<div class="gmail_quote"><h1><font size="4"><a name="13c159fe9550d1f1_13c159989c58d8f5__Toc185847017"></a></font></h1><h1><font size="4"><a name="13c159fe9550d1f1_13c159989c58d8f5__Toc185847017"></a></font></h1><h1><span style="font-weight:normal"><font>Dear <font>colleagues,</font></font></span><br>
<span style="font-weight:normal"><font>Ever wondered if there is something <font>different your IS <font>subfield could be researching? Have you run out of inter<font>e<font>sting ideas for research? <font>Or <font>are <font>the results of your res<font>earch just not up to <font>your e<font>xpect<font>atio<font>ns? Have you looked at <font>the foundations <font>of your rese<font>ar</font>ch area </font>lately? Consider submitting your best work to a <font>research frie<font>ndly minitrack </font></font>"Foundations of IS Subfields<font>"</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><br>
</font></span></h1><h1><font size="4"><a name="13c159fe9550d1f1_13c159989c58d8f5__Toc185847017">AMCIS 2013 Mini-track: Foundations of Information
Systems Subfields ("Philosophy of ….")</a></font></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Submission Deadline:
Feb 22, 2013 @ 11:59pm CST</b></p>
<h2>Mini-track Description</h2>
<p class="MsoNormal">Disciplines
do not endure for any length of time without reflecting on their underlying
tenets and methods and their philosophical bent and commitments.<span> </span>Dennett writes:<span> </span><span>“There
is no way to avoid having philosophical preconceptions; the only option is
whether to examine them explicitly and carefully at some point in one’s
endeavors.” The <span> </span>"Philosophy of
…" mini-track provides the mechanism for disciplinary introspection and
assessment thus allowing a field to come to a better understanding of itself
and its purpose.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">This mini-track provides a forum for every subfield in IS to
analyze and reexamine the foundations of their subfield in light of exciting
developments overtaking the IS field. All our research is based on some
philosophical foundations whether we acknowledge them or not. This mini-track
provides IS subfields cause to pause and reflect whether or not they have
successfully contributed to the progress and stewardship of their domain such
that the IS field can truly meet the needs of society. We invite papers that
discuss philosophical aspects of the IS field from all IS domains, and from all
angles and levels of inquiry. <span></span>Such an approach became the
motivation behind the founding of many disciplines from modern linguistics, modern
anthropology to <span>political science, sociology
and quantum physics.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Topics relevant to this track include but not limited to:</p>
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<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">Philosophy of Technology</li><li class="MsoNormal">Philosophy of Information</li><li class="MsoNormal">Philosophy of Knowledge
Management</li><li class="MsoNormal">Philosophy of Information
Security</li><li class="MsoNormal">Foundations of IS
Development</li><li class="MsoNormal">Philosophy of Design
Science</li><li class="MsoNormal">Philosophy of IS education</li><li class="MsoNormal">Philosophy of human
computer interaction</li><li class="MsoNormal">Reexamining
"systems" in "information systems"</li><li class="MsoNormal">Reexamining the value of
IS research</li><li class="MsoNormal">Rethinking Adoption
Research in IS</li><li class="MsoNormal">Philosophy of Accounting
Information Systems</li><li class="MsoNormal">Rethinking Decision
Support Research</li><li class="MsoNormal">Foundations of health IT</li><li class="MsoNormal">Body of knowledge of IT
Project Management</li><li class="MsoNormal">Rethinking organization
science research in IS</li><li class="MsoNormal">Philosophy of Green IT</li><li class="MsoNormal">Philosophy of Social
Networks in IS</li><li class="MsoNormal">Philosophy of cognitive
research in IS</li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font>Mini-track co-chairs</font><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Nik R. Hassan,<br>Labovitz School of Business and Economics, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth MN<br>Email: <a href="mailto:nhassan@d.umn.edu" target="_blank">nhassan@d.umn.edu</a><br>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Alan Rea<br>Haworth College of Business, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo MI<br>Email: <a href="mailto:alan.rea@wmich.edu" target="_blank">alan.rea@wmich.edu</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Important dates:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">January, 4, 2013<span> </span>Submission
system starts to accept submissions</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">February 22, 2013<span> </span>Deadline
for paper submissions</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">April 22, 2013<span> </span>Notification
of acceptance</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">May 9, 2013<span> </span>Final
copy due</p><p class="MsoNormal">Instructions for authors can be found at AMCIS website:<br>
<a href="http://amcis2013.aisnet.org" target="_blank">http://amcis2013.aisnet.org</a></p>
<h3><span style="font-weight:normal">References</span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Dennett, Daniel 1987 The Intentional Stance,
Cambridge MA: MIT Press</span></p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>-- <br>Nik R. Hassan, PhD<br>Assoc. Professor, Finance & MIS Dept.<br>Labovitz School of Business and Economics<br>University of Minnesota Duluth<br>
1318 Kirby Drive, LSBE 335Q<br>
Duluth MN 55812<br>
Office Phone: <a href="tel:%28218%29%20726-7453" value="+12187267453" target="_blank">(218) 726-7453</a><br>Fax: <a href="tel:%28218%29%20726-7516" value="+12187267516" target="_blank">(218) 726-7516</a><br>Home Page: <a href="http://www.d.umn.edu/~nhassan" target="_blank">www.d.umn.edu/~nhassan</a><br>
Email: <a href="mailto:nhassan@d.umn.edu" target="_blank">nhassan@d.umn.edu</a><br>
</font></span></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Nik Rushdi Hassan, PhD<br>Assoc. Professor, Finance & MIS Dept.<br>Labovitz School of Business and Economics<br>University of Minnesota Duluth<br>1318 Kirby Drive, LSBE 335Q<br>
Duluth MN 55812<br>Office Phone: (218) 726-7453<br>Fax: (218) 726-7516<br>Home Page: <a href="http://www.d.umn.edu/~nhassan" target="_blank">www.d.umn.edu/~nhassan</a><br>Email: <a href="mailto:nhassan@d.umn.edu" target="_blank">nhassan@d.umn.edu</a><br>
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