[AISWorld] AMCIS 2014 Mini-Track CFP: Negative Cognitions about Information Systems

[Lockwood, Nick]

Call for Papers: 20th Americas Conference on Information Systems
August 7-10, 2014, Savannah, Georgia, USA

Dear Colleagues,

We welcome papers for the mini track titled "NEGATIVE COGNITIONS ABOUT INFORMATION SYSTEMS", for AMCIS 2014. Details follow:

Track: HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION
Mini Track Title: NEGATIVE COGNITIONS ABOUT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

DESCRIPTION

There is an increasingly persistent dichotomy in the way that emerging Information Systems (IS)-enabled patterns for work and collaboration are affecting IS users. On the one hand, they enable vast improvements in processes and decisions. On the other, they lead to negative cognitions such as stress, frustrations and information overload. There has been a recent surge of interest in negative cognitions associated with using IS related, for example, due to technostress, intrusiveness and deceptiveness, credibility and deception, addiction to technology use, and distrust. These studies explore various facets of detrimental conditions that users of IS experience-conditions that, given the ubiquity of IS use, are potentially pervasive.

The objective of this mini-track is to develop theoretical insight and understanding on HCI topics
and issues that address this "troubling" side of IS. Submissions addressing all aspects of this topic are welcome. We welcome conceptual, theoretical or empirical research papers. We particularly welcome papers that apply theories and perspectives from different disciplines (e.g., theories of stress and deviant behavior from psychology, information overload and interruption from information science, and work-life balance from industrial management) to examine various aspects of this phenomenon.

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

1. Implications for design of systems and interfaces regarding:
Conceptualizations of troubling or negative interactions between IS and users, such as interruptions, information overload, constant connectivity to work-related information processing, and addiction to IS use

2. Implications for design of systems and interfaces regarding:
Difficulties in learning how to use constantly changing technologies and applications, navigating requirements for security, and managing data deluge.

3. Implications for design of systems and interfaces regarding:
Outcomes from the above interactions such as stress and anxiety, difficulty in concentrating, multitasking, user dissatisfaction, effects on productivity and performance, disruption of work-life balance, over-dependence on IS.

4. Implications for design of systems and interfaces regarding:
Use of IS in home contexts by outlier populations in terms of demographics such as age and wellness, e.g. managing apps on smartphones and tablets, and associated issues of personal data security, family well-being and technology embedded-ness of home processes

5. Any other HCI topics related to negative affective responses and the cause and effect relationships between cues embedded in system designs and/or methods that can mitigate or exacerbate those negative responses.

SUBMISSION SITE
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2014

IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for paper submissions: March 1, 2014
Notification of acceptance: April 4, 2014
Revisions due: April 18, 2014
Final copy due: April 25, 2014

CHAIRS CONTACT INFORMATION
Nick Lockwood (Corresponding Co-Chair)
Assistant Professor
Department of Business and Information Technology
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Email: lockwoodn at mst.edu<mailto:lockwoodn at mst.edu>

Monideepa Tarafdar
Professor of Information Systems
Management Science Department
Lancaster University Management School
Email: m.tarafdar at lancaster.ac.uk<mailto:m.tarafdar at lancaster.ac.uk>

Taylor Wells
Assistant Professor
College of Business Administration
California State University, Sacramento
Email: taylor.wells at csus.edu<mailto:taylor.wells at csus.edu>
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