[AISWorld] Call for Chapter Proposals - Information Technology in Organisations and Societies: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from AI to Technostress

[LEE, ZACH W.Y.]

Call for Chapter Proposals - Information Technology in Organisations and Societies: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from AI to Technostress



Book Title:

Information Technology in Organisations and Societies: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from AI to Technostress



Book Editors:

Zach W. Y. Lee (zach.lee at durham.ac.uk); Tommy K. H. Chan (tommy.chan at northumbria.ac.uk); Christy M. K. Cheung (ccheung at hkbu.edu.hk)



Introduction:

Information technology (IT) uses have been regarded as a positive phenomenon which always generates desirable outcomes. For instance, individuals use IT for multiple utilitarian and hedonic purposes; organisations adopt cutting-edge technology to enhance business operations; and governments initiate to develop a digitally enabled and sustainable economy and smart city.



Recent years, however, have witnessed increasing negative impacts on individuals, organisations, and societies resulted from IT uses. Specifically, there have been increasing reported cases of cyberbullying and technology addiction on individual users; organisations have experienced losses in productivity and assets due to technostress and various forms of cyberdeviance in the workplace; and the rapid advancement of IT has created the digital divide among users across generations. Emerging and increasing research has begun to reveal the alarming ways in which IT uses negatively affect individuals, organisations, and societies.



Goals:

The book, Information Technology in Organisations and Societies: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from AI to Technostress, aims at providing an impressive list of multidisciplinary and cutting-edge research on both the positive and negative aspects of IT use vis-à-vis individuals, organisations, and societies. The book endeavours to provide a comprehensive overview of the positive aspects and outcomes of digitisation as well as on the potential harms induced or exacerbated by IT uses. Furthermore, the text aims at providing innovative discussions on strengthening the potential benefits of IT uses while mitigating its potential drawbacks.



Possible Topic Areas:

The scope of the present call is broad. All topics regarding the positive and negative uses of IT across the individual, organisational, and societal levels will be considered. Specific topics that the editors are seeking to round out the collection include but not limited to:



Implications of IT Uses for Individuals

-Privacy

-Social media use and individual well-being

-Addictive use of technology

-Big data and consumer behaviours

-Wearable technology and health management



Implications of IT Uses for Organisations

-Artificial intelligence and organisational transformation

-Gamification and employee performance

-Digital payment platforms and business impacts

-Technostress in the workplace

-Augmented reality and marketing



Implications of IT Uses for Societies

-Smart cities

-Digital government and social and service innovation

-Sharing/Gig economy

-Green IT and sustainability

-Social media empowerment and social movement

-Online education



Audience:

The proposed book is particularly appealing to academic researchers, postgraduate students, and undergraduate students working on IT uses research.



Chapter Proposal Submissions:

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before 31st January 2020 a chapter proposal which includes the followings:

-Title of the chapter

-Summary of the chapter (approx. 250 words)

-Indication of why you believe the chapter would fit in the book’s scope and goals (approx. 50 words)

-Author bio(s) (approx. 100 words plus contact information, title, and affiliation)

-Please submit the proposal to Dr. Zach Lee at: zach.lee at durham.ac.uk<mailto:zach.lee at durham.ac.uk>



Tentative Important Dates:

Call for Chapter Proposals Open: 1st December 2019

Proposal Submission Deadline: 31st January 2020

Notification of Proposal Acceptance: 29th February 2020

Chapter Submission Deadline: 31st August 2020

Review Returned: 30th September 2020

*Final Chapter Submission Deadline: 31st October 2020

Target Book Release: Autumn 2021



Note: *The final chapter is expected to have a length between 8,000 and 10,000 words, including illustrations, tables, references and any other accompanying materials.



Inquiries:

Please direct any inquiries you may have to Dr. Zach Lee at: zach.lee at durham.ac.uk<mailto:zach.lee at durham.ac.uk>



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