to attend the Editors' panels on Sunday morning).

How do I register? Register through the new PDW central registration system, which can be accessed once you've registered for the conference.

It should be a lot of fun, relaxed, and informative. There is no better way to develop networking opportunities than through the Junior Faculty Workshop. So, plan on arriving in Anaheim by Friday evening so that you can join our Junior Faculty Consortium.

For more information, please contact: Judy Tansky ( tansky_1@fisher.osu.edu) or Maria Kraimer at University of Melbourne, mkraimer@unimelb.edu.au.

The 2008 HR Doctoral Consortium will be part of the pre-conference program at the 2008 Academy of Management meeting in Anaheim. The Consortium will be held on Saturday, August 9th. We have an exciting and informative program planned for this year including group discussions on successful dissertation completion, effective networking, finding the right job, and much more. The program will also include a panel discussion with editors of major journals, a presentation by the winner of the HR Division's Scholarly Achievement Award and Early Career Achievements Award winners, and the opportunity to receive research feedback from successful scholars.

Students interested in attending the consortium should have their primary advisor send a short nomination email to Fred Morgeson (morgeson@msu. edu) by June 1st. The Consortium is intended for students who have made significant progress toward completing their Ph.D. program but have not yet defended their dissertation. Because space is limited, only one student per program is typically allowed to participate, but additional students from a given program will be considered on a space available basis after the nomination deadline.

If you have any questions regarding the consortium, please feel free to contact Fred (morgeson@msu. edu).

The Teaching Committee will sponsor two PDWs at this year's AOM conference. The first is titled, "How to Publish Teaching-Related Research," and will feature James Bailey, Editor of AOM's Learning & Education, William Heisler, Editor of the Journal of Human Resource Education, and Jeffrey Mello, former editor of the Journal of Management Education and a frequent reviewer. The session is on Saturday, August 9 from 4-6 p.m. The first hour will be devoted to panelists' comments. The second hour will involve breakout tables where attendees can bring ideas for publishing their own teaching-related research and speak individually with the panelists.

The second session sponsored by the Teaching Committee is "Ideas for the Classroom: HR Teaching Workshop" on Sunday, August 10 from 8:30-10:00 a.m. In this session, several presenters from the Fifth Innovative Teaching in HRIR Conference, held in Minneapolis in April 2008, will give attendees ideas about how to incorporate some innovative ideas into the classroom. These presenters will be identified through evaluation scores from the conference, thus ensuring that the session will provide useful ideas for attendees. The session will be interactive, with short presentations, Q&A, and discussion tables where attendees can talk with one another about ideas for creative approaches to HRM education.

The Teaching Committee will be represented at a session of the HR Doctoral Consortium by Rebecca Thacker (Ohio University), who will talk with the students about methods, resources and ideas for teaching HRM.

Human Resource Management Review
Special Issue Call for Papers
The Dark Side of Organizational and Individual Citizenship Behaviors

Guest Editor: Dr. Rebecca A. Thacker, Ohio University, thacker@ohio.edu

Recent work on OCBs turns our attention to unintended consequences of engaging in OCBs. Bergeron (2007) makes the point that engaging in OCBs may be counterproductive for the individual, despite the fact that OCB is generally shown to be helpful to the organization and the work group. The conclusion from empirical work is that, for the most part, task performance is weighted more heavily in determining performance evaluation and rewards than is OCB (cf. Kiker & Motowidlo, 1999; Rotundo & Sackett, 2002; Werner, 1994).

An unintended consequence for those engaging in OCBs is the potential for negative attribution about their motivation. Attribution about the motivation for individuals engaging in OCBs is an important subject for organizations because the result of negative attributions and their effect on co-worker relations is not always visible and is not well-researched. Similarly, interpersonal citizenship behaviors (ICBs) are ripe for negative attribution. For example, are actors perceived as impression managers?

The special issue will delve into the dark side of CBs. Papers are invited that address topics such as the following:
-- Observers' attributions of the actor's motivation.
--How do observer attributions affect co-worker relations?
--Over the course of time, how does an individual's accumulation of CBs affect the perception of co- workers?
--What affects an observer's judgment of whether an individual's motive for CBs is "pure" or impression management?
--How does engaging in ICBs targeted to those in superior hierarchical positions affect the job performance of the actors? For example, do the actors feel safe in neglecting parts of their job because they think the superior will reciprocate by ignoring such behavior?
--How can organizations do a better job of compensating individuals for OCBs and ICBs?
--How can organizations do a better job of appraising the value of OCBs and ICBs?
--Should we expect gender, race and cultural differences in attributions about motivation for engaging in CBS?

These are suggested topics, but certainly not an exhaustive list of topics that could be explored.

References:
Bergeron, D.M. 2007. The potential paradox of organizational citizenship behavior: Good citizen at what cost? Academy of Management Review, 32: 1078-1095.
Kiker, D., & Motowidlo, S. 1999. Main and interaction effects of task and contextual performance on supervisory reward decisions. Journal of Applied Psychology, 84: 602-609.
Rotundo, M., & Sackett, P. 2002. The relative importance of task, citizenship, and counter productive performance to global ratings of job performance: A policy-capturing approach. Journal of Applied Psychology, 87: 66-80.
Werner, J.M. 1994. Dimensions that make a difference: Examining the impact of in-role and extrarole behaviors on supervisory ratings. Journal of Applied Psychology, 94: 98-107.

Manuscript Submission and Review

All articles for the special issue will be double-blind reviewed.
The deadline for submitting manuscripts is September 30, 2008. Please submit manuscripts to the guest editor, Rebecca Thacker, thacker@ohio.edu. Please direct any questions to the guest editor.
When submitting manuscripts, please note the following:
1. Delete all author identification from the primary document. You do not need to blind any of your citations or references to any of the authors.
2. Submit a separate document with information that would typically appear on the document's title page (paper title, author names, addresses, titles, affiliations, and contact information including email, phone, and fax).
3. Submit a cover letter addressed to the guest editor specifically identifying how the paper fits within the special issue theme.