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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222;background:white">Dear Colleagues,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222"><br>
<br>
<span style="background:white">We invite you to submit a paper to the 47th Annual
Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS)<span> </span>mini-track “</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Theories in IS Research<span style="color:#222222;background:white">”.</span> We present the CfP of the
mini-track below as well as the call for papers for HICSS 47. Please circulate this information to interested researchers.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">HICSS 47 (2014) Mini-track: Theories in IS Research</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(Organizational Systems and Technology
track)</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">The “Theoretical
Approaches to IS Research” mini-track has a long history at HICSS and succeeded
in elevating a broad, community-wide interest in IS theories. Recent editorial
statements, including for MIS Quarterly (May 2007), have highlighted the need for
focused attention on IS theories, analysis of theories, and the assumptions
underlying theories. For HICSS 47 (2014),
the “Theories in IS Research” mini-track has been refocused, restructured, and re-titled to broaden its appeal and mission and to continue to address these
goals.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Despite
the ubiquity of “theory” in IS research, there remain numerous lines of inquiry
regarding IS theory and how to better promote development, understanding, and
use of theory. Notably there are few
frameworks and ontologies that organize theories used in IS research or that relate
IS theories to theories in other disciplines. There is also a need to develop a
more coherent understanding of the philosophical commitments represented in the
development and use of theories. We also seek essays and thought-papers which
promote dialog to deepen foundational thinking and
philosophical understanding of IS theory, and the differing and competing roles of
theory in research. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Toward
these ends, topics of interest in this mini-track include:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt"></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Research on ontologies,
taxonomies, frameworks, and categorizations of constructs and variables used in
IS theories;</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The theoretical ties between IS
research and research in other disciplines;</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Trends in IS theories;</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Integration or simplification of related
IS theories;</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Evaluation of the tools used in
theory meta-analysis;</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Discussion of the different roles
of theories used to explain, to predict and to understand;</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Exploration of the dependencies
of constructs and variables and the boundaries of IS theories</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Meta
studies of the IS field, based on theories used, and meta studies of theories
used, in IS research</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Papers
that develop new theories applicable to IS research</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Papers
that extend existing theories within the context of IS research.</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">New this
year, we hope to promote new points of view by inviting a guest speaker to
address a pioneering topic. We also hope to host a social event among those interested
in IS theory. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This
mini-track also has an associated ISWorld website devoted to theories used in IS
research (<a href="http://istheory.byu.edu/wiki/Main_Page" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">http://istheory.byu.edu/wiki/Main_Page</span></a>) —which
won the 2005 AISWorldNet Challenge Award for the best website based on
AISWorldNet user voting. We intend to uphold
this high standard and advance the website further by increasing the synergy
between mini-track outcomes and website content.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">For
further conference details, schedules and submission guidelines, please see: <a href="http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/apahome47.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/apahome47.htm</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Mini-track
Co-Chairs:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Scott L.
Schneberger (Primary Contact)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Professor,
and Dean of Academics</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Principia
College</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Elsah,
IL 62028</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="mailto:Scott.Schneberger@principia.edu" target="_blank">Scott.Schneberger@principia.edu</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Dirk S.
Hovorka, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Associate Professor </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Bond
Business School</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Bond
University</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Gold
Coast, AU 4229 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="mailto:dhovorka@bond.edu.au" target="_blank"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color:windowtext">dhovorka@bond.edu.au</span></a></span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Kai R. Larsen. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Associate Professor</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Leeds
School of Business </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">University
of Colorado </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Boulder,
Colorado 80309</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="mailto:Kai.Larsen@colorado.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">Kai.Larsen@colorado.edu</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><b>About HICSS:</b> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;background-repeat:initial initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Now in
its 47th year, the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
is one of the longest-standing continuously running scientific conferences.
This conference brings together researchers in an aloha-friendly
atmosphere conducive to free exchange of scientific ideas. Unique
characteristics of the conference include:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt;background-repeat:initial initial"></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">A matrix structure of
tracks and themes that enables research on a rich mixture of computer-based
applications and technologies.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Three days of research
paper presentations and discussions in a workshop setting that promotes
interaction leading to additional research.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">A full day of
Symposia, Workshops, and Tutorials. See Program Components for additional
detail.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">A truly international
experience with participants usually from over 40 countries, (approximately 50%
non-US).</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Papers published in
the Proceedings by the IEEE Computer Society Press and carried in the IEEE
digital library Xplore. Access to HICSS papers is in the top 2% of
IEEE Conferences.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Paper presentations
and discussions which frequently lead to revised and extended papers that are
published in journals, books, and special issues.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">A keynote address and
distinguished lecture which explore particularly relevant topics and concepts.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Best Paper
Awards in each track which recognize superior research performance.</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt;background-repeat:initial initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<br>
HICSS is a highly ranked IS conference in terms of citations as recorded by
Google Scholar. The Australian Government's Excellence in Research project
(ERA) has given HICSS an "A" rating, one of 32 Information Systems
conferences so honored out of 241 (46-B and 146-C ratings). Data supplied
by the Australian Research Council, December 2009 can be viewed at <br>
<a href="http://lamp.infosys.deakin.edu.au/era/?page=cfordet&selfor=0806" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">http://lamp.infosys.deakin.edu.au/era/?page=cfordet&selfor=0806</span></a>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222"><br>
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial">HICSS-47 CALL FOR PAPERS</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US"><br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><br>
<span style="background:white">Hilton Waikoloa, Big Island<br>
January 6-9, 2014 (Monday-Thursday)<br>
<br>
HICSS conferences are devoted to the most relevant advances in the information,
computer, and system sciences, and encompass developments in both theory
and practice. Accepted papers may be theoretical,<br>
conceptual, tutorial or descriptive in nature. Those selected for presentation
will be included in the Conference Proceedings published by the IEEE
Computer Society and maintained in the IEEE Digital<br>
Library.<br>
<br>
<b>How to Submit a Paper</b><br>
<br>
Follow Author Instructions to be posted by February 1, 2013 on the conference
web site.<br>
<a href="http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/apahome47.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/apahome47.htm</a><br>
<br>
• HICSS papers must contain original material. They may not have been
previously published, nor currently submitted elsewhere. All submissions
undergo a double-blind peer review process; so initial<br>
submission must be without author names.<br>
• Abstracts are optional, but strongly recommended. You may contact the Mini-track
Chair(s) for guidance or verification of content.<br>
• Submit a paper to only one Mini-track. If a paper is submitted to more
than one mini-track, then either paper may be rejected by either mini-track
without consultation with author or other chairs. If you are<br>
not sure of the appropriate Mini-track, submit an abstract to the Track
Chair(s) for determination, and/or seek informal opinion(s) of Min-itrack
Chair(s) before submitting. – see names and contact<br>
information below.<br>
• Do not author or co-author more than 5 papers. This means that an
individual may be listed as author or co-author on no more than 5submitted
papers. Track Chairs must approve any names added after<br>
submission or acceptance on August 15.<br>
<br>
<b>Important 2013 Deadlines for Authors<br>
</b><br>
June 15 Submit full manuscripts for review as instructed. The review is
double-blind; therefore, this initial submission must be without author
names.<br>
<br>
Aug 15 Review System emails. Acceptance Notices to authors. It is very
important that at least one author of each accepted paper attend the conference.
