[AISWorld] AMCIS 2012 Mini Track CFP: Information Systems Leadership

[Jim Denford]

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite paper submissions to the AMCIS 2012 - 18th Americas Conference on Information Systems, Seattle, Washington, August 9-12, 2012.

Track: Organizational Issues in IS
Minitrack: Information Systems Leadership

http://amcis2012.aisnet.org/

Aim and Scope:
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The IS Leadership mini-track in Organizational Issues in IS is aimed at fostering a forum for IS scholars engaged in IS leadership research to share their research, engage in exchange of perspectives, and encourage future collaborations. IS leadership is broadly defined to include research on IS leaders such as CIOs and CTOs, research on technological leadership in organizations, and leadership issues within IT Governance. The minitrack is sponsored by the AIS Special Interest Group on IS Leadership (SIGLead) and this particular theme has been hosted at AMCIS from 2003 through 2010.

Though articles on IS Leadership abound in the practitioner press, much less attention has been devoted to the topic from an academic perspective. IS leadership sets directions, creates commitment, and adapts the IS unit to fit a changing environment. It is, thus, an enduring concern to IS academics and practitioners alike. It is an issue that should face organizations for many years because leadership has been a persistent concern of all societies and organizations. The minitrack seeks to explore the various dimensions, theoretical bases, and perspectives on IS leadership and to advance the state of scholarship on the issue. Authors are encouraged to submit both conceptual and empirical papers that employ a variety of quantitative and qualitative methodologies.

Possible Topics:
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CIO and CTO Research
• Positional power/influence of CIO and CTO within the TMT
• Determinants of position effectiveness and success factors
• CIO and CTO roles and careers
• Service providers or advisors to the CIO (e.g. consultants)
• Impact of the positions on strategic alignment and organizational effectiveness

Technological Leadership
• Creating sustainable technological leadership
• Impact of technological leadership on firm performance
• Technology leadership styles and best practices
• Organizational designs for effective technological leadership

IT Governance
• Impact of non-technological executives on IS and technology effectiveness and firm performance
• Influence of the TMT on the strategic alignment of IT and IT management
• Influence of mergers and acquisitions on IS and technology effectiveness
• Effect of the board of directors and shareholders on IT policy and management

Submission process:
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All conference submissions must be submitted electronically through the AMCIS Manuscript Central submission system, at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2012
For complete instructions for authors and information about the conference, visit the AMCIS 2012 conference website at http://amcis2012.aisnet.org/ after January 2, 2012.

Important dates:
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- First week of January, 2012:  Manuscript Central will start accepting paper submissions
- March 1, 2012: (11:59 PM Pacific time zone):  Deadline for paper submissions
- April 2, 2012: Notification of acceptance
- April 20, 2012: (11:59 PM Pacific time zone): Final copy due
- June 12, 2012: Last day for AMCIS 2012 Early Registration
- July 13, 2012: Deadline for making hotel room reservations
- July 24, 2012: Last day for AMCIS 2012 Regular Registration
- August 9-12, 2012: AMCIS Conference

Email details of Track Co-Chairs:
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James Denford - jim.denford at rmc.ca (Royal Military College of Canada)
Greg Dawson - gregdawson1 at gmail.com (Arizona State University)