[AISWorld] CFP: HICSS-47 Minitrack Social Media and e-Business Transformation

[Cheung Christy M K]

HICSS2014 6-9 January 2014

Track: Collaboration Systems and Technologies

Mini-track: Social Media and e-Business Transformation

http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/cl.html

Description:

Social media are online platforms that facilitate global collaboration and sharing among users. New social media applications in e-business and e-commerce appear everyday and results in enormous shocks to the ecosystem of individuals and businesses. Consumers can easily obtain information from a vast, geographically dispersed group of people in social platforms. Meanwhile, these social platforms give retailers a wealth of options for reaching potential customers, communication and collaboration, and creating values to customers. Furthermore, social media are increasingly being used in organizations to improve relationships among employees and nurture collaboration and the sharing culture.

The aim of this minitrack is to provide a forum for the exchange of research ideas and best practices related to social media in e-business environments. It also aims to raise awareness in terms of the latest developments in social media, and address the challenges of using social media. This minitrack is open to all types of research, conceptual or empirical. Examples of possible topics of interest i include (but are not limited to):

Topics:
*  The adoption, usage, and impact of social media upon consumers and businesses
*  Social media strategies and e-business models
*  Consumer engagement with organizations in social media
*  Enterprise 2.0 and social computing in organizations
*  Organizational learning and the use of social media
*  Knowledge management with social media
*  Crowdsourcing, collaboration, problem solving with social media
*  Social commerce
*  Social media in marketing and consumer behavior
*  Social media for customer relationship management
*  Social identity, social capital, and social roles related to the use of social media
*  Policy, governance, and security issues related to the use of social media



Important Dates:

Submission Deadline: 15 June 2013

Acceptance Notification: 15 August 2013

Mini-track Co-Chairs:

Dr. Christy M.K. Cheung (Primary Contact)
Associate Professor
Department of Finance and Decision Sciences
Hong Kong Baptist University
ccheung at hkbu.edu.hk<mailto:ccheung at hkbu.edu.hk>
Phone: 852-34112102

Prof. Matthew K.O. Lee
Chair Professor of Information Systems & Electronic Commerce
Department of Information Systems
City University of Hong Kong
cbmatlee at cityu.edu.hk<mailto:fbmatlee at cityu.edu.hk>
Phone: 852-34422882

Prof. Christian Wagner
Professor and Associate Dean
School of Creative Media
City University of Hong Kong
c.wagner at cityu.edu.hk<mailto:c.wagner at cityu.edu.hk>
Phone: 852-34427546



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