<font size=2 face="sans-serif">We are pleased to announce the November
and December 2011 publications in:</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Communications of the Association for
Information Systems (CAIS)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Official Publication of the Association
for Information Systems</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Volume 29, Issue 1, November and December
2011</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Published: Electronically</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">ISSN: 1529-3181</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Editor-in-Chief: Professor Ilze
Zigurs, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA, cais@pki.nebraska.edu</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">ARTICLES</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Antecedents and Catalysts for Developing
a Healthcare Analytic Capability (Article 22)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Biswadip Ghosh, Computer Information
Systems, Metropolitan State College of Denver</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Judy E. Scott, University of Colorado
Denver</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Business Architectures in the Public
Sector: Experiences from Practice (Article 23)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Harry Bouwman, Faculty of Technology,
Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Harrie van Houtum, Faculty of Technology,
Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Marijn Janssen, Faculty of Technology,
Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Gerrit Versteeg, Faculty of Technology,
Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Pulling the Plug: When to Call It a
Day on Research Projects (Article 24)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Thomas O. Meservy, Management Information
Systems, University of Memphis</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Fred Niederman, Saint Louis University</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Nonadopters of Online Social Network
Services: Is It Easy to Have Fun Yet? (Article 25)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Tao Hu, Department of Digital Media
& Information Systems, King College</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Robin S. Poston, Department of Management
Information Systems, University of Memphis</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- William J. Kettinger, Department of
Management Information Systems, University of Memphis</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Assessing Researcher Publication Productivity
in the Leading Information Systems Journals: A 2005–2009 Update (Article
26)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Jan Guynes Clark, Information Systems
and Cyber Security, The University of Texas at San Antonio</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Yoris A. Au, Information Systems and
Cyber Security, The University of Texas at San Antonio</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Diane B. Walz, Information Systems
and Cyber Security, The University of Texas at San Antonio</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- John Warren, Information Systems and
Cyber Security, The University of Texas at San Antonio</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Maturity Models in Information Systems
Research: Literature Search and Analysis (Article 27)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Jens Poeppelbuss, European Research
Center for Information Systems, University of Muenster</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Björn Niehaves, European Research
Center for Information Systems, University of Muenster</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Alexander Simons, Institute of Information
Systems, University of Liechtenstein</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Jörg Becker, European Research Center
for Information Systems, University of Muenster</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating
Information Systems for Law Enforcement—A Long-Term Design-Science Research
Project (Article 28)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Siddharth Kaza, Department of Computer
and Information Sciences, Towson University</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Paul Jen-Hwa Hu, Department of Operations
and Information Systems, University of Utah</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Han-Fen Hu, Department of Operations
and Information Systems, University of Utah</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Hsinchun Chen, Department of Management
Information Systems, University of Arizona</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Mobile Applications Development on Apple
and Google Platforms (Article 30)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn, Social
Informatics Luleå University of Technology</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Debra Howcroft, Manchester Business
School, The University of Manchester, and Social Informatics - Luleå University
of Technology</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Occupational Cultures of Information
Systems Personnel and Managerial Personnel: Potential Conflicts (Article
31)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- V. Srinivasan Rao, Department of Information
Systems and Technology Management, The University of Texas at San Antonio</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Sriraman Ramachandran, Global Program
Manager, Sales Process Re-Engineering, Dell Inc.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Information Systems Skills Differences
Between High-Wage and Low-Wage Regions: Implications for Global Sourcing
(Article 32)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Kate Kaiser, Marquette University</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Tim Goles, Texas A&M International
University</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Stephen Hawk, University of Wisconsin–Parkside</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Judith C. Simon, University of Memphis</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Keith Frampton, Royal Melbourne Institute
of Technology</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Leadership in the Face of Technological
Discontinuities: The Transformation of EarthColor (Article 33)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Ritu Agarwal, Robert H. Smith School
of Business, University of Maryland, College Park</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Steven L. Johnson, Fox School of Business,
Temple University</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Henry C. Lucas, Robert H. Smith School
of Business, University of Maryland, College Park</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">TEACHING CASES</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Toys Become Tools: From Virtual Worlds
to Real Commerce (Article 21)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Sascha Vitzthum, Department of Business
Administration, Illinois Wesleyan University</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Abhishek Kathuria, Goizueta Business
School, Emory University</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Benn Konsynski, Goizueta Business
School, Emory University</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Enter the Dragon: Khillwar’s Foray
into the Mobile Gaming Market of China (Article 29)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Indranil Bose, School of Business,
The University of Hong Kong</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Xinwei Yang, School of Business, The
University of Hong Kong</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">PANEL REPORTS</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Twitter, Google, iPhone/iPad, and Facebook
(TGIF) and Smart Technology Environments: How Well Do Educators Communicate
with Students via TGIF? (Article 35)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- J.P. Shim, Department of Computer
Information Systems, Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Sasha Dekleva, School of Accountancy
and MIS, Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, DePaul University</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Chengqi Guo, Department of Computer
Information Systems & Management Science, College of Business, James
Madison University</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Daniel Mittleman, School of Computing,
College of Computing and Digital Media, DePaul University</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">COLUMNS</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Creating IT Shared Services (Article
34)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- James D. McKeen, School of Business,
Queen’s University</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">- Heather A. Smith, School of Business,
Queen’s University</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Abstracts and full copies of all articles
are available on the CAIS website, </font><a href=http://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/</font></a>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Communications of the Association for
Information Systems is intended to foster the free flow of ideas within
the IS community; its emphasis is on originality, importance, and cogency
of ideas; it is also a vehicle for case studies, survey articles, tutorials,
and other materials of general interest to the IS community. Please visit
our website for details on submission and more information or contact the
Editor-in-Chief directly for more detailed questions, cais@pki.nebraska.edu</font>
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