NZ OP/OB 2020: 9th Aotearoa New Zealand Organisational Psychology and Organisational Behaviour Conference University of Canterbury Christchurch, New Zealand, November 27, 2020 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=nzopob2020 |
Submission deadline | October 9, 2020 |
New deadline for abstract submission | October 16, 2020 |
9th Aotearoa New Zealand Organisational Psychology and Organisational Behaviour Conference
Friday 27th November 2020, University of Canterbury
CALL FOR PAPERS
The 8th Aotearoa New Zealand Organisational Psychology and Organisational Behaviour Conference will take place at Canterbury University, Christchurch, on Friday 27th November 2020.
The Conference will commence at 9am for morning tea/coffee and networking, and then run through to approximately 4:30pm. Exact times will depend on the final programme.
Refreshments will be provided throughout, including a full lunch and a wine and cheese networking event at the end of the day.
In case of COVID-19 Alert Level changes to Level 3-4 in Canterbury, we will review whether the conference will move to an online format.
Intended Participants, Content, and Aims
We welcome practitioners, academics, and postgraduate students working on topics related organisational/work psychology and organisational behaviour.
The aim of the conference is for organisational / work psychology and organisational behaviour researchers and practitioners to get together and discuss their research. Specifically, the aims of this conference are to:
- Better understand what research other organisational psychology and organisational behaviour researchers / practitioners are conducting;
- Develop a stronger community of organisational psychology and organisational behaviour researchers / practitioners.
A range of papers will be accepted that fit under the term “research”, including but not limited to: conceptual papers, empirical studies, and interesting cases.
Venue
The conference will take place at the University of Canterbury, in Rehua 226 Te Moana. A map will be sent to you with confirmation of your registration, along with recommendations for parking.
Abstracts and Peer Review Process
- Please submit your abstract online using the EasyChair portal.
- Follow the format at the end of this document. The deadline is midday Friday 9 October.
- You may appear on more than one abstract (e.g., if you are supervisor to multiple students submitting on different papers), but you may only present once (this is to ensure that we represent a diversity of research).
- If you submit an abstract, you will also be expected to blind peer review two abstracts and provide timely and constructive feedback that can be sent directly to the submitting author(s).
- Your own abstract will be peer-reviewed and reviewers’ constructive feedback returned to you.
Timeline
- The deadline for submissions of your abstract is midday Friday 9 October, 2020
- Abstracts will be sent out for review early the following week.
- Please return your own reviews of other authors’ abstracts into the online EasyChair system by midnight Sunday 25 October 2020.
- We will return reviewer feedback to you, along with a decision regarding your presentation on or before Friday 31 October.
- The conference programme will be developed at this time. Presenters, please register and let us know as soon as possible after acceptance about any travel arrangements we need to fit around (e.g., not scheduling you for any early presentation if you are flying in to Christchurch on the day of the conference).
- Presenters must register for the conference before Friday the 8th November 2020
- All delegates must register for the conference by midday Tuesday the 19th November 2020
Costs
The total conference cost is $95 per person including GST; we have made every effort to keep this conference accessible to all by keeping costs down. We believe the conference is great value with high quality and engaging presentations, networking opportunities at morning and afternoon tea, as well as lunch and a wine and cheese function at the end of the day.
Documentation
A pdf collection of abstracts will be made available to all delegates before the conference, either from the EasyChair website or via email.
A schedule of speakers and topics will be provided to delegates on arrival at the conference.
Registration
Registration will be through EvenBrite. A link will be distributed in the next few weeks.
Contact details
Please email Katharina Naswall if you have any general questions about the conference or about submitting a paper or the review process katharina.naswall@canterbury.ac.nz
Organising committee:
Joana Kuntz, UC
Sanna Malinen, UC
Katharina Naswall, UC
Sarah Wright, UC