Therefore, all travel guarantees – including visa or your<br>
organization’s fiscal funding procedures – should begin immediately. Make sure
your server accepts the review system address<br>
<br>
<a href="https://precisionconference.com/~hicss" target="_blank">https://precisionconference.com/~hicss</a><br>
<br>
Sept 15 SUBMIT FINAL PAPER. Add author names to your paper, and submit
your Final Paper for Publication to the site provided in your Acceptance
Notice. (This URL is not public knowledge.)<br>
<br>
Oct 1 Early Registration fee deadline. At least one author of each paper should
register by this date in order secure publication in the Proceedings.
Fees will increase on Oct 2 and Dec 2.<br>
<br>
Oct 15 Papers without at least one paid-in-full registered author may be
deleted from the Proceedings and not scheduled for presentation; authors
will be so notified by the Conference Office.<br>
<br>
Cancellation and Refund Policy<br>
<br>
All conference cancellation requests must be in writing. A fee will be
charged for cancellation of registration after Oct 15, at which time the
paper is subject to withdrawal from the Proceedings. There<br>
is no registration refund after Dec 1. Cancellations for accommodations
must be handled directly with the hotel.<br>
<br>
HICSS-47 TRACK CHAIRS<br>
<br>
Collaboration Systems and Technology<br>
Bob Briggs<br>
<a href="mailto:rbriggs@mail.sdsu.edu" target="_blank">rbriggs@mail.sdsu.edu</a><br>
Jay Nunamaker<br>
<a href="mailto:nunamaker@cmi.arizona.edu" target="_blank">nunamaker@cmi.arizona.edu</a><br>
<br>
Decision Analytics, Mobile Services, and Service Science<br>
Christer Carlsson<br>
<a href="mailto:christer.carlsson@abo.fi" target="_blank">christer.carlsson@abo.fi</a><br>
Haluk Demirkan<br>
<a href="mailto:Haluk.Demirkan@asu.edu" target="_blank">Haluk.Demirkan@asu.edu</a><br>
<br>
Digital and Social Media<br>
Kevin Crowston<br>
<a href="mailto:crowston@syr.edu" target="_blank">crowston@syr.edu</a><br>
Karine Nahon<br>
<a href="mailto:karineb@uw.edu" target="_blank">karineb@uw.edu</a><br>
<br>
E-Government<br>
Jochen Scholl<br>
<a href="mailto:jscholl@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">jscholl@u.washington.edu</a><br>
<br>
Electric Energy Systems<br>
Bob Thomas<br>
<a href="mailto:rjt1@cornell.edu" target="_blank">rjt1@cornell.edu</a><br>
Tom Overbye<br>
<a href="mailto:overbye@uiuc.edu" target="_blank">overbye@uiuc.edu</a><br>
<br>
Information Technology in Healthcare<br>
William Chismar<br>
<a href="mailto:chismar@hawaii.edu" target="_blank">chismar@hawaii.edu</a><br>
Tom Horan<br>
<a href="mailto:tom.horan@cgu.edu" target="_blank">tom.horan@cgu.edu</a><br>
<br>
Internet and the Digital Economy<br>
Dave King<br>
<a href="mailto:David.king@jda.com" target="_blank">David.king@jda.com</a><br>
Alan Dennis<br>
<a href="mailto:ardennis@indiana.edu" target="_blank">ardennis@indiana.edu</a><br>
<br>
Knowledge Systems<br>
Murray Jennex<br>
<a href="mailto:murphjen@aol.com" target="_blank">murphjen@aol.com</a><br>
Dave Croasdell<br>
<a href="mailto:davec@unr.edu" target="_blank">davec@unr.edu</a><br>
<br>
<b>Organizational Systems and Technology</b><br>
Hugh Watson<br>
<a href="mailto:hwatson@terry.uga.edu" target="_blank">hwatson@terry.uga.edu</a><br>
<br>
Software Technology<br>
Gul Agha<br>
<a href="mailto:agha@cs.uiuc.edu" target="_blank">agha@cs.uiuc.edu</a><br>
Rick Kazman<br>
<a href="mailto:kazman@hawaii.edu" target="_blank">kazman@hawaii.edu</a></span><span lang="EN-US"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p>
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