RI/IR invites you to submit manuscripts for the forthcoming thematic issue “Commitment and Trials: The Experience of Work in Health Care Reforms”.
"This special issue seeks to examine the articulation between the necessity of reforming our health and social services systems and the issues of commitment and mobilization at work that these transformations raise. It is framed by a broader reflection on how to reconcile health system performance with the well-being of workers (Denis, 2024). From this perspective, a critical approach to issues of mobilization and commitment becomes essential for thinking about more innovative and socially legitimate human resource policies and management practices, more attentive to workers’ needs and experiences, and more responsive to issues of organizational justice, working conditions, and workers’ voice, notably through relationships with frontline managers (Bolduc, 2015; Marchington, 2015). Too often reduced to a question of work motivation, we propose to approach mobilization and commitment as deeply social phenomena, situated at the intersection of broader societal developments and the specific dynamics of work and employment (Côté & Denis, 2024). This leads, beyond individual motivations, to a focus on the work contexts in which individuals carry out their jobs and professional activities, as well as on the social environments that shape their status, their work experiences, and their aspirations at work."
The guest editors for this thematic issue are Nancy Côté (Université Laval), Jean-Louis Denis (University of Toronto), Henri Bergeron (École d'Affaires Publiques de Sciences Po) and Tracey L. Adams (University of Western Ontario).
Deadline for submissions: September 30th, 2026
For full details, see this PDF.