Dear Colleagues,
Jen Tosti-Kharas, Danny Heller, Hannah Weisman and I are conducting a meta-analysis on calling.
Calling has been defined as a consuming, meaningful passion people can experience toward a domain (Dobrow & Tosti-Kharas, 2011). Other definitions suggest alternative views of what a calling is or where it exists. Calling can be an orientation toward work (Wrzesniewski, et al., 1997) , the work itself (Hall & Chandler, 2005) , a place in the occupational division of labor (Bunderson & Thompson, 2009) , or an external pull to pursue a particular career path (Dik & Duffy, 2009; Duffy & Sedlacek, 2007) .
We are considering for inclusion studies that examine the relationship between calling (using any of the range of definitions above) and (1) relevant antecedents (e.g., personality, demographics, ability, social factors), (2) correlates, and (3) consequences/outcomes (e.g., job satisfaction, well-being, career outcomes).
We are seeking unpublished studies (e.g., working papers, papers accepted for publication, dissertations, master's theses, etc.), conference presentations, proceedings publications, book chapters or datasets on this topic.
If you have conducted a study of calling that you think matches these criteria, and which you would like to share, please email Hannah Weisman (h.weisman@lse.ac.uk) by November 15th, 2016. If you know of someone who is conducting research in this area and may be interested in this call, we would appreciate if you could forward this email.
For more information, please see our project website: https://sdobrowriza.wordpress.com/calling-meta-analysis/
Thank you in advance for your time,
Shoshana Dobrow Riza, London School of Economics
Jennifer Tosti-Kharas, Babson College
Daniel Heller, Tel Aviv University
Hannah Weisman, London School of Economics
**With apologies for cross-posting**