[AISWorld] AMCIS 2012 Mini Track CFP: The Interaction of Collaborative Information Technologies and Dynamic Events in Project Management

[Tayfun Keskin]

*CALL FOR PAPERS*



18th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2012

Seattle, Washington, August 9-12, 2012



*TRACK*: IT Project Management (SIGITProjMgmt)



*MINI-TRACK*: The Interaction of Collaborative Information Technologies and
Dynamic Events in Project Management





*Description*



The medium of collaboration is changing as groups rely on information
technologies to share information. Collaborative information technologies
(CITs) have provided an economical alternative to travel for project
members who provide necessary skills. Early adopter organizations quickly
took advantage of functions of several information processing technologies,
from web conferences to virtual workspaces. Those virtual tools have not
replaced conventional teamwork, but they have had an impact on the
information sharing processes.



Collaborative information technologies are integrated sets of information
processing functions that facilitate knowledge sharing and integration
among interconnected entities. Most organizations have access to some type
of CIT, including messengers, e-mail, a calendar for workflow, and
sometimes a file sharing system; however, examples are not limited to these
technologies. The definition of CIT is independent of specific technologies
since new technologies adopted by interconnected entities improve and
change over time.



The effect of information technologies on performance has been a topic of
debate both in academia and in practice. Businesses used nothing more than
best practices and benchmarks to decide on the level of IT investment and
use of IT functionalities, and they questioned its return, especially
during financial downturns. While the business debate is simple, academic
analyses led to intertwined discussions on the role of CITs.



Starting with Brynjolfsson’s (1996) evidence on the IT productivity
paradox, the number of studies that question the value of information
technology has increased. These studies either provided mixed evidence on
the value of IT or listed negative consequences of the use of IT. For
example Brynjolfsson (1996) shows that IT affects productivity but doesn’t
necessarily affect profitability, which is quite confusing for businesses.
The nature of the secondary data used in such research prevents researchers
from understanding the processes that would explain how information
technology could improve performance.

CIT functionalities can help teams not only during routine tasks but also
in a dynamic environment when unexpected events occur such as project scope
change or the departure of a project team member.

The mini track solicits research studies that seek to explore the business
role of collaborative information technologies especially in dynamic
project environments.



Suggested topics include, but not limited to:


   - Technology and project scope change interaction
   - Role of IT in project member turnover
   - Strategic use of collaborative information technologies in project
   management
   - The effect of project scope change for IT project management
   - Role of CITs toward successful project management
   - Empirical studies for dynamic virtual project management





Submit your mini-track proposal using the manuscript central system at
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2012



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*Important Dates: *

January 2, 2012: Submission Opens

March 1, 2012: Submission Deadline (11:59 PST)

April 2, 2012: Notification of acceptance

April 20, 2012: Final camera-ready copy due (11:59 PST)





*CHAIRS' CONTACT INFORMATION*



Tayfun Keskin

University of Washington Bothell

E-mail: tkeskin at uwb.edu

Telephone: (425) 352 3381



Nazim Taskin

University of British Columbia Okanagan

E-mail: Nazim.Taskin at ubc.ca

Telephone: (250) 807 9331

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*Tayfun Keskin
Assistant Professor*
*Business Program, University of Washington, Bothell*
*Bothell, WA 98011*
*Phone: (425) 352-3381*
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