[AISWorld] CfP: JMIS Special Issue on Transformative Value of Cloud Computing

[Benlian, Alexander]

CALL FOR PAPERS (http://www.jmis-web.org/cfps/CfP_SI_JMIS_Transformative_Value_of_Cloud_Computing.pdf)



*** Special Issue of the Journal of Management Information Systems: Transformative Value of Cloud Computing ***



SPECIAL ISSUE GUEST EDITORS



Alexander Benlian, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany

William J. Kettinger, University of Memphis, USA

Ali Sunyaev, University of Kassel, Germany

Till J. Winkler, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark





MOTIVATION



Cloud computing, referring to information technologies enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services), is fundamentally changing the way we collaborate, co-create and do business. As a transformative technology, cloud services affect every aspect of our lives, be it working, shopping, or watching movies. Cloud computing continues to experience rapid growth, with Forrester predicting the cloud market to hit US$240 billion by 2020. As a major paradigm shift, cloud services will continue to revolutionize the ways we store, process, and use information, creating a wealth of possibilities for individuals, teams, organizations, and societies.

Although researchers' and practitioners' interest in cloud computing has continued undiminished, the focus has been primarily on either adoption or operational issues, such as migrating from on-premise to on-demand, minimizing fixed IT costs, or exploiting the IT resource flexibility offered by the cloud. It is time to take stock that there has been far less attention dedicated to the transformative and value-creating capacity of cloud computing. As a disruptive technology, it can enable truly innovative services and business models that engage consumers, employees, and citizens in unprecedented ways. In fact, it can disrupt entire industries sending them into a downward spiral while providing groundbreaking opportunities for others. In developing countries, cloud computing can enable communities to leapfrog into the next generation of IT and in doing so move them to economic competitiveness. Despite this potential as a game changer, the interplay between the cloud's inherent capabilities and its transformative value is not well understood and demands further research.





FOCUS



Rather than looking into the operational and tactical merits of the cloud, this special issue provides a special forum for IS and other scholars to engage in an important dialogue on strategic and transformative impacts of cloud computing. In particular, we see the strategic and transformative value of the cloud at five levels:



I. The cloud's transformative value for users and consumers

II. The cloud's transformative value for user organizations

III. The cloud's transformative value for IT providers and the software industry

IV. The cloud's transformative value for industries

V. The cloud's transformative value for societies and developing countries



More details regarding the five levels of the cloud's transformative value can be found in the official CfP (http://www.jmis-web.org/cfps/CfP_SI_JMIS_Transformative_Value_of_Cloud_Computing.pdf)



The focus of this special issue is to stimulate innovative investigation of the transformative value of cloud computing (including Software-/Platform-/Infrastructure-as-a-Service) at or between all levels of analysis. All lenses of inquiry into the disruptive nature and impact of cloud computing are encouraged, including strategic, organizational, behavioral, economic, and technical perspectives. We welcome theoretical, analytical, and empirical (including primary data from cloud platforms, surveys, experiments, simulations, and case studies and secondary data from organizational, market and regulatory sources) contributions to the special issue.





TOPICS



All topics related to cloud computing and its transformative value are welcome. Possible research areas include, but are not limited to:

·        Cloud computing services and innovative consumer behavior

·        Cloud computing as a source and enabler for co-creation of products and services

·        Cloud computing and big data analytics (e.g., online consumer journeys)

·        Multi-level influences of cloud computing environments on team work

·        Cloud-based business model evolution at cloud user organizations

·        Cloud computing and its transformative impact on internal IT functions and services

·        The cloud's business model implications for cloud providers and the software industry

·        Strategies for building and growing cloud-based software ecosystems for IT providers

·        The transformative role of cloud computing in developing countries

·        Cloud computing and the digital divide

·        Innovative cloud computing services in highly regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, government or financial services)

·        Macro-/industry-level implications of cloud computing (e.g., how cloud computing is disrupting entire industries)

·        The transformative role of cloud computing in education, cities, or e-government

·        Cloud computing and openness (e.g., open innovation, open platforms or open society)

·        Critical boundary conditions of the transformative use of cloud computing (such as privacy and security challenges)



Consistent with the policies of JMIS, the papers should aim to make a significant novel contribution to the field.





SPECIAL ISSUE ADVISORY AND EDITORIAL BOARD



Subhajyoti Bandyopadhyay, University of Florida

Indranil Bardhan, University of Texas at Dallas

Nicholas Berente, University of Georgia

Vidyanand Choudhary, University of California, Irvine Varun Grover, Clemson University

Thomas Hess, University of Munich

Marios Koufaris, Baruch College, CUNY

Mary Lacity, University of Missouri-St. Louis Claudia Loebbecke, University of Cologne

Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University

Chee-Wee Tan, Copenhagen Business School

Hock Hai Teo, National University of Singapore

Will Venters, The London School of Economics

Ling Xue, Georgia State University

Chen Zhang, University of Memphis





IMPORTANT DATES



Researchers interested in submitting papers are invited to submit their paper ideas / extended abstracts to the Special Issue Guest Editors by July 1, 2016, for early reactions.



Full paper submission due:                          October 1, 2016

First round of reviews completed:             February 1, 2017

Paper revisions due:                                     May 1, 2017

Second round of reviews completed:       August 1, 2017

Final decisions on acceptance:                   November 1, 2017





Email your submissions to: benlian at ise.tu-darmstadt.de<mailto:benlian at ise.tu-darmstadt.de<mailto:benlian at ise.tu-darmstadt.de%3cmailto:benlian at ise.tu-darmstadt.de>>



For the format of the papers, please follow the guidelines on the JMIS website. Any further queries should be directed to the Special Issue Guest Editors.



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