<h1><font size="4"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: windowtext;">Call
for Papers</span></font></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">AMCIS 2012 (</span><a href="http://amcis2012.aisnet.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">http://amcis2012.aisnet.org/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Seattle, Washington </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">August 9-12, 2012</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br></span></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Track:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Social Issues and
Social Inclusion</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br></span></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Mini-Track:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> Ethical Issues in Information
Systems</span></font><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman""></span></p>
<h1><font size="4"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: black;">Description</span></font></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> Ethics
has great relevance, especially for sociopolitical systems that characterize
organizations and society. The recent financial crisis and corporate scandals
have prompted calls by academics and practitioners to increase ethical perspectives
in business. Indeed, recent research suggests that ethical considerations may lead
to prosperity in a business context.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Within
the context of the Information Systems (IS) discipline, the design,
implementation, and management of IT in today’s organizations have important ethical connotations. It should be noted that prior research has shown ethics to
be relevant to multiple facets of IS research, such as technology-mediated
collaboration, knowledge management, information systems development, and
security. Noting this large-scale relevance of ethics to the IS discipline, the
purpose of this mini-track is to solicit research that furthers our
understanding of ethical implications relevant to the design, development, implementation, management, and impact of IT.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This
is a call for papers that conceptually and/or empirically investigate/analyze
ethical issues related to IS. The aim of this mini-track is not to create a
forum solely to discuss the philosophical aspects of IS ethics (they are
certainly welcome), but also to present ethical takes/analyses on multitude of
IS issues that have important implications for our organizations and society as
sociopolitical systems. Papers covering both normative and descriptive perspectives
of ethics are welcome. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:</span></p>
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Philosophical
perspectives (e.g., ontological and epistemological foundations) of IS ethics</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Application
of classical ethical theories (e.g., Kant’s deontology and Mill’s
utilitarianism) to IS</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Application
of Aristotle’s virtue theory to IS</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ethical
analyses of IS issues from more contemporary ethical perspectives (e.g.,
postmodern perspectives; Habermas’ discourse ethics)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ethical
considerations in IT-enabled knowledge management</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ethical
perspectives in IT-enabled communication and collaboration</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ethical
values embedded in IS</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ethical
characteristics, practices, and beliefs of IS practitioners and leaders</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ethical
issues related to IS Strategy, especially in terms of affecting organizational
performance</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ethical
processes in IS development</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ethical
implications of new technologies (in terms of stress, information overload, etc.) in the
workplace.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ethical
challenges in the information age</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Blending
ethical and economic aspects of IS<br></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ethical
takes on IS security and relevant policies</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ethics
and sociomateriality<br></span></li></ul>
<h1><font size="4"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: windowtext;">Important
Dates</span></font></h1>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><font size="2"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">January 2, 2012:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">
Manuscript Central (</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">at
</span><a href="http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2012" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2012</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">) </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">will start accepting paper submissions </span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><font size="2"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">March 1, 2012: (11:59 PM Pacific time zone):</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> Deadline for paper submissions</span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><font size="2"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">April 2, 20012:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">
Authors will be notified of acceptances on or about this date</span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><font size="2"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">April 20, 2012: (11:59 PM Pacific time zone):</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> For accepted papers, camera ready copy due</span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><font size="2"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">June 12, 2012:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">
Last day for AMCIS 2012 Early Registration</span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><font size="2"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">July 13, 2012:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">
Deadline for making hotel room reservations</span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><font size="2"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">July 24, 2012:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">
Last day for AMCIS 2012 Regular Registration</span></font></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: black;">Mini-Track Chair</span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: black;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Sutirtha Chatterjee</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Assistant Professor
of Management Information Systems</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Department of
Accounting, Finance, and MIS</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">College of Business</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Prairie View A &
M University</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Prairie View, TX
77446</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Email:</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><a href="mailto:suchatterjee@pvamu.edu"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">suchatterjee@pvamu.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>