[AISWorld] CFP: IS for the Non-Profit Sector
Roderick Lee
rlee at psu.edu
Wed Dec 8 16:46:19 EST 2010
Call for Papers
17th Americas Conference on Information Systems
August 4-7, 2011, Detroit, MI, USA
Track: Enterprise Systems & Organizational Issues in IS
Mini Track: IS for the Non-Profit Sector
Description
The non-profit sector represents a substantial part of the US economy (5% of
the GDP). While the penetration of information systems and information
technologies (IS/IT) among non-profit organizations has been increasing,
studies have consistently shown that non-profits lag behind their
counterparts in the private and public sectors with respect to IS/IT
adoption and strategic use. This phenomenon has been coined the
organizational digital divide - the inequalities between organizations in
society that can strategically use IS/IT to advance their mission and those
that cannot.
The non-profit sector in the United States consists of over 1.5 million
organizations. In response to the economic recession, these non-profits are
increasingly being called upon to provide essential programs and services
that the public and private sectors cannot or will not provide. However,
the current operating environment of the non-profit sector has become
increasingly more complex and challenging. While some non-profit
organizations have benefited from new advances in IS/IT, many struggle to
manage their technical infrastructures. These challenges bring great
opportunities for IS research and practice.
The purpose of this mini-track is to provide researchers with a forum for
presentation and discussion of the key issues and challenges related to the
adoption and strategic use of IS/IT by non-profit organizations. Authors are
encouraged to submit papers on IS/IT issues within the non-profit context.
Possible topics may include, but are not limited to:
. Theoretical perspectives and frameworks describing the
organizational digital divide.
. Barriers to IS/IT diffusion and adoption among non-profit
organizations.
. IS/IT planning and management in non-profit organizations.
. Design, implementation, and use of IS/IT to improve non-profit
organizations' social mission.
. Strategic uses of IS/IT among nonprofit organizations.
. Alignment of IS/IT strategy and non-profit organization's social
mission.
. Measuring effectiveness of IS/IT use in nonprofit organizations.
. Issues related to improving sustainable practices in the non-profit
sector.
. Methods and techniques for helping non-profit managers exploit the
potential of IS/IT.
. IS/IT to support creativity and innovation in non-profits.
SUBMISSION SITE
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2011
IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for paper submissions: February 17, 2011
Notification of Acceptance: March 24, 2011
Final Copy Due: April 21, 2011
CHAIRS CONTACT INFORMATION
Anol Bhattacherjee
Professor of Information Systems
University of South Florida
Email: abhatt at usf.edu
Roderick L. Lee (corresponding co-chair)
Assistant Professor of Information Systems
The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg
Email: rlee at psu.edu
Roderick L. Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Information Systems
Penn State Harrisburg
School of Business Administration
E-335 Olmsted Building
777 W. Harrisburg Pike
Middletown, PA 17057-4898
717-948-6641
717-948-6456 (FAX)
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