[AISWorld] CFP: AMCIS 2019 Mini-Track - Social and Business Value of Virtual Communities

[Subhasish Dasgupta]

*CALL FOR PAPERS*



AMCIS 2019, Cancun, Mexico, August 15-17, 2019.

MINI-TRACK: Social and Business Value of Virtual Communities
TRACK: Virtual Communities and Collaboration

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. Empirical, theoretical, or position papers are
welcome in this track.

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 culture and virtual community culture 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 community development and maintenance



SUBMISSION PROCESS

Full paper submissions (<5000 words, excluding references, tables, and
figures) and Emergent Research Forum (ERF) papers (<3500 words, excluding
references, tables, and figures) must be made electronically through
Manuscript Central. Papers will be peer reviewed using a double-blind
system.

IMPORTANT DATES

January 7, 2019: Submissions for AMCIS 2019 begin
March 1, 2019: Submissions close for authors at 10:00am PST.
April 24, 2019: Camera-ready papers are due.

MINI-TRACK CHAIRS

Dr. Shivraj Kanungo

kanungo at gwu.edu

George Washington University


Dr. Subhasish Dasgupta

dasgupta at gwu.edu

George Washington University


More information is available at https://amcis2019.aisconferences.org or by
contacting the Minitrack chairs (contact details above).


Subhasish Dasgupta, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Information Systems
Information Systems and Technology Management Dept.
George Washington University
Email: dasgupta at gwu.edu
Phone: (202) 994-7408