With this in mind, in 2001 AMR issued a call for papers on the topic of the future of work motivation.
A special seminar was held at the 2001 annual meeting of the Academy of Management to stimulate interest and discussion in the topic. In response to the call, researchers submitted fifty-six papers, which were subsequently reviewed. In view of space limitations of the journal, many worthy papers could not be accommodated. However, following multiple review cycles, six papers emerged that seem to offer new and useful ideas and insights into future directions for the theoretical development of the topic.