[AISWorld] Call For Papers - Special Issue On: The Socio-Psychological and Cultural Aspects of Information Technology Project Management

[Mr. Editor ITProjectManagement]

********************* CALL FOR PAPERS *********************



SUBMISSION DUE DATE: December 31, 2011



SPECIAL ISSUE ON The Socio-Psychological and Cultural Aspects of Information
Technology Project Management



International Journal of Information Technology Project Management (IJITPM)



Guest Editors:

Terry T. Kidd, PhD., Texas A&M University, USA

Carolyn Ashe, Ed.D., University of Houston-Downtown, USA*

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INTRODUCTION:

The socio-psychological and cultural aspects within information technology
and project management have recently received much attention due to the
increasing human and diversity issues affecting both fields of study and
practice. Major driving forces contributing to these issues include
globalization, technological advancements, changing project management
habits, international trade and work agreements, changes in the
socio-cultural dynamics of the workplace, society and in business norms.

Because of these factors, information technology project management must
change. To respond to changing business scenarios at the local and
international levels, stakeholders must efficiently manage the various
operations within a global socio-cultural technological intensive
environment.

Shedding light on socio-psychological and cultural aspects that influence
current IT project management practices may offer  possibilities for
understanding the experiences, cultural framework, and human aspects that
may provide insight into the success and failures of IT projects, while
highlighting the benefits, barriers, challenges, and qualitative
perspectives associated with managing projects and leading teams to project
success.

Thus, the current state of IT project management presents opportunities and
challenges for researchers, academicians, qualitative experts,
practitioners, and other stakeholders to propose new research findings for
the qualitative socio-psychological and cultural aspects that influence IT
project management practices.

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OBJECTIVE OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE:

In this special issue, we explore the socio-psychological and cultural
aspects of IT project management that span the spectrum of qualitative
research in addition to the issues that arise during various operational
stages that influence the success and failures of IT projects.

As the IT and project management workforce becomes more globalized, research
is needed to inform practice on how to recruit, develop, retain, retrain,
and empower effective IT project managers for optimal success.  Understanding
the socio-psychological and cultural aspects that influence practices may
contribute significantly to the various decision-making situations that
arise during IT projects. The main objective of this special issue is to
reflect recent developments and study and critically analyze the issue at
the strategic, tactical, and operational levels of the IT project
management. Therefore, we invite high quality qualitative research papers
that propose and present novel models, frameworks, methodologies, results,
strategies, and practices to improve IT project management practices.



RECOMMENDED TOPICS:

Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not limited
to) the following:



   - Change management
   - Communication and collaboration
   - Crime, ethics and legal issues
   - Current and emerging standards
   - Domestic, international policy, and legislative issues affecting IT
   project management
   - Influence of diversity on team dynamics
   - International perspectives and epistemologies of IT project managers
   - International perspectives on IT project management practices
   - Issues of ethics, leadership, integrity, values, attitudes
   - Issues of human relations and dynamics in IT project management
   - Issues of human resources development (HRD) in IT project management
   - IT project management skills shortage and skills gap
   - IT project management training
   - Multicultural and diversity issues in IT project management
   - Organizational culture and dynamics that influence IT project
   management
   - Politics, culture and information technology project management
   - Project management and sustainability
   - Project review and evaluation
   - Qualitative methodologies, frameworks, and approaches applied to IT
   projects including but not limited to ethnography, phenomenology, case
   study, narrative, autoethnography, critical ethnography, grounded theory
   - Socio-psychological  and cultural aspects of IT project management
   - Voices and experiences of IT project managers

 SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special
theme issue on socio-psychological and cultural aspects *on or
before** **December
31, 2011*. All submissions must be original and may not be under review by
another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNAL’S
GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at
http://www.igi-global.com/Files/AuthorEditor/guidelinessubmission.pdf.  All
submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis.
Papers must follow APA style for reference citations.  For more information
on the International Journal of Information Technology Project Management,
please visit: www.igi-global.com/ijitpm.

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*Important Dates
*Full Paper Submission: December 31, 2011
Notification of status (Acceptance / Rejection) of paper: January 31, 2011
Deadline for submitting final version of paper: March 31, 2012



ABOUT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT
(IJITPM):

The *International Journal of Information Technology Project Management
(IJITPM)* is a fully refereed journal that provides a forum for project
management practitioners and researchers, along with information systems
researchers, software developers and vendors, to contribute and circulate
ground-breaking research to shape future directions for, as well as help
project leaders and managers to apply various advanced techniques in
information systems. The International Journal of Information Technology
Project Management encourages discussions on how the various information
systems can improve the project management as well as how the advance in
project management can affect the growth of information systems.



This journal is an official publication of the Information Resources
Management Association

www.igi-global.com/ijitpm



Editor-in-Chief: John Wang (Montclair State University, USA)
Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form)



PUBLISHER:

The International Journal of Information Technology Project Management is
published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the
“Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference) and “Medical
Information Science Reference” imprints. For additional information
regarding the publisher, please visit
www.igi-global.com<http://www.igi-pub.com/>.




All submissions should be should be directed to the attention of:



Terry Kidd

Guest Editor

International Journal of Information Technology Project Management

itpmresearch at gmail.com



Carolyn Ashe

Guest Editor

International Journal of Information Technology Project Management

itpmresearch at gmail.com
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