<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">CALL
FOR PAPERS</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">18th Americas
Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2012</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Seattle,
Washington, August 9-12, 2012</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">TRACK</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: IT Project Management
(SIGITProjMgmt)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">MINI-TRACK</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: The Interaction of
Collaborative Information Technologies and Dynamic Events in Project Management</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Description</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The medium of collaboration is changing as groups rely on
information technologies to share information. Collaborative information
technologies (CITs) have provided an economical alternative to travel for
project members who provide necessary skills. Early adopter organizations
quickly took advantage of functions of several information processing
technologies, from web conferences to virtual workspaces. Those virtual tools
have not replaced conventional teamwork, but they have had an impact on the
information sharing processes.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Collaborative information technologies are integrated sets
of information processing functions that facilitate knowledge sharing and
integration among interconnected entities. Most organizations have access to
some type of CIT, including messengers, e-mail, a calendar for workflow, and
sometimes a file sharing system; however, examples are not limited to these
technologies. The definition of CIT is independent of specific technologies
since new technologies adopted by interconnected entities improve and change
over time.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The effect of information technologies on performance has
been a topic of debate both in academia and in practice. Businesses used
nothing more than best practices and benchmarks to decide on the level of IT
investment and use of IT functionalities, and they questioned its return,
especially during financial downturns. While the business debate is simple,
academic analyses led to intertwined discussions on the role of CITs.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Starting with Brynjolfsson’s (1996) evidence on the IT
productivity paradox, the number of studies that question the value of
information technology has increased. These studies either provided mixed
evidence on the value of IT or listed negative consequences of the use of IT.
For example Brynjolfsson (1996) shows that IT affects productivity but doesn’t
necessarily affect profitability, which is quite confusing for businesses. The
nature of the secondary data used in such research prevents researchers from
understanding the processes that would explain how information technology could
improve performance.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">CIT functionalities can help teams not only during routine
tasks but also in a dynamic environment when unexpected events occur such as
project scope change or the departure of a project team member. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The mini track solicits research studies that seek to
explore the business role of collaborative information technologies especially
in dynamic project environments.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Suggested topics include, but not limited to: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Technology and project scope change interaction</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Role of IT in project member turnover</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Strategic use of collaborative information technologies in
project management</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The effect of project scope change for IT project management</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Role of CITs toward successful project management</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Empirical studies for dynamic virtual project management</span></li></ul><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Submit your
mini-track proposal using the manuscript central system at </span><a href="http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2012"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2012</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Important
Dates: </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">January 2, 2012: Submission
Opens</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">March 1, 2012: Submission
Deadline (11:59 PST)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 2, 2012:
Notification of acceptance</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 20, 2012: Final
camera-ready copy due (11:59 PST)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">CHAIRS'
CONTACT INFORMATION</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Tayfun Keskin</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">University of Washington
Bothell </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">E-mail:
<a href="mailto:tkeskin@uwb.edu">tkeskin@uwb.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Telephone: (425)
352 3381</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Nazim Taskin</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">University of
British Columbia Okanagan</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">E-mail:
<a href="mailto:Nazim.Taskin@ubc.ca">Nazim.Taskin@ubc.ca</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Telephone: (250)
807 9331</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">-- </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><i><font face="garamond, serif">Tayfun Keskin<br>Assistant Professor</font></i></p><div><div>
<i><font face="garamond, serif">Business Program, University of Washington, Bothell</font></i></div><div><i><font face="garamond, serif">Bothell, WA 98011</font></i></div><div><i><font face="garamond, serif">Phone: (425) 352-3381</font></i></div>
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