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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b style><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">19th Americas Conference on
Information Systems (AMCIS'13) <span style="color:blue">(<a href="http://amcis2013.aisnet.org/"><span style="text-decoration:none">http://amcis2013.aisnet.org/</span></a>)</span>
Chicago, Illinois, USA August 15-17, 2013.<br style>
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</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b style><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Mini-Track Chair(s):</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Jennifer
E. Gerow (contact)</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Virginia
Military Institute</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">E-mail: <a href="mailto:gerowje@vmi.edu">gerowje@vmi.edu</a></span></p>



<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Phone:
540-464-7278</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Ahmad
Alibabaei</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Shahid
Beheshti University of Medical Sciences</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">E-mail: <a href="mailto:A.Alibabaei@sbmu.ac.ir">A.Alibabaei@sbmu.ac.ir</a></span></p>



<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b style><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Aims and Scope:</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">The IS
Leadership Development mini-track in Human Capital in IS is aimed at fostering
a forum for IS scholars engaged in IS Leadership Development research to share
their research, engage in exchange of perspectives, and encourage future
collaborations. IS Leadership Development is broadly defined to include
research on IS leaders such as CIOs and CTOs, including their roles and careers.
This proposed mini-track would be sponsored by the AIS Special Interest Group
on IS Leadership (SIGLead).</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Though
articles on IS Leadership Development abound in the practitioner press, much
less attention has been devoted to the topic from an academic perspective. IS
Leadership Development sets directions, creates commitment, and adapts the IS
unit to fit a changing environment. It is, thus, an enduring concern to IS
academics and practitioners alike. It is an issue that should face
organizations for many years because leadership has been a persistent concern
of all societies and organizations. The mini-track seeks to explore the various
dimensions, theoretical bases, and perspectives on IS Leadership Development
and to advance the state of scholarship on the issue. Authors are encouraged to
submit both conceptual and empirical papers that employ a variety of
quantitative and qualitative methodologies.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b style><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Expected Number of Papers:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA"> 6-8</span></p>



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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b style><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Potential Authors:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA"> SIGLead Members, IS Leadership Development
Researchers</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b style><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA"> </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b style><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Possible Topics:</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">CIO and
CTO Roles and Careers</span></p>

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">CIO reporting structure</span></p>

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Strategic positioning within the organization</span></p>

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Characteristics of a successful leader</span></p>

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Managing success and failure</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Technical
Employee Development (i.e. Career Transition)</span></p>

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Promoting from within the company or hiring from
the outside</span></p>

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Required skills for CIOs and CTOs</span></p>

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Qualifications for being promoted to CEO</span></p>

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">IS succession planning<br style clear="all">
Non-Technical Employee Development (i.e. Career Transition for Non-IT Managers)</span></p>

<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Preparation and development of non-technical
     executives for CIO and CTO positions in large enterprises</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Preparation and development of non-technical
     executives for CIO and CTO positions for IS as a secondary role in SMEs</span></li></ul>

<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Importance of CIOs to have a “pure” IT background</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" lang="EN-CA">Important
Dates:<br>
<br>
Jan 4, 2013      Paper submissions open on Bepress system (new
for AMCIS)<br>
<br>
Feb 22, 2013    Paper submissions deadline 11:59 p.m. Central Time<br>
<br>
April 17-19, 2013   Notification of paper acceptance<br>
<br>
May 9, 2013         Camera-ready copy of accepted papers
due<br>
<br>
<br>
Submission Site:<br>
<br>
Instructions for authors and more information about the conference is
forthcoming on the conference website at <span style="color:blue"><a href="http://amcis2013.aisnet.org/"><span style="text-decoration:none">http://amcis2013.aisnet.org/</span></a></span>.</span></p>

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<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Ahmad Alibabaei<br>Ph.D, Industrial Engineering-Information Technology<br>Assistant Professor, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,<br><div>Email: <a href="mailto:A.Alibabaei@Sbmu.ac.ir" target="_blank">A.Alibabaei@Sbmu.ac.ir</a></div>

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