[AISWorld] 2nd Call for papers: HICSS-53 minitrack on: "SOCIAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES IN COLLABORATION RESEARCH" Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Grand Wailea, Maui, January 7-10, 2020

[De Vreede, Triparna]

APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTINGS

Papers are invited for the minitrack on "SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES IN COLLABORATION RESEARCH " as part of the Collaboration Systems and Technology Track at the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS).

One of the major assets of any organization is its people. Understanding of the people and their social, psychological, cultural, and emotional environment helps organizations develop systems and processes that can lead to a productive workplace. Changes in technology, globalization, and increased competition have all created an environment in which an understanding of people is the critical link that is needed in order to survive and thrive in today's competitive environment.

Technology supported collaboration and communication between individuals entails complex social and psychological situations. An understanding of social and psychological aspects of collaboration is essential to creating and sustaining productive work environments. The use of collaboration technologies and social media and the consequences of such use are framed by the psychological and social factors concerning the users and their work environment. It is important to understand these factors to successfully facilitate the sustained implementation and use of these technologies. Further, knowledge of the psycho-social aspects of technology-supported collaboration and communication also assists in detecting, avoiding, and effectively resolving the issues that may arise from using such technologies.

This minitrack provides one of the key international platforms to host research with a social/psychological perspective on studying issues related to the dynamic interplay between people, their environment, and the collaboration and social technologies they use. Examples of areas relevant to the minitrack include but are not limited to:

  *   -Personality, behavioral, and social factors related to communication and collaboration in groups, crowds, and organizations
  *   -Social and psychological effects of using systems and AI to support collaboration
  *   -Attractions and affiliations in groups and crowds arising from use of social networks
  *   -Team/group/crowd psychology and use of communication and AI technologies
  *   -Effects and consequences of personality on system design and use
  *   -Psycho-social factors influencing acceptance and implementation of collaboration and AI technologies
  *   -Virtual leadership and leadership at a distance
  *   -Online aggression and violence
  *   -Motivating employees to adopt, create, use collaborative work practices
  *   -Correlations between organizational performance and attention to human capital
  *   -Influence of communication technologies on perceptions of self and others
  *   -Emotion and networking technologies
  *   -Social and interpersonal implications of communications over cyberspace
  *   -Internet dependencies and addictions
  *   -Online evaluations and assessments of social and psychological well being
  *   -Interpersonal treatment with the use of online (AI) technologies
  *   -Human Resource practices online (e.g. performance appraisal, hiring and firing, job analysis)
  *   -Altruism, conformity, and other social factors in online communications

Thus, we invite any paper that contains original research highlighting the human component in collaboration and communication technologies. There are no preferred methodological stances for this minitrack: this minitrack is open to both qualitative and quantitative research, to research from a positivist, interpretivist, or critical perspective, to studies from the lab, from the field, design-oriented or developmental in nature.

MINITRACK COORDINATORS:

Triparna de Vreede (primary contact), GJ de Vreede, and Paul Spector
University of South Florida
tdevreede at usf.edu<mailto:tdevreede at usf.edu>

Submit an electronic copy of the full paper, 10 pages including title page, abstract, references and diagrams using the review system available at the HICSS site (http://hicss.hawaii.edu/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhicss.hawaii.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ctdevreede%40usf.edu%7C7b996c6b5fcd49276f5708d6bc4011df%7C741bf7dee2e546df8d6782607df9deaa%7C0%7C1%7C636903380705183313&sdata=%2BBzqfD28wyhgYMo19jahAZHtwlvVbx5JgMlkQ5xLHRQ%3D&reserved=0>), make sure that the authors? names and affiliation information has been removed to ensure an anonymous review.

TIMELINE:
June 15: Full papers uploaded to the minitrack through the submission system at http://hicss.hawaii.edu<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhicss.hawaii.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ctdevreede%40usf.edu%7C7b996c6b5fcd49276f5708d6bc4011df%7C741bf7dee2e546df8d6782607df9deaa%7C0%7C1%7C636903380705193314&sdata=culLO1UhfsmG2l95yhqhr0Rb%2F%2Fbi6rY4VoQIWprfOLU%3D&reserved=0>.
August 15: Notification of accepted papers mailed to authors.
September 15: Accepted manuscripts, camera-ready, uploaded; author(s) must register by this time.