[AISWorld] Call for Papers: AMCIS Mini-Track on Organizational Learning through Process Modelling

[Jens Poeppelbuss]

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Mini-Track "Organizational Learning through Process Modelling" 
Track: "End-User Information Systems, Innovation, and Organizational Change
(SIGOSRA)"
20th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 
August 7-10, 2014, Savannah, Georgia, USA 
Mini-Track / Track website:
http://amcis2014.aisnet.org/index.php/track-list/77-amcis-2014/92

For understanding and improving work practices, organizations frequently
rely on process models. Process discovery activities, for instance, help to
understand the operation of business processes. Process-oriented methods
(e.g., TQM, Lean Management, or Six Sigma) are widely adopted to
continuously improve the operations of organizations. In this context,
process models can serve as boundary objects between different intra- and
inter-organizational communities of practice that facilitate organizational
learning. However, many organizations also face problems with their process
documentations, e.g., due to a model-reality divide or the reluctance of
employees against process redesigns. New methods and tools can help
organizations with the management of process-related knowledge and learning.
Increasing involvement of employees and improved analytical approaches that
disclose how processes are really performed can help in achieving more
sustainable business processes. Research on how organizations manage
process-related knowledge and learning is subject of this mini-track. We
encourage papers applying a wide variety of methodologies, including
quantitative and qualitative, empirical and theoretical research such as
case studies, action research, surveys, experiments, and design science.


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_March 1, 2014: Submission deadline 
_April 4, 2014: Authors will be notified as to whether their submission was
accepted, conditionally accepted, or rejected 
_April 18, 2014: Authors must have their revised submissions submitted 
_April 25, 2014: Authors must have their camera-ready, final papers
submitted


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Lars-Olof Johansson
School of Information Science
Halmstad University
Sweden
lars-olof.johansson at hh.se

Jens Poeppelbuss (primary contact)
Industrial Services Group
University of Bremen
Germany
jepo at is.uni-bremen.de