The 34th EGOS Colloquium takes place from July 5th-8th 2018 at the EBS in Tallinn. The convenors of the sub-theme 27 invite contributions that enhance our understanding of the diversity of careers that go beyond the so-called norm (in terms of physical abilities, physiognomy, weight, age, religious and spiritual beliefs, nationalities, class and the like).

Invited papers could address, but are not restricted to, the following themes and issues:

• Discoveries about different careers of different groups
• Discoveries about careers of other occupations
• Discoveries about career success
• Discoveries about emerging alternative career paths
• Discoveries about careers in very different work settings and contexts

Convenors: Maike Andresen (University of Bamberg, Germany), Svetlana N. Khapova (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Thomas M. Schneidhofer (University Schloss Seeburg, Austria)

Deadline for the submission of short papers: 08.01.2018

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From May 2th-3th, 2018 the interactive research Development Workshop and Conference takes place at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (South Tyrol, Italy). Therefore we invite international scholars interested in this field, including senior PhDs and PostDocs, to submit and present their research on the internationalization of SMEs at this interactive conference. The conference is not limited to the strategic level that may look at the formulation and implementation process of internationalization strategies of SMEs at different success factors or the impact of different institutional regimes, but as well invites explicitly researchers from different (sub)disciplines such as organizational behavior, human resource management, entrepreneurship, innovation management, family business research, economics and accounting to share their approaches and insights with colleagues.

Deadline for the submission of summaries: 25.01.2018

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Die German Industrial Relations Association (GIRA) widmet sich auf ihren Jahrestagungen vom 11. bis 12. Oktober in Darmstadt neuen Entwicklungen im Bereich der Arbeitsbeziehungen. Dabei werden sozial- und politikwissenschaftliche, wirtschaftswissenschaftliche sowie arbeitsrechtliche Perspektiven miteinander verknüpft. Die GIRA  lädt dazu ein, Beiträge einzureichen, die sich auf das gesamte Themenspektrum der Industriellen Beziehungen beziehen können. Vorschläge, die sich auf der Mikroebene (Arbeitsplatz), auf der Mesoebene (Betrieb, Tarif- und Branchenebene) oder auf der Makroebene der Arbeitsbeziehungen (Gesamtwirtschaft, staatliche

sowie supranationale Regulierung) bewegen, sind gleichermaßen erwünscht. Auch neue empirische Forschungsergebnisse oder Beiträge zur Theorie Industrieller Beziehungen oder zu Methoden der Industrial Relations-Forschung sind ausdrücklich erwünscht.

Deadline für die Einreichung eines dreiseitigen Abstracts: 30.04.18

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The Seminar at the IUC Dubrovnik takes place from April 3th-7th, 2018 to discuss the revision of standards of good work. Standards of good work are rooted in ideas of protecting labour against exploitation and alienation. Certainly, these basic ideas have not lost their importance. However, organisations as socio-technological systems have radically changed during the last decades, which entails the need for revision of the implications formulated in the 1960s. The front against Taylorism and the bureaucratic phenomenon will prove fruitless in times of the flexible organisation and subsequently flexible women and men. E. g.:

• Technical progress may result not only in a reduction of workload but also in a devaluation of human capital which is bounded to persons, relatives and communities. New sourcing strategies of enterprises for example via crowd and clickwork platforms will change the structure of relevant labour markets.
• Labour law may foster the unintended effect of building up a non-core workforce which is excluded from regulations which protect regular employees. The questions of how protection can be organised elsewhere, and whether monetary instruments as an unconditional minimum wage are a good remedy are still debated intensely.
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Deadline for the submission of an abstract of 5 pages: 27.02.2018

All contributors to the seminar are invited to submit their paper for the special issue of management revue – Socio-Economic Studies. Full papers must be submitted by July 31st, 2018.

Guest Editors: Dorothea Alewell, University of Hamburg; Simon Fietze, University of Southern Denmark; Wenzel Matiaske, Helmut-Schmidt-University

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Abstract submissions are invited for an EAWOP Small Group Meeting titled „To
work, or not to work (when sick), that is the question“ – Recent trends and
avenues for research on presenteeism and absenteeism.
The goal of the meeting is to bring together a diverse group of researchers
in order to foster exchange and collaboration on attendance behaviors.

Possible topics for presentations may include, but are not limited to:

• How are presenteeism and absenteeism (and their different forms) related?
• How do presenteeism and absenteeism develop over time? Are there differences in the formation of long- and short-term presenteeism?
• How are attendance decisions made and what factors shape presenteeism (and absenteeism) at multiple levels (e.g., individual, group, organization)? What role do psychosocial factors play?
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The meeting is to be held on July 27 and 28, 2018, in beautiful Klagenfurt,
Austria.

Deadline: February 18, 2018.

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