[AISWorld] CFP: AMCIS 2018 mini track "Business Models for the Digital Economy"

[Hans-Dieter Zimmermann]

Call for Papers for the AMCIS 2018 Minitrack on "Business Models for the
Digital Economy"
This mini track serves as a forum for the presentation and discussion of
new and innovative approaches to business models for coping with the
challenges of the digital economy and digital transformation of businesses.
We consider an economy based on the digitization of information and the
respective information and communication infrastructure as the digital
economy. These developments are creating and are requiring new types of
business models. Value creation processes and structures will be altered
radically, new types of products and services are emerging. Therefore, this
mini track addresses all topics concerned with the analysis, design,
development, implementation, and control of future business models for the
creation of economic value in the digital economy from a communication,
organizational, business, economic, and managerial perspective applying a
theoretical, conceptual, or practical approach.

Suggested topics include but are not limited to the following:

 - Challenges and foundations of the digital economy
 - Analytical and architectural frameworks for new business models
 - Business model generation and innovation
 - Disruptive business models in the digital economy
 - Digital transformation
 - Digital ecosystems
 - Blockchain technology
 - Digitally enhanced products
 - Industry 4.0 / Industrial Internet/ smart factory/ Internet of things
 - Conversational commerce
 - Social media and social networks based business models/ social commerce
 - Design and modeling approaches/ methods
 - Evaluation and simulation techniques/ approaches
 - Industry perspectives on business models
 - Challenges of converging industries, e.g.: Mobility, Financial industry
(e.g., Fintech/ InsurTech), Media industry, Telecommunications.

You are cordially invited to submit your research to the mini track!

Important Dates:
  - February 28, 2018:  Deadline for Paper Submission
 - April 17, 2018:  Decisions made for Completed Research, ERFs submissions
 - April 25, 2018: Deadline for camera-ready submissions.

For more information visit the AMCIS 2018 conference website
<http://amcis2018.aisnet.org> or the mini track website
<http://www.amcis-businessmodels.hdzimmermann.net>.

Hans-Dieter Zimmermann, Mini track chair
FHS St. Gallen University of Applied Sciences
St. Gallen, Switzlerland