[AISWorld] CFP: AMCIS 2017 Mini-Track: Issues in Global Systems Implementation

[Taneja, Aakash]

*CALL FOR PAPERS - AMCIS 2017, Boston, August 10-12, 2017*
http://amcis2017.aisnet.org/



*Mini-Track: Issues in Global Systems Implementation*



*part of "Global, International, and Cross-Cultural Issues in IS (SIGCCRIS)"

We warmly invite your submissions to the mini-track on "Issues in Global Systems Implementation".



*Mini-track Description*

Globalization has spurred the growth of trans-national and multi-national enterprises. Implementing systems that seamlessly allow the flow of data as well as control beyond the boundaries of the home country is fraught with challenges. Technologies and implementation strategies used in the home country may not be readily transferable to overseas operations. Implementation of global systems may be impacted by various environmental variables such as local rules and regulations, tariffs and currency differences.

Mainstream IS research on systems implementations have focused on many occasions on the single organization and single country implementations. Findings from such studies cannot be generalized to systems implementations where the country is just not a variable but provides the context of implementation. There are both challenges and opportunities to consider in global systems implementations. Some of the challenges posed by the global implementation of systems include the availability of trained manpower, technology limitations, and local laws/regulations.

This mini-track invites research in the areas of global information systems development, implementation, and usage. In echoing the conference theme, we encourage manuscripts that use innovative research methods and theory.



*Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:*

- Theoretical underpinnings of failures and successes in global systems implementations.

- Critical success factors of enterprise systems implementation spanning multiple countries.

- Global enterprise systems and architectures.

- The impact of newer IT provisioning methods (e.g., cloud computing) on global information system implementations.

- Cultural, power equations, and demographic issues influencing global information systems implementation, adoption, and usage.

- Reconciling disparate accounting reporting systems (IFRS and GAAP), compliance requirements (SOX, COBIT, COSO) the use of technologies such as XBRL and XML in global systems.

- Project management practices during the rollout of global IT systems.

- Standardization of business process and technologies across multiple countries.

- Cross border supply chain implementations in Maquiladoras, NAFTA, EU, ASEAN, etc.

- Globally distributed teams in global systems implementations, such as the use of social media by cross-national virtual teams.

- Global systems implementation governance and risks, such as issues related to strategic alignment, and roles and responsibilities.





 *Important Dates*

- January 09, 2017: Manuscript submissions for AMCIS papers begin

- March 01, 2017: Deadline for AMCIS paper submissions due 1 pm EST

- April 17, 2017: Notification of initial decision on submitted papers

- April 25, 2017: Deadline for camera-ready revisions

- April 28, 2017: Notification of decision on revised camera-ready papers





*Mini-track Chairs*
- Anil Singh, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, anil.singh at utrgv.edu<mailto:anil.singh at utrgv.edu>
- George Mangalaraj, Western Illinois University, G-Mangalaraj at wiu.edu<mailto:G-Mangalaraj at wiu.edu>
- Aakash Taneja, Stockton University, aakash.taneja at stockton.edu<mailto:aakash.taneja at stockton.edu>