[AISWorld] CFP: AMCIS 2015 Mini‐track: IS Leadership Development in Human Capital in Information Systems Track

[Gerow, Jennifer E]

Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Puerto Rico, August 13-15, 2015
http://amcis2015.aisnet.org/

Track: Human Capital in Information Systems (SIGLEAD)
Mini‐track: IS Leadership Development

Aim and Scope:
The IS Leadership Development mini-track in Human Capital in IS is aimed at fostering a forum for IS scholars engaged in IS Leadership Development research to share their research, engage in exchange of perspectives, and encourage future collaborations. IS Leadership Development is broadly defined to include research on IS leaders such as CIOs and CTOs, including their roles and careers. This proposed mini-track would be sponsored by the AIS Special Interest Group on IS Leadership (SIGLead).

Though articles on IS Leadership Development abound in the practitioner press, much less attention has been devoted to the topic from an academic perspective. IS Leadership Development sets directions, creates commitment, and adapts the IS unit to fit a changing environment. It is, thus, an enduring concern to IS academics and practitioners alike. It is an issue that should face organizations for many years because leadership has been a persistent concern of all societies and organizations. The mini-track seeks to explore the various dimensions, theoretical bases, and perspectives on IS Leadership Development and to advance the state of scholarship on the issue. Authors are encouraged to submit both conceptual and empirical papers that employ a variety of quantitative and qualitative methodologies.

Possible Topics:
CIO and CTO Roles and Careers:
• CIO reporting structure
• Strategic positioning within the organization
• Characteristics of a successful leader
• Managing success and failure

Technical Employee Development (i.e. Career Transition):
• Promoting from within the company or hiring from the outside
• Required skills for CIOs and CTOs
• Qualifications for being promoted to CEO
• IS succession planning

Non-Technical Employee Development (i.e. Career Transition for Non-IT Managers):
• Preparation and development of non-technical executives for CIO and CTO positions in large enterprises
• Preparation and development of non-technical executives for CIO and CTO positions for IS as a secondary role in SMEs
• Importance of CIOs to have a “pure” IT background

Important dates:
•    January 5, 2015: Manuscript submissions for AMCIS 2015 begin
•    February 25, 2015: AMCIS manuscript submissions closes for authors
•    Tuesday, April 21, 2015: Authors notified about the disposition of their papers
•    Tuesday, April 28, 2015:  Deadline for camera-ready revisions
•    May 5, 2015: Final decisions on AMCIS 2015 program are made

Mini‐track Chair:
Jennifer E. Gerow
Virginia Military Institute
e-mail: gerowje at vmi.edu
phone: 540-464-7278

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