[AISWorld] Call for Book Chapters- Invitation to Submit Proposals

[Abrar Haider]

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS

Proposal Submission Deadline: September 30, 2013



Business Technologies in Contemporary Organisations: Adoption, Assimilation, and Institutionalisation



A book edited by Dr. Abrar Haider (University of South Australia, Australia) and Ms. Azadeh Pishdad (University of South Australia, Australia)



To be published by IGI Global: http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1063



For release in the Advances in Business Information Systems and Analytics (ABISA) Book Series





Introduction

In contemporary business paradigm, organisations compete for political power, institutional legitimacy, and social and economic fitness. Business organisations are shaped by the interactions of the environment that they operate in, the rules and norms imposed on them, the behaviors of their internal systems, and the cognitive patterns of their organisational members. An organisation as an institution, thus, evolves through the mutual interactions of various organisational sub-institutions. Information technologies work as the binding factor that shapes organisations and gives them their existing form and legitimacy by integrating these sub-institutions. This form and legitimacy define how organisations evolve their structures, culture, and systems. On the other hand, contemporary business organisations are more concerned about the physical implementation of technology rather than the factors and the causes and effects that help shape the use of technology in the organisation and help technology, as well as other institutions within the organization, to grow and mature in relation to each other. As a result, technology implementation is seen as a non-strategic activity aimed at providing a quick-fix solution to immediate information management/exploitation and process automation issues of the organisation. Information systems, however, are social systems and play an integral role in the evolution and maturity of the organisation as well as its structures, culture, and operations. Technology implementers and managers should not aim at ‘adaptive’ fixing of the organisation’s information and automation problems; instead, they should aim at the institutionalisation of technology to maintain legitimacy, power, and social and economic fitness of the business on an on-going basis. Information systems institutionalisation is, thus, characterized and shaped by continuous interfacing of information technologies with organisational, technical, social, cultural, environmental, political, and other institutional factors.



This book focuses on research that investigates the reciprocal relationship between information systems and organisations as institutions and the intended and unintended impacts that these relationships create. The influence of information systems on organisational structures, processes, and people, as well as how these organisational forms impact technology design, functionality and management, has a rich history within information systems. This book aims to extend this tradition by bringing up papers that show, either empirically, theoretically or both, how organisational processes and structures, individual and group actions and behaviors, and technology features interact to affect the creation, use, and consequences of information systems. Particularly, this book is interested in work that seeks to open up new streams of research by providing empirical evidence and/or compelling theoretical arguments for the importance of specific unaddressed problems and challenges in this area. Studies that demonstrate the contributions of information systems to the on-going development of the fields of organisational theory, institutional theory, and strategy are also considered in this book.



Information systems researchers have developed important theoretical and empirical insights about impacts of information systems in and around organisations. Numerous theories have been advanced to explain how organisational processes and structures, individual actions and behaviors, and technology features interact to affect creation, use, and consequences of information systems. As new technologies emerge, studies of the relationship between technology and organisation have advanced our knowledge of the many subtle ways that information systems affect how various organisational institutions work and live together. Yet, we continue to be surprised by the complexity and often unanticipated outcomes of this interaction. This book, therefore, welcomes theoretical, empirical, and analytical studies of the adoption, assimilation, and use of information systems by individuals, groups, and organisations.



Objectives of the Book

The main goal of the publication is to bring together theories and practices, development, achievements, and challenges in adoption, diffusion, assimilation and institutionalisation of information systems. This book will assemble information systems researchers in this area to share and discuss their achievement on various aspects of information systems assimilation and institutionalisation such as organisational, social, cultural, technical, environmental, political, and other institutional factors along with the major advances, and practical development in the field. This book is expected to be a significant representation of high quality theoretical and empirical papers, aimed at advancing our understanding of information systems adoption, diffusion, assimilation, and institutionalisation. These papers employ diverse methodologies and philosophical perspectives to significantly advance our knowledge in these areas.



Target Audience

The prospective audiences of the book are:

-          Researchers and practitioners interested in technology implementation, assimilation, and institutionalisation;

-          Researchers investigating the role of information systems in organisational evolution and maturity; and

-          University students specializing in technology diffusion and adoption, social shaping of technology, and information systems.





Recommended topics include, but are not limited to the following:

Contributors are welcome to submit chapters on the following topics relating to technology adoption and diffusion, institutionalisation, and technology based business transformation:

-          Adoption or diffusion of IS/IT supporting organisational and inter-organisational initiatives

-          Factors influencing IS/IT adoption and use at micro and macro levels

-          Institutionalisation isomorphism

-          Adoption and usage of core business technologies such as enterprise systems

-          Factors that drive the adoption and use of IS/IT in different cultural context

-          Social network characteristics (e.g., density, centrality) on the adoption and diffusion of technology

-          Socio-economic impacts of consumer adoption of IS/IT

-          Socio-economic/geographical/cultural factors relevant to IS/IT adoption

-          Strategies to promote technology adoption and diffusion

-          The impact of technology use on the daily/social/professional life of consumers/citizens

-          The role of national/organisational culture on the adoption and diffusion of technology

-          Theories, concepts, and tools of IS/ICT adoption and diffusion

-          Technology usage and post-adoption behavior

-          Diffusion of IS innovations in social networks

-          Influence of organisation climate on the adoption and diffusion of technology

-          Impact of technology adoption on the global competitiveness of firms

-          Multilevel units of analysis impact on diffusion

-          Individual and/or group‐level resistance to technology adoption

-          Barriers to technology diffusion and adoption

-          Dynamics of post-implementation use over time

-          Human behavior in IT adoption and use

-          Challenges of adoption and diffusion of technology across socially, culturally, and economically diverse communities and regions

-          Impact of the social system, networks, and communication channels on technology adoption and diffusion

-          Case studies on implementation of technologies

-          Diversity in research designs and methods for the study of technology adoption and diffusion

-          New and emerging trends in technology innovation, adoption and diffusion research

-          Process theories and approaches to understanding the adoption and diffusion of IS/IT

-          IS selection and adoption

-          IS post implementation challenges, issues and critical success factors

-          Organisational change, culture and learning issue of IS adoption and assimilation

-          Organisational change management





Submission Process

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before September 30, 2013, a 1-2 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by October 15, 2013 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by January 31, 2014. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.



Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This book is anticipated to be released in 2014.





Important Dates

September 30, 2013: Proposal Submission Deadline

October 15, 2013: Notification of Acceptance

January 31, 2014: Full Chapter Submission

March 15, 2014: Review Results Returned

April 15, 2014: Final Chapter Submission

May 15, 2014: Final Deadline





Inquiries and submissions should be forwarded electronically to:

Ms. Azadeh Pishdad

School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences,

University of South Australia

Mawson Lakes Campus, SA 5095, Australia

Tel.: +61 (8) 8302 5081
E-mail: azadeh.pishdad at mymail.unisa.edu.au








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