Manifesto for the future of work and organizational psychology

Abstract

This manifesto presents 10 recommendations for a sustainable future for the field of Work and Organizational Psychology. The manifesto is the result of an emerging movement around the Future of WOP (see www. futureofwop.com), which aims to bring together WOP-scholars committed to actively contribute to building a better future for our field. Our recommendations are intended to support both individuals and collectives to become actively engaged in co-creating the future of WOP together with us. Therefore, this manifesto is open and never "finished." It should continuously evolve, based on an ongoing debate around our professional values and behavior. This manifesto is meant, first of all, for ourselves as an academic community. Furthermore, it is also important for managers, decision makers, and other stakeholders and interested parties, such as students, governments and organizations, as we envision what the future of WOP could look like, and it is only through our collective efforts that we will be able to realize a sustainable future for all of us.

Comfortably Numb? Researchers’ Satisfaction with the Publication System and a Proposal for Radical Change

“…For example, a recent study among graduate students (90% of which were PhD students) in 26 countries across 234 institutions showed that graduate students "are more than six times as likely to experience depression and anxiety as compared to the general population" [35]. Our study suggests that prolonged publishing times are likely to contribute to this "health crisis in academia" [16].…”

“…Second, we address why, despite its problems and many criticisms, the current journal-based publication system is so persistent by arguing and showing that tenured researchers tend to be less dissatisfied with the current publication system compared to untenured researchers. Third, there has been very little reflection among Work and Organizational Psychology (WOP) researchers about cognitive alternatives for the current publication system [16]. Rather than proposing some incremental changes, we envision what an alternative publication system for (WOP) research could look like.…”

Comfortably Numb? Work and Organizational Psychology Researchers’ Satisfaction with the Publication System and a Proposal for Radical Change

“…For example, a recent study among graduate students (90% of which were PhD students) in 26 countries across 234 institutions showed that graduate students "are more than six times as likely to experience depression and anxiety as compared to the general population" [32]. Our study suggests that prolonged publishing times are likely to contribute to this "health crisis in academia" [14].…”

“…Second, we address why, despite its problems and the many criticisms, the current journal-based publication system is so persistent by arguing and showing that tenured researchers tend to be less dissatisfied with the current publication system compared to untenured researchers. Third, there has been very little reflection among (WOP) researchers about cognitive alternatives for the current publication system [14]. Rather than proposing some incremental changes, we envision what an alternative publication system for (WOP) research could look like.…”

Manifiesto por la Psicología en Chile: A propósito de la revuelta del 18 de Octubre 2019

“…Se han revisado diversas cartas y manifiestos sobre psicología (Bal et al, 2019;Mc Fall, 1991;Merani, 1980;The British Psychological Society, 2019;Valsiner et al, 2016;Watt, 1995) y salud mental (Kinderman, 2019) antes de construir el presente Manifiesto por la Psicología en Chile para que, aunque respondiendo principalmente a la realidad de nuestro país, pueda también ser de utilidad y permita la discusión en otros países latinoamericanos.…”