[AISWorld] Call for Mini-Track Proposals - AMCIS 2013 Human Capital in Information Systems (SIGLead)

[Jim Denford]

Aims and Scope:
   The Human Capital in IS is aimed at fostering a forum for IS scholars engage in a range of human capital related research including IS leadership, professional services and career development/training in organizations ranging from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to Fortune 500 companies to the public sector.  Specific objectives of the track are to allow members to share their research, engage in exchange of perspectives, and encourage future collaborations. The track is sponsored by the AIS Special Interest Group on IS Leadership (SIGLead) with this track forming an expansion of a theme on IS Leadership that has been hosted at AMCIS from 2003 through 2012.
   Though articles on human capital abound in the practitioner press, much less attention has been devoted to the topic from an academic perspective. IS professionals – whether leaders at the CIO level, IS project and line staff or external professional service providers – are the human dimension of the discipline and therefore issues surrounding IS practice are of enduring concern to IS academics and practitioners alike. It is an issue that should face public and private organizations of any size for many years because leadership, career development and professional services have been persistent concerns. The track seeks to explore the various dimensions, theoretical bases, and perspectives on human capital in information systems and to advance the state of scholarship on the issue. Mini-tracks will be sought to cover the range of the track interest and authors will be encouraged to submit both conceptual and empirical papers that employ a variety of quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
    Mini Track proposals can cover the gamut of Human Capital in Information Systems topics and can include, but are not limited to, the following:
IS Leadership

·         CIO and CTO leadership including TMT integration, influence and leadership styles

·         Impact of the both technical and non-technical executives on organizational effectiveness

·         Effect of the board of directors and shareholders on IT policy and management

·         Impacts of having IS as a secondary role in SME leadership

Career Development

·         CIO and CTO roles and careers

·         Career streams and professional development of technical managers and staff

·         Preparation and development of non-technical executives for CIO and CTO positions in large enterprises and for IS as a secondary role in SMEs

Professional Services

·         Service providers or advisors to the CIO or small business owner (e.g. consultants)

·         In-sourcing and out-sourcing decisions and impacts

·         Relationship management between IS departments and consultants

Track Co-Chairs:
James Denford, Royal Military College of Canada, jim.denford at rmc.ca<mailto:jim.denford at rmc.ca>
Greg Dawson, Arizona State University, gregdawson1 at gmail.com<mailto:gregdawson1 at gmail.com>

Mini-Track Submissions:
To submit a minitrack proposal, you must identify

·         minitrack chairs (names, emails, affiliation)

·         minitrack title

·         short description of minitrack for the AMCIS 2013 website (up to 150 words)
Please submit your call for papers for your minitrack in accordance with the directions at:
http://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2013_minitracks/.



Important Dates:

October 1, 2012 - Minitrack proposal system at Bepress opens

October 18, 2012 - Minitrack proposals due

November 19, 2012 - Revised Minitrack proposal due

January 4, 2013 - Manuscript submissions for AMCIS 2013 begin



We look forward to your submissions and an exciting track in Chicago next August.



James S. Denford, MBA, PhD
SIGLead Secretary
Assistant Professor and Head, Business Administration Department | Professeur adjoint et directeur, Département d’administration des affaires
Royal Military College of Canada | Collège militaire royal du Canada
PO Box 17000 Stn Forces | CP 17000 Succ Forces
Kingston, Ontario, K7K 7B4
Email | courriel: james.denford at forces.gc.ca, jim.denford at rmc.ca
Telephone | Téléphone: 613-541-6000 ext 6970
Facsimile | Télécopieur: 613-541-6315
Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.aisnet.org/pipermail/aisworld_lists.aisnet.org/attachments/20121004/d6532634/attachment.html>