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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>CALL FOR PAPERS – Extended due date 2/28/11<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='color:black'>17th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2011)<span style='color:black'> <span class=apple-style-span>August 4-7, 2011 (Thursday-Sunday) <span class=apple-style-span>Detroit Marriott Hotel (<a href="http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/dtwdt-detroit-marriott-at-the-renaissance-center/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/dtwdt-detroit-marriott-at-the-renaissance-center/</a><span class=apple-style-span><span style='color:black'>)<span style='color:black'> <span class=apple-style-span>Conference Website:<span class=apple-converted-space> <a href="http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/</a><o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p><p class=MsoNormal>Track: IT Strategy and Management<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal>Mini-Track:  IT Talent and Workforce Management<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p><p class=MsoNormal>Mini-Track Description:<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal>Information technologies are key drivers and enablers in virtually all aspects of our global society.  To bring about a renaissance of information technology that will address major challenges of sustainability and global competitiveness, it is imperative that we have human resources capable of creating and supporting new ways of implementing, appropriating, and using IT.  To this end, the strategic management of IT talent and the IT workforce is critical.  <o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p><p class=MsoNormal>IT talent management involves looking forward to the future and planning today for the IT knowledge, skills, and capabilities that will be needed to enable and sustain the envisioned future.  IT workforce management focuses on issues that affect the recruitment, retention, and development of current and future IT workers.  IT talent and workforce management encompasses a broad range of research topics, particularly given the possible levels of analysis (e.g., individual, organizational, national, regional, global), settings (e.g., for-profit, not-for-profit, government), jobs (e.g., systems developers, programmers, project managers, CIOs), human capital investments (e.g., education, training) and outcomes (e.g., performance, satisfaction, sustainability, competency, diversity, economic value) available for study.  However, despite the importance of these topics to our global future, they remain understudied in the information systems literature.<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p><p class=MsoNormal>The purpose of this mini-track is to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of IT talent and workforce management research.  Researchers are encouraged to submit their research on topics that include, but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         <![endif]>IT talent and workforce sourcing strategies<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         <![endif]>Knowledge management and other long-term talent implications associated with outsourcing<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         <![endif]>Education and training of IT workers<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         <![endif]>Current issues affecting IT employee-employer relationships<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         <![endif]>Impact of globalization on IT talent and workforce development<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         <![endif]>Diversity and social inclusion issues in the IT workplace<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         <![endif]>Decision making processes related to the organization of IT talent<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         <![endif]>Factors affecting IT worker satisfaction and retention<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         <![endif]>Succession planning for key IT positions<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         <![endif]>Performance management strategies and processes for IT workers<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         <![endif]>IT career ladders/lattices and career development strategies<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p><p class=MsoNormal>Key Dates:<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal>1/3/2010     AIS Review System open for AMCIS 2011 submissions<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal>2/28/2011   Submission Deadline (EXTENDED)<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal>4/4/2011   Authors notified of paper acceptance decision<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal>4/25/2011   Camera-ready papers due<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p><p class=MsoNormal>Paper Submissions:  <a href="http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2011" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2011</a><o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p><p class=MsoNormal>Mini-Track Chair:  Pam Carter, North Carolina A&T State University (pecarter@ncat.edu)<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>----------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pamela E. Carter, PhD<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chairperson and Associate Professor<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Department of Management<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>School of Business & Economics<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>North Carolina A&T State University<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>227 Merrick Hall<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Greensboro, NC 27411<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>336.256.2273 ext.7016<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></div>NOTICE: This e-mail correspondence is subject to Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.

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