[AISWorld] CFP: AMCIS 2014 Set-Theoretic Methods: Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) for IS Research Minitrack

[yk park]

CALL FOR PAPERS

Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Savanah, Georgia, USA
August 7-10, 2014.

Track: Research Methods (
http://amcis2014.aisnet.org/index.php/track-list/77-amcis-2014/115 )

Minitrack Title: Set-Theoretic Methods: Qualitative Comparative Analysis
(QCA) for IS Research

DESCRIPTION
In recent times, information and digital technologies have become tightly
interconnected with organizational and environmental elements. This
‘fusion’ has created a complex system that often exhibits nonlinear,
discontinuous change such that a small adjustment in one element can
trigger drastic changes in other elements, and eventually the whole system
can change radically and stabilize at a new equilibrium. Given such complex
dynamics, the role of information technology can be determined by other
elements of the whole system and thus can be better understood if it is
viewed as a part of the holistic system instead of as a separate
independent variable.

Although traditional correlation-based methods have tremendously
contributed to the success of IS research, it becomes much difficult for
such methods alone to completely explain the complex digital phenomena.
Recently, set-theoretic configurational methods such as qualitative
comparative analysis (QCA) get increasing attention as an alternative
and/or complementary way to build a holistic configurational theory. QCA
developed by Charles Ragin (1987) integrates the strengths of both
case-oriented qualitative methods and variable-oriented quantitative
methods and it is well suited to investigating the holistic aspects of
complex phenomena.


SUGGESTED TOPICS BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
We encourage authors to submit both conceptual and empirical papers that
discuss how set-theoretic methods are different from and complementary to
traditional methods in building or testing IS theories; show empirical
applications of QCA to IS research topics; build novel IS theories in
digital settings.

- Empirical studies that applies set-theoretic QCA methods
- Theory building and/or testing with set-theoretic QCA methods
- Methodological comparison of QCA with traditional methods
- Benefits of using QCA in the IS research areas
- Limitations and challenges of set-theoretic QCA methods in applying to IS
research
- Investigating the holistic aspects of complex systems with set-theoretic
methods
- Building novel IS theories with QCA
- Revealing new aspects of extant IS theories with QCA
- IT impact on organizational performance – synergetic, complementary,
equifinal effects
- Multifaceted, inconsistent roles of digital technologies such as enabling
vs. inhibiting roles
- Multiple design solutions for new IT systems depending on organizational
idiosyncratic context
- Enterprise architecture design with QCA
- Social network analysis with QCA
- Investigating the complex dynamics of new IT systems development with QCA
- Small, medium, and large N case QCA studies
- QCA studies for multiple levels – individual, team/group, organization,
industry, country, population, field


This minitrack will foster discussion about how QCA can help researchers
build novel, richer theories in the IS research field. We encourage authors
to submit both conceptual and empirical papers from diverse areas which
apply QCA to IT-related topics in IS, management, sociology, strategy,
marketing, economics, operations, supply chains, accounting, and finance,
to name a few.

INSTRCUTIONS FOR AUTHORS:
Manuscript submissions for AMCIS 2014 will open in early January 2014.
 Exact dates and instructions to authors will be made available soon.  For
more information visit:  http://amcis2014.aisnet.org


Minitrack Co-Chairs:

YoungKi Park
ypark1 at uakron.edu (ykpark8 at gmail.com)
University of Akron

Nilesh Saraf
nsaraf at sfu.ca
Simon Fraser University
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