[AISWorld] CFP Future of Work Track AMCIS 2024

[Fjermestad, Jerry L]

*Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS-2024)*

*Salt Lake City, Utah*

*August 10-12, 2023*



*The Future of Work in a Digital World Research Track*



*Track Chairs   *

*Jerry Fjermestad*, New Jersey Institute of Technology, jerry at njit.edu

*Soo Il Shin, *Kennesaw State University, sshin12 at kennesaw.edu

*David Eisenberg,* New Jersey Institute of Technology, de63 at njit.edu



*IMPORTANT DATES*

·      January 6, 2024: Manuscript submissions open

·      March 1, 2024: Completed research and ERFs submissions due

·      April 15, 2024: Authors informed of the decision

·      April 22, 2024: Revised, camera-ready papers (Full and ERF)



*Track Description*

The future of work in a digital world track focuses on advancing the
fundamental understanding of digital transformations’ role in the human,
societal, and technological dimensions of work. New technologies have
augmented the ways businesses create, access, and communicate information
resources. These functional attributes have enhanced the current
incorporation and future demand of an evolving “new workforce,” which
entails a knowledge-intensive focus – the knowledge worker. The future of
work track is a multi-disciplinary approach that addresses the human and
societal dimensions as well as the technological innovation and the
potential impact on future work.



The mere availability of new technologies and existing labor resources does
not ensure enhancements in operational strategizing and corresponding
efficiencies and innovation. The interactions of workers and technologies
introduce vast complexities that involve obstacles that must be identified,
understood, and managed. Technological innovations should be integrated
with advances in learning, adult learning, workforce training, social,
behavioral, and economic science perspectives, i.e. intellectual capital.
Potential min-tracks should contribute to fundamental advances in
optimizing the human-technology team, the science and technology of future
workforce development and education, work environments, and positive work
outcomes for workers and society.



*Minitracks:*

*The Digital Transformation of Emotional Experiences at Wor*k



This mini-track aims to highlight perspectives on how digital media
transform the interaction of technology and emotions in non-traditional,
digitalized workplaces at various levels (e.g., individual, interactional,
team, systemic, and/or organizational). We encourage a wide range of
content, including theory (“blue ocean” theorizing, theory-generative
literature synthesis, etc.), qualitative and quantitative approaches,
methodological pieces, and design science. Example topics include but are
not limited to:

·      IS-borne theorizing on emotions

·      Emotions and emotional interactions in online and hybrid teams
(interaction/collective level)

·      Emotional experiences of remote/hybrid workers (individual level)

·      Emotional carry-over between work and life

·      Mental health and well-being in new work environments (hybrid,
remote workplaces)

·      Positive emotions and well-being

·      Burnout and occupational stress

·      Psychological and sensory experiences in the digitized/virtual work
environments

·      Affect-driven digital artifacts and systems

·      New forms of affective communication (AI-augmented communication,
chatbots) at work

·      Ethical considerations of new ways of communicating emotions

*Minitrack Chairs*

·  Maylis Saigot, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark

·  Sangmi Kim, School of Information, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
Michigan, United States

·  Rob Gleasure, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark

*Emerging issues on workforce and collaborations in the digitized virtual
work environments*

The purpose of the mini-track is to offer a forum to present various
research ideas and topics, particularly focusing on 1) issues related to
virtual workplace and work collaboration in digitized work environments
from behavioral and perceptional perspectives, 2) usage of any new
technologies to create digital workplaces and environments (e.g.,
Metaverse, etc.), and 3) situational changes of workforce along with
emerging technologies. 4) enablers and/or prohibitors toward innovative
business process transformation in the digital workplace, 5) novel
models/methods analyzing human resources (e.g., People Analytics) in the
digitized work environment, and 6) security and privacy concerns in digital
workplaces. The minitrack welcomes conceptual, qualitative, and
quantitative research papers. The topics relevant to this minitrack include
but are not limited to:

·      Workforce-related behaviors in digital environments

·      Technology usage to facilitate a new digital workplace

·      Enablers and/or prohibitions toward innovative business process
transformation in a digital workplace

·      People Analytics in digitized work environments

·      Security and privacy concerns in digital workplaces

·      Emerging innovative digital workplaces

·      New approaches to training new generations of the workforce (e.g.,
millennials, gen z)

·      Inclusion of older generations in the digital work platforms (e.g.,
baby boomers, gen x, gen y)

*Minitrack Chairs*

·   J.B. (Joo Baek) Kim, The University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida, United
States

·   Haejung Yun, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

·   Chen Zhong, The University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida, United States,
czhong at ut.edu

*The Transformative Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) on
Work Paradigms and Organizational Issues.*

In recent years, the proliferation of Generative AI technologies (GAI)
heralds a transformative potential and fosters a new era of collaboration
between humans and machines, transforming decision-making processes and
creative endeavors. The integration of GAI reshapes organizational
structures, impacting team dynamics, work culture, and governance.
Economically, GAI influences productivity, operational efficiencies, and
innovation, while also prompting changes in workforce roles, skills
development, and labor market dynamics. Concurrently, GAI adoption raises
ethical, regulatory, and societal challenges, necessitating revised
workplace standards and inclusive organizational guidelines. Thus, this
mini-track is designed to provide an academic forum for presenting and
discussing a wide range of research topics. The research areas focus on,
but are not limited to, the followings:

·      The collaboration between GAI and humans at work

·      GAI adoption and impact on organizational structures and business
modalities

·      Economic impact of GAI adoption

·      GAI-enabled shifts in workforce development and labor market

·      Ethical, regulatory, and societal issues with GAI adoption in work

*Minitrack Chairs*

·  Jin Sik Kim, Management/ Data Analytics, Gary W. Rollins College of
Business, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga,
Tennessee, United States, jinsik-kim at utc.edu

·  Lee Joonghee, College of Health Sciences, Appalachian State University,
Boone, North Carolina, United StatesJinsoo YeoUniversity of Tennessee at
Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

·   Jinsoo Yeo, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga,
Tennessee, United States, jinsoo-yeo at utc.edu


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[image: NJIT logo] <https://www.njit.edu/> *Jerry Fjermestad, Ph.D. *
Professor of MIS
MT School of Management
jerry at njit.edu <jerry.l.fjermestad at njit.edu> • (973) 596-3255 <9735963255>