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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">After successful sessions last three years, we are continuing our mini track on
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Emerging Issues in Distributed Group Decision-Making: Opportunities and Challenges. </span></b>If you are doing research in virtual groups, distributed groups, asynchronous decision making,
cloud collaboration or similar areas we invite you submit your paper to the following:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red">Minitrack:
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Emerging Issues in Distributed Group Decision-Making: Opportunities and Challenges</span></b>
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<span style="color:#004080"> </span> <br>
Which is part of the <br>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red">Track:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> Collaboration Systems and Technology<span style="color:red">
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<span style="color:#004080">.</span> <br>
For the 47th HICSS conference in Big Island <br>
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I have attached the Call for your reference.<span style="color:#004080"> </span><br>
<span style="color:#004080"> </span> <br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080"> </span> <a href="http://home.ubalt.edu/ntsbagga/hicss_call.htm">http://home.ubalt.edu/ntsbagga/hicss_call.htm</a>
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<span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/track/cl/CL-Distributed.pdf">http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/track/cl/CL-Distributed.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">Distributed teams face many
</span>challenges of time, location, infrastructure, language, customs, socialization and politics. This is further compounded in globally distributed teams by diversity, nationality and cultural issues. As old issue are resolved, new challenges emerge that
require knowledge from multiple disciplines such as information systems, social sciences, international management, leadership and political science. It is almost impossible for one individual to have expertise in so many domains, which makes this a very challenging
but ultimately rewarding collaborative area of research. Given the richness and research potential of this area, it is essential to brainstorm and bring diverse points of view to develop underlying theory and frameworks. The mini track will attempt to accomplish
these objectives.<o:p></o:p></p>
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The mini track will address emerging issue such as diversity, culture, adaptability and agility related to teams in distributed group decision making, as well as the underlying theories of group dynamics, coordination, communications and decision-making in
distributed environments, in creation of competitive advantage. <span lang="EN-GB">
Examples of topics in the discussion of globally distributed decision making mini-track will include the following (but are not limited to):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span>Framework for distributed decision making in the cloud.<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Economics of distributed decision making in the clouds<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Trust and distrust as motivator in distributed decision making<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Can agile teams be globally distributed?<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Agile/Adaptable team configuration in globally distributed teams<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB">The “e (internet)” to “m (mobile)” transformation of globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB">Communication and coordination in globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB">Diversity issues in globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB">Customer satisfaction, performance and “trust” building in globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB">Synchronous and asynchronous decision making in globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB">Comparison of issues across internal, inter-, intra and offshore distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB">Turbulent economy and its impact on outsourcing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB">Models of globally distributed agile/adaptable teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB">Knowledge creation, transfer and integration across globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB">Leadership/cohesiveness issues in globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB">Issues related to functional and dysfunctional globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB">Security, privacy and risk associated with globally distributed teams</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB">Case Studies (success/failures) related to decision making by globally distributed teams</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Regards, <br>
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Anil Aggarwal<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Doug Vogel<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yuko SJ Murayama<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-47)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">January 6-9, 2014 (Monday-Thursday)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hilton Waikoloa, Big Island, Hawaii, USA<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">HICSS papers must contain original material. They may not have been previously published, nor currently submitted elsewhere.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Important Dates: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">June 15, 2013 <span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>
Submit full manuscripts for review as instructed<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">August 15, 2013 <span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>
Acceptance notices to authors<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">September 15, 2013<span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>Final paper versions due <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">October 15, 2012 <span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>
Author registration deadline (at least one author must register)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">January 6-9, 2014<span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>
Conference<o:p></o:p></p>
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