[AISWorld] ISeB Special Issue on "Information Technology in Creative Environments"

[Seidel Stefan]

CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue of Information Systems and e-Business Management (ISeB) on “Information Technology in Creative Environments”
DESCRIPTION
Creativity is commonly associated with the generation of products, services, processes, or ideas that are both novel and appropriate. With the emergence of the creative industries as an entire sector that has developed around creative products, the use of information technology (IT) in creative environments becomes increasingly critical. Prominent application areas include the production of computer games, visual effects, music, or feature films. At the same time, other industries such as software development, pharmaceuticals, or research and development are increasingly recognizing the role of creativity. Usually, the underlying creative process is characterized by a complex interplay of human actors, IT, and other resources that generate creative products. It is collaboration-intensive, knowledge-intensive, and characterized by high levels of uncertainty. This playground opens numerous research opportunities for IS scholars, who are challenged to investigate the role of IT and its management in creative environments. In particular, there is a lack of foundational theory that explains how creativity impacts socio-technical systems and their management.
OBJECTIVES AND ASPIRATIONS
The purpose of this special issue is to further the discussion of the role and relevance of creativity in socio-technical systems that involve IT. It intends to provide thought leaders with a forum that accounts for the breadth of creativity research in IS and thus contributes to defining an important and emergent IS research domain. Potential topics range from the use of creativity support systems and knowledge management systems in creative environments to the application of existent theories on creativity at the individual, group, and organizational level to IS-related phenomena as well as the development of new theory.
ABOUT THE JOURNAL
Information Systems and e-Business Management (ISeB) focuses on core tasks of information systems management, that is, the conceptual analysis, design, and deployment of information systems as well as all e-business related topics. The journal publishes novel research findings in information systems management and e-business that advance the field fundamentally and significantly. Published quarterly, this journal serves as a dynamic forum for both academics and practitioners in industry. These readers turn to ISeB to discover innovative research on all aspects of information systems management, including analytical, behavioral, and technological perspectives.
Journal website: http://www.springer.com/business+%26+management/business+information+systems/journal/10257
Online Submission System: http://www.editorialmanager.com/iseb/
TOPICS
We invite rigorous and relevant studies employing a wide variety of methods. Empirical (qualitative and quantitative) studies as well as design-oriented research and conceptual papers on theory development will be considered. Submissions will be reviewed by at least three members of the international editorial board. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
    - Creativity support systems (CSS)
    - Group support systems (GSS) in creative processes
    - Creative work over distance: ICT-support for creative virtual teams
    - The role of Social Media, Social Software and Enterprise 2.0 techniques in creative processes
    - Knowledge management systems and creativity
    - Enterprise content management (ECM) and creativity
    - Creativity in the process of requirements engineering and systems development
    - IT-enabled creativity management
    - Theories on creativity relevant to the IS discipline
    - IS theories that can be applied to the phenomenon of creativity in socio-technical systems
    - Development of new foundational theory on creativity in socio-technical contexts
    - Case studies in the creative industries

IMPORTANT DATES
- Deadline for submissions: May 1, 2011
- Initial review round completed: July 1, 2011
- Revisions due (where applicable): August 1, 2011
- Submission of revisions (where applicable): October 1, 2011
- Final acceptance decisions: December 1, 2011

SPECIAL ISSUE EDITORS
Didier Elzinga, Culture Amp, Australia
Kai Riemer, University of Sydney, Australia
Stefan Seidel, University of Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein

Contact Email: stefan.seidel at uni.li


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