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<p class="MsoPlainText">--- Apologies for cross-posting ---<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Dear colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">We would like to invite you to submit papers to the track $B!F(BGlobal Sourcing Management$B!G(B at the 20<sup>th</sup> European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2012). Please find below our Call for Papers. We look forward
to your submissions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Erran Carmel, Bernd Heinrich, Dennis Kundisch, Steffen Zimmermann (Track Chairs)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">CALL FOR PAPERS <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">20th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2012)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Track: $B!H(BGlobal Sourcing Management$B!I(B <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">(</span><a href="http://www.ecis2012.es/tracks/global-sourcing-management.html"><span lang="EN-CA">http://www.ecis2012.es/tracks/global-sourcing-management.html</span></a><span lang="EN-CA">)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"> June 11-13, 2012, Barcelona, Spain (</span><a href="http://www.ecis2012.es/"><span lang="EN-CA">http://www.ecis2012.es/</span></a><span lang="EN-CA">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Deadline for paper submissions: December 1, 2011
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">==========================================
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Track Description: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">=============== <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Global sourcing of IT and business processes has become a widely accepted practice among transnational corporations. This development has been facilitated by the increasingly modular design of software production, the
increasing availability and maturation of technologies for managing and coordinating work across geographic and cultural distances, and the improved capabilities in software development and project management in low$B!>(Bwage offshore regions, such as China or
India. However, although the global sourcing market grows continuously, global sourcing activities often still underperform the expected cost reduction potential. A poor understanding of the success factors and poor approaches and capabilities to manage global
sourcing activities are major reasons for this. For instance, according to an international survey of Forrester Research, up to 50% of the companies, which participate in the global sourcing market, do not have the right metrics to measure the performance
of global sourcing activities. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Against this backdrop, the development and enhancement of global sourcing theories and management approaches are of interest in science and practice. In this context, the Global Sourcing Management track focuses on theories
and artefacts, which contribute to a better understanding and management of global sourcing of IT and business processes. Qualitative and quantitative empirical, analytical, and conceptual papers are welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Suggested Topics: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*All aspects of offshoring, nearshoring, rural sourcing, and multi$B!>(Bsourcing
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Evaluating offshore locations Global sourcing of business processes
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Global sourcing governance <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Global sourcing decision making <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Global sourcing risk management <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Impact of global sourcing on IT project (portfolio) management
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Impact of global sourcing at individual, firm, and national levels
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Impact of service$B!>(Boriented architectures (SOA) on global sourcing
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Managing global sourcing transaction costs Managing cultural aspects of global sourcing
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Managing global virtual teams <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Managing time zone differences <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Managing knowledge transfer in global collaboration of IT workers
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Theoretical concepts and frameworks for global sourcing
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Transfer of different concepts and theories (e.g. transaction cost theory, principal agent theory, or social exchange theory) to explain various aspects of global sourcing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">List of Associate Editors (in alphabetical order):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">======================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Pamela Abbott, Brunel University London, United Kingdom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Daniel Beimborn, University of Bamberg, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*Jan vom Brocke, University of Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Jason Dedrick, Syracuse University, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Gilbert Fridgen, University of Augsburg, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Bjoern Haeckel, University of Augsburg, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Robert Gregory, University of Goettingen, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Kunsoo Han, McGill University Montreal, Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Thomas Hess, Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Helmut Krcmar, Technical University Munich, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Susanne Leist, University of Regensburg, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Emil Numminen, Blekinge Institute of Technology Karlskrona, Sweden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Ulrich Remus, University of Canterbury, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Rene Riedl, University of Linz, Austria<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Balaji Sankaranarayanan, Bentley University Waltham, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Darja Smite, Blekinge Institute of Technology Karlskrona, Sweden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Tim Weitzel, University of Bamberg, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*Martin Wiener, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">*Hee-Dong Yang, Ewha Womans University, South Korea
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:DE-AT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">___________________________________________________</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">Dr. Steffen Zimmermann<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:DE-AT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">University of Innsbruck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">School of Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">Information Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:DE-AT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">Universitaetsstr. 15<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">A-6020 Innsbruck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:DE-AT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">Phone: +43 (0) 512/507-7683<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">Fax: +43 (0) 512/507-9809<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">E-Mail:
<a href="mailto:steffen.zimmermann@uibk.ac.at">steffen.zimmermann@uibk.ac.at</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">WWW: <a href="http://www.uibk.ac.at/iwi2/">
http://www.uibk.ac.at/iwi2/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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