EVENTS

The Small Group Meeting titled "Improving and Understanding Hybrid Work Environments" was held on January 9-10 at the newly designed co-working site "ST3AM" in Berlin. In this SGM, we explored hybrid work, its antecedents, and its consequences not  only at the individual level but also at the team and organizational levels, along with potential intervention approaches. 

The Two-Day International Conference on "Psychology of Selection and Assessment: Calling, Meaning, Purpose, and Sustainable Development. Perspectives and Imperatives for Decent, Dignified, Worthy, and Healthy Work and Life: Second Edition of the IAAP Special Project Promoting Decent Work for All" was held at the University of Florence, Italy.

This international scientific event coincided with the Award Ceremony for the Honorary Master's Degree awarded to Prof. José Maria Peiró on November 5, 2024. Prof. Peiró is one of the Founding Members of the Alliance of Organizational Psychology.

The 9th EAWOP Early Career Summer School was organized from 3rd to 7th September 2024 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The local organizers were Dr Ishbel McWha-Hermann, Dr Kristina Potocnik, and Dr Tom Calvard from University of Edinburgh Business School.

In total, 23 early career scholars from 10 different countries participated in the summer school, which included a number of different research activities and events:

• Keynote presentations by invited leading scholars
• Skills workshops
• Research method workshops
• Group sessions and research presentations
• Networking events
• Social activities (e.g., , visit of Edinburgh Castle)
• Excursions (i.e., the Keil Centre)

Eight leading scholars were invited and participated in the 2024 edition:

• Rob Briner, Queen Mary University of London & Corporate Research Forum, UK
• Ryan Duffy, University of Florida, USA
• Ulrike Fasbender, University of Hohenheim, Germany
• Roberta Fida, Aston University, UK
• Alexandra Michel, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Germany
• Belgin Okay-Somerville University of Glasgow, UK
• Céline Rojon CBS International Business School, Germany
• Rosalind Searle, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, UK

Bringing in the policy perspective, Ana Catalina Ramirez, Occupational Safety and Health Technical Specialist from the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva (Switzerland) shared insights on how Work and Organizational Psychology can better contribute to the work of the ILO.

The AOP held a Small Group Meeting (SGM) in Istanbul, May 2018. The purpose of this SGM was to bring together researchers who have been studying the work-family (W-F) interface in a global context. Cross-cultural W-F researchers shared their knowledge about the current state of research findings in the area. Specifically, different researchers/teams discussed similarities and discrepancies in findings, with the aim of moving toward a common understanding of the cultural drivers of W-F dynamics. SGM participants engaged in theory development, collaborative research ideas, and provided suggestions for culturally-relevant practice