[AISWorld] AMCIS 2016 CFP: IT-Enabled Information Management Capability

[Mariana Andrade Rojas]

AMCIS 2016: We invite submissions to the new mini track titled “IT-Enabled Information Management Capability” under the “Strategic and Competitive Use of Information Technology” track.

Mini-track description
While Information Technology (IT) is a relevant factor in firm success, firms’ ability to manage information is becoming of greater salience in shaping firm performance and innovation.  The era of Web 2.0 and the ubiquitous availability of data demand that firms understand IT beyond the technology perspective and view the management of information as an opportunity to gain competitive advantage (Glazer, 1991; Pavlou and Sawy, 2011). The strategic use of information has enabled firms such as Amazon, Alibaba, and Facebook to implement new business models, which have deeply impacted the structures of their industries. Moreover, the ability to create, store, distribute and tailor accurate data and information can enable firms to better utilize other firm resources and capabilities that may impact firm performance. For instance, IT-enabled information management capability enables firms to respond to rapidly changing market needs, provides resourceful information for better decision making, facilitates flexibility to fulfill more customers' needs without incurring extra cost, and provides a technological platform for producing other business.

Call for papers
In the last decades, Information Systems (IS) have become an essential element in firms’ strategy, as managers utilize IT for distinct business purposes. At the same time, the organization must be aware of and open to the influences of IS to benefit from new technologies. The interaction between information technology and organizations is complex and is influenced by many mediating factors, including the organization’s structure, business processes, surrounding environment, and management decisions. Therefore, IS scholars have continued to explore how IT influences firm performance. Despite the significant progress on answering this question, few scholars have joined the conversation of capabilities and have commenced to assess IT as a capability and its influence on firm performance (Chi et al. 2010; Mithas et al. 2011). This mini-track solicits research manuscripts that examine the link between information management capability, firm performance, and innovation. Studies at the firm, individual, team and industry levels are welcomed. Studies submitted to this track should explore how IT-enabled information management capability influences firm performance and innovation and provide a new perspective of the underlying mechanisms through which IT-enabled information management capability improves firm performance and innovation.

Mini-track chairs:

·      Mariana Andrade, IE Business School. E-mail: mariana.andrade at ie.edu<mailto:mariana.andrade at ie.edu>

·      Bidyut Hazarika, University of Colorado Denver. Email: bidyut.hazarika at ucdenver.edu<mailto:bidyut.hazarika at ucdenver.edu>
Dr. Mariana Giovanna Andrade Rojas
Assistant Professor in Information Systems and Technology
IE Business School
Tel: (+34) 619 963 055
E-mail: mariana.andrade at ie.edu
Website: www.andrademariana.com