[AISWorld] CFP: Social and Business Value of Virtual Communities (AMCIS 2018)

[Midha, Vishal]

CALL FOR PAPERS

24th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) August 16-18, 2018, New Orleans, LA



Minitrack 1: Social and Business Value of Virtual Communities

(https://amcis2018.aisnet.org/submissions/track-descriptions/#toggle-id-29)





MINITRACK DESCRIPTION



The interactive web environment of virtual communities is generating noteworthy interest among individuals and businesses alike. Some of the virtual communities provide an outlet for individuals to express themselves and develop a feeling of belongingness while some other provide a platform to share useful information on products, services, or current topics of interest. While virtual communities have matured over time, it is still not clear how virtual communities can be used in different contexts. It cannot be denied that virtual communities hold a lot of potential, there is a need to examine the kind of social and business opportunities being enabled by virtual communities, the challenges virtual communities are facing today, and the opportunities they promise for the future. The objective of this mini-track is to provide a forum for discussion and presentation of original research, highlighting value and opportunities associated with virtual communities. We seek papers that address value proposition of virtual communities from a theoretical, conceptual, or empirical perspective. Both quantitative and qualitative studies on virtual communities are welcome.



Topics that are of interest to this mini-track include, but are not limited to:



  *   Best practices for fostering virtual communities

  *   Designing virtual communities for social value such as formal and informal learning, socializing, communicating, or other purposes

  *   Improving business value of virtual communities

  *   Virtual community collaborations and benefits to individuals

  *   Impact of national cultures and virtual communities cultures on social capital

  *   Value in adoption of virtual communities

  *   Measurement frameworks for value of virtual communities

  *   Cultural impacts and consequences of virtual communities

  *   Fun and entertainment value of virtual communities

  *   Success stories about use of virtual communities

  *   Business and commerce opportunities in virtual communities

  *   Case studies documenting impact of virtual communities

  *   Future opportunities enabled by virtual communities

  *   Challenges in virtual communities' development and maintenance



SUBMISSION



January 15, 2018: Manuscript submissions for AMCIS 2018 begins

February 28, 2018: Manuscript submissions for AMCIS 2018 due

April 18, 2018: Authors notified about the disposition of their papers





MINITRACK CHAIRS



Vikas Jain, University of Tampa, vjain at ut.edu<mailto:vjain at ut.edu<mailto:vjain at ut.edu%3cmailto:vjain at ut.edu>>

Vishal Midha, Illinois State University, vmidha at illinoisstate.edu<mailto:vmidha at illinoisstate.edu <mailto:vmidha at illinoisstate.edu%3cmailto:vmidha at illinoisstate.edu%20> >





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Vikas Jain, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Information and Technology Management

Skyes College of Business, Box O

The University of Tampa

401 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33606

Ph: 813-257-3968

Email: vjain at ut.edu<mailto:vjain at ut.edu>