[AISWorld] AMCIS 2024 CFP: When Good Intentions Go Awry: The Societal Impacts of Technology

[Wallace Chipidza]

*TRACK: SOCIAL INCLUSION AND SOCIO-TECHNICAL ISSUES *

*Minitrack Title: When Good Intentions Go Awry: The Societal Impacts of
Technology *

August 15-17

Salt Lake City, UT

Information systems (IS) have the potential to improve social welfare
through redistribution of power, providing a voice for marginalized people,
improving access to education, and increasing economic opportunity (George
& Leidner, 2019; Lin, et al., 2015; Ortiz et al., 2019; Silva & Hirschheim,
2007; Vaidya & Myers, 2017). However, in and after the process of
implementation, unanticipated consequences of IS projects may arise
(Tarafdar et al., 2013); for example, social media that were intended to
support noble goals of free expression and democratization of power have
now given rise to misinformation and disinformation, as well as provided
venues of harassment and minority oppression (Guess et al., 2018). This
track is dedicated to research on how IS, after implementation, results in
both positive and negative outcomes, and potentially how to mitigate the
latter. The contribution of the track is the development of theory and
methods for understanding the bifurcated effect of technology on society.

*What we are looking for *

We welcome papers that theoretically, conceptually, or empirically advance
research on the impact of IS on society when IS target the improvement of
social welfare and falls short of those goals. Papers may use any
acceptable methodology and theory. Submissions are encouraged at any level
of analysis or progress. Both full papers and emerging research are
encouraged so that authors can gain valuable feedback for moving their
projects forward. Possible topics may include (but are not limited to):


   - The effect of digital technology on the economy and the environment
   - Projects or systems focused on the digital divide
   - Social connections of geographically distant groups with a common cause

   - Digital strategies designed to address disenfranchisement and
   marginalization
   - Corporate social responsibility success and failure
   - Digital activism designed to advance human rights
   - The impact of digital saviors (those who think they know best and
   impose systems on a community for their own good)
   - Equitable access to remote work

*Minitrack Co-Chairs *

Wallace Chipidza, Center for Information Systems and Technology, Claremont
Graduate University

Teagen Nabity-Grover, Department of Information Technology and Supply Chain
Management, Boise State University

Saman Bina, Department of Management Information Systems at Hankamer School
of Business, Baylor University