[AISWorld] CFP - AMCIS 2016 Mini-track: The Dark Side of Information Technology: The Dark Usage and Negative Outcomes of IT Use

[Zach Lee]

Call for Papers - Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2016

San Diego, August 11-13, 2016


Track: Adoption and Diffusion of Information Technology

Mini-track: The Dark Side of Information Technology: The Dark Usage and Negative Outcomes of IT Use


We invite submissions to the The Dark Side of Information Technology: The Dark Usage and Negative Outcomes of IT Use mini-track at the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2016 to be held in San Diego, August 11-13, 2016.


Information systems (IS) research traditionally emphasizes the positive values and outcomes (e.g., productivity and enjoyment) of information technology (IT) use. The dark usage (e.g., compulsive use and addictive use) and negative outcomes of IT use (e.g., information overload and technostress) remain an underexplored area of research. Emerging IS research has begun to examine the dark side of IT use that harms the individuals, organizations and societies. While the dark usage and negative outcomes of IT use have attracted increasing scholarly attention, the continuous advancement of IT has dramatically increased the scope and intensity of the phenomena.


This mini-track provides a forum for the exchange of research ideas and best practices related to the dark side of IT. It aims to raise awareness of the emerging negative aspects of adoption and use of IT, and address the challenges of maintaining a productive, enjoyable and healthy use of IT.

We invite both completed and research-in-progress papers. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:



- Theoretical models explaining relationships between the antecedents and negative outcomes of adoption and use of IT

- Conceptualization and operationalization of the concepts related to dark usage of IT (e.g., misuse, obsessive use, compulsive use, and addictive use)

- Theoretical models explaining dark usage of IT

- Negative outcomes of adoption and use of IT in different levels (individual, organizational, societal)

- Relationships between positive and negative outcomes of adoption and use of IT

- Technological designs and negative outcomes of adoption and use of IT

- Cultural differences and negative outcomes of adoption and use of IT

- Measurements of negative outcomes of adoption and use of IT

- Prevention and intervention programs for reducing levels of negative outcomes of adoption and use of IT

- Legislation for alleviating negative outcomes of adoption and use of IT

- Novel methodological approaches for studying negative outcomes of adoption and use of IT

- Future trends of research on negative outcomes of adoption and use of IT

- The role of self-regulation in dark usage of IT

- The role of ethics in alleviating negative outcomes of adoption and use of IT





Please find instructions for authors and more information about the conference at: http://amcis2016.aisnet.org/



Important Dates:

January 4, 2016 - Manuscript Submissions Begin

March 2, 2016 - Manuscript Submissions Close

May 1, 2016 - Author Notification



Mini-Track Co-Chairs:

Christy M.K. CHEUNG

Hong Kong Baptist University

Email: ccheung at hkbu.edu.hk<mailto:ccheung at hkbu.edu.hk>



Matthew K.O. LEE
City University of Hong Kong

Email: ismatlee at cityu.edu.hk<mailto:ismatlee at cityu.edu.hk>



Zach W.Y. LEE

University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Email: Zach.Lee at nottingham.edu.cn<mailto:Zach.Lee at nottingham.edu.cn>



Dimple R. THADANI

Hong Kong Baptist University

Email: dimplet at hkbu.edu.hk<mailto:dimplet at hkbu.edu.hk>?


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