[AISWorld] CFP: Special Issue on The Internet of Things in Business

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Call for Papers
Special Issue of the American Journal of Business
The Internet of Things in Business

http://docrea.org/AJB/

**Special Issue Focus**

Not many would question the impact of the Internet on business, 
communication, information, and society as a whole. This disruptive 
innovation has birthed innovative cyberjuggernauts such as Amazon, 
Facebook, and Google as well as worrisome denizens such as Anonymous, 
LulzSec, and too many others to mention. Now the interconnected entity 
is expanding to more than computing devices creating an intertwined mesh 
of everyday devices from bluetooth smart watches to cars autonomously 
transporting us between computer-controlled office environments from our 
managed networked homes.

The Internet of Things (IoT) provides more powerful B2B and B2C 
opportunities than ever before. As IoT networks grow, we must 
re-envision all aspects of business. Consider how powerful targeted 
advertising could be when we know what consumers have in their 
refrigerator and pantry. Customized electronic billboards will no longer 
be limited to banner ad driven cookie information on Web pages; instead 
advertisers can create a custom profile of you on the spot given your 
geolocational data. Supply chain experts can manage and analyze 
connected assembly lines, factories, and warehouses to ensure delivery 
of a product they know you intend to purchase because your smart home 
has requested it. That is indeed a powerful long tail.

Will the potential connectivity between smart cars and ride share apps 
such as Uber bring about new entrepreneurial opportunities? If your 
connected devices know your daily schedule will they automatically 
summon a ride at appropriate times? Will your iWatch equipped with 
health monitoring apps warn you and your physician when a potential 
health condition surfaces? The potential for new ideas and business 
models are only constrained by the imagination.

How can businesses utilize the massive amounts of rich information, 
increased interactivity, and device connectedness? No longer will 
managers use asset tags or RFID. Instead devices will constantly report 
their own location. As more consumers become more connected in all 
aspects of their professional and personal lives businesses must 
consider how to best tailor interactions. A car dealer may already know 
how often someone from her local zip code searches for a new car via the 
Web, but what if the dealer knows that this potential customer has 
driven by her lot and looked at three specific models over the past 
month via her Google glasses? Will the dealer send a message the next 
time the potential customer drives by? Is that too invasive or what 
people want?

As every single device--from a pacemaker to a power plant--collects and 
stores massive amounts of data every microsecond, the rich information 
complexity brings privacy and security challenges to the fore as well. 
People worry about drones flying around us in Orwellian fashion, but 
what about toilets recommending insurance rate adjustment? How can 
businesses facilitate trust relationships to harness interconnected 
interactions?

This special issue will solicit papers from all areas of business in 
order to provide a multifaceted approach to how our diverse disciplines 
might approach the organizational shifts that occur within the IoT 
paradigm. Multi-disciplinary papers will be especially welcome.

**Potential Topics (Partial List)**

--Business Trust Relationships
--Digital Asset Management
--Entrepreneurial IoT Opportunities
--Intelligent Traffic Management
--Interconnected communication and networking
--Internet Enabled Assembly and Logistics
--Micro-transactions
--Near Field Communications for Payment
--Omnipresent Data Collection
--Security and Privacy issues at home and in the workplace
--Side channel data leakage
--Smart Health Systems Management
--Targeted Marketing

**Special Issue Timeline**

January 9 2015: (Optional) Inquiries and Abstracts Due
March 6 2015: Submissions Due
May 8 2015: Acceptance Notification
June 26 2015: Revisions Due
August 14 2015: Scheduled Publication

**Preliminary Questions and Inquiries**

Preliminary inquiries and abstracts are most welcome. Please send a PDF 
to the Guest Editor, Dr. Alan Rea, for feedback.

Alan Rea
Western Michigan University
rea at wmich.edu
269.387.1444

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