[AISWorld] AMCIS 2011 Final CFP: IS for the Non-Profit Sector

[Roderick Lee]

AMCIS 2011 Final CFP: IS for the Non-Profit Sector

 

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

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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 28, 2011

Notification of Acceptance: April 4, 2011

Final Copy Due: April 25, 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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