E21 | Paper development workshop for the JOB special issue on Play at Work | Selective workshop 2 hrs*
Tracks
Track E | Grand Ballroom 3
| Friday, July 8, 2022 |
| 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Grand Ballroom 3 |
Overview
In-person live
Details
The target audience for this workshop is academic and those interested in submitted papers.
Presenter
Dr Nick Wang
Associate Professor
The Australian National University
Paper development workshop for the JOB special issue on Play at Work
2:40 PM - 5:20 PMPromotional description
Fantasy football, virtual escape rooms, trivia nights, ping pong, and tables of Lego alongside office workstations—these are just some examples of how play exists in contemporary organizations (Stewart, 2013). Broadly defined, play refers to a type of activity carried out primarily for fun and enjoyment (Celestine & Yeo, 2021; Petelczyc, Capezio, Wang, Restubog & Aquino, 2018). Indeed, the influence of play on individuals’ cognition, emotion, performance and social interactions suggest that the topic of play has strong appeal and relevance to I/O psychologists, thus bringing this topic within the scope of the core themes of this year’s conference. Additionally, recent articles published in leading scholarly outlets (e.g., Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior) concerning play further indicate a growing interest in the topic within the broader I/O psychology community. Focusing on the role of play at work, this paper development workshop assembles a world-class panel of Special Issue Guest Editors to introduce and answer questions regarding a forthcoming special issue in Journal of Organizational Behavior on play as well as facilitate an interactive workshop in which participants can present their preliminary work and receive direct and developmental feedback from the Special Issue Guest Editors.
Learning outcomes
The proposed workshop has three converging aims:
(1) generate Australia-based I/O psychologists’ interest for submissions to the Special Issue;
(2) discuss and present ideas and preliminary work with potential authors seeking to develop innovative, interdisciplinary, and cutting-edge papers for the Special Issue (especially I/O psychologists who are not familiar with the Journal of Organizational Behavior); and
(3) provide prospective authors with developmental feedback on working papers for the Special Issue. The workshop also provides a platform for Australian-based I/O psychologists to identify mutual interests and develop new and collaborative relationships around the theme of play at work. In sum, the focus of this workshop is strongly aligned with the goal of the conference and we expect it to attract strong interest and active engagement from both scholars and practitioners within the Australian I/O psychology community.
(1) generate Australia-based I/O psychologists’ interest for submissions to the Special Issue;
(2) discuss and present ideas and preliminary work with potential authors seeking to develop innovative, interdisciplinary, and cutting-edge papers for the Special Issue (especially I/O psychologists who are not familiar with the Journal of Organizational Behavior); and
(3) provide prospective authors with developmental feedback on working papers for the Special Issue. The workshop also provides a platform for Australian-based I/O psychologists to identify mutual interests and develop new and collaborative relationships around the theme of play at work. In sum, the focus of this workshop is strongly aligned with the goal of the conference and we expect it to attract strong interest and active engagement from both scholars and practitioners within the Australian I/O psychology community.
Workshop format
The E22 workshop will start with a presentation from numerous speakers and then lead into a submission feedback segment at the end. There are two attendance options during the feedback segment.
Option 1: To get the most out of this session, you can make a paper submission and receive specific feedback from the world-class panel of Special Issue Guest Editors. This will particularly help, should you want to make a submission to the Special Issue of Journal of Organizational Behavior next year.
To ensure we can facilitate the personalised feedback, there will be a limit of 20 submissions. First in, best dressed.
Option 2: Otherwise, you can pre-register to join the session and not make a submission. You will still be able to receive general feedback and be able to collaborate and discuss with your peers during this segment.
Option 1: To get the most out of this session, you can make a paper submission and receive specific feedback from the world-class panel of Special Issue Guest Editors. This will particularly help, should you want to make a submission to the Special Issue of Journal of Organizational Behavior next year.
To ensure we can facilitate the personalised feedback, there will be a limit of 20 submissions. First in, best dressed.
Option 2: Otherwise, you can pre-register to join the session and not make a submission. You will still be able to receive general feedback and be able to collaborate and discuss with your peers during this segment.
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Lu (Nick) Wang is Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Australian National University. His research focuses primarily on emotions in the workplace. Particularly relevant to the paper development workshop is his research on how the sharing of laughter – an emotion frequently expressed during play shapes team’s ability to voice and utilize dissenting information (Wang et al., 2018) and how humor stimulates a playful mental state in resource restoration and persistence towards fulfilling task goals (Cheng & Wang, 2016). With Simon Restubog, he is one of the leading co-authors on the first systematic review published on play at work (Petelczyc, Capezio, Wang, Restubog, & Aquino, 2018). Dr. Wang’s research has appeared in top management and I/O psychology journals, including Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes, Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Leadership Quarterly, among others.
A/Prof Kohyar Kiazad
Paper development workshop for the JOB special issue on Play at Work
2:40 PM - 5:20 PM.....
Prof Simon Restubog
Professor
University of Queensland and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Paper development workshop for the JOB special issue on Play at Work
2:40 PM - 5:20 PM.....
Professor Gillian Yeo
Professor And Woodside Chair In Leadership & Management
University of Western Australia
Paper development workshop for the JOB special issue on Play at Work
2:40 PM - 5:20 PM.....
Gillian Yeo is Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the University of Western Australia Business School. She is also an Associate Editor of the Journal of Applied Psychology. She primarily examines self-regulation at work—that is, how individuals regulate their motivation, emotions and cognitions over time, in relation to learning, performance and well-being. She focuses on these concepts in relation to both individuals and team leaders, drawing on within-person/team theories and using experience sampling methodology in the laboratory and field. The outcomes of her research have informed training, performance management, and occupational health practices in a variety of work settings. She has published in a variety of journals, including the Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology and Journal of Management.
