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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>17th Americas Conference on Information Systems <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>August 4-7, 2011, Detroit, MI, USA <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Track: Diffusion of Information Technology<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Mini-track title: Individual Characteristics and the Diffusion of Information Technologies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Description<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Since the mid</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>$B!>(B</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>1990s, examining individual differences has assumed an increasingly prominent role in information technology diffusion research. Individual factors such as personal innovativeness and gender have been identified as important antecedents, or moderators, of beliefs about the ability to use and innovate with information technology. Although many individual characteristics are enduring, i.e., they can$B!G(Bt be changed, a deeper understanding of their influence on individuals$B!G(B perceptions of IT can inform strategies IT training and implementation For this mini track, we invite papers that address all aspects of research that extend our understanding of enduring individual characteristics influence IT adoption and infusion in the workplace, especially personality and demographic characteristics that influence technology use. The unique aspect of this mini track, which differentiates it from other tracks on technology diffusion, is its focus on understanding how individual differences shape individual understanding and use of information technology. As a group, we anticipate that our sessions will create a robust exchange of ideas on how to model the influence of, and design strategies to shape the use of, information technology in the workplace.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Suggested Topics (but not limited to):<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> $B!H(BBig 5$B!I(B Personality Traits and Technology Use<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Learning Style and Technology Use<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Innovativeness and Innovation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Personality and Post</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>$B!>(B</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Adoption Technology Use<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Personality and Maladaptive Technology Use<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Efficacy, locus of control, and applications of Information Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Cognitive Ability as it relates to understanding and use of information technology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Computer Self Efficacy as it relates to diffusion and use of information technology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Gender and its implications for use of IT in the workplace<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Aging and its implications for understanding how and when to use technology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Cultural values (as an individual difference) and their influence on the decision to use, and subsequent use of, information technology.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>We seek full research papers and significant research in progress. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Important deadlines:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Deadline for paper submissions: February 17, 2011 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Notification of Acceptance: March 24, 2011 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Final Copy Due: April 21, 2011<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Mini-Track co-chair: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Elizabeth White Baker<br>Visiting Assistant Professor<br>Schools of Business<br>Wake Forest University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Worrell Professional Building 0201H; P.O. Box 7659<br>Winston-Salem, NC 27109<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>e <a href="mailto:bakerew@wfu.edu"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>bakerew@wfu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>p 336.758.4144<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>We look forward to seeing you in Detroit!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>