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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>A friendly reminder to </span><span
style='color:#1F497D'>assist us by completing our survey on Sabbaticals and </span><span
style='color:#1F497D'>IS research. Details are below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The survey is online at </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="http://survey.qut.edu.au/f/176801/3014/">http://survey.qut.edu.au/f/176801/3014/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Many thanks for your
consideration,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Jan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Dear
colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>We
are conducting research on objectives, conduct and outcomes of sabbatical leave
taken by Information Systems academics and its impact on research productivity.
The aim of the research is to offer recommendations for academic institutions,
hosts and visiting researchers to maximize benefits from sabbatical leave.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>All
active academic researchers that are <u>members in the Association for
Information Systems</u> (aisnet.org) are invited to participate. We define
active academic researchers as those association members that have completed a
Ph.D. and who occupy an academic position with a research component (such as
faculty members or post-doctoral fellows). Non-research members (e.g., teaching
faculty, adjuncts, or administrators) or academics without Ph.D. completion are
not part of our study.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>If
you are an active researcher in Information Systems, you are invited to
participate in the project by participating in an online survey. Please visit <a
href="http://survey.qut.edu.au/f/176801/3014/">http://survey.qut.edu.au/f/176801/3014/</a>
to commence the online survey.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The
survey will be open through <b>31 July 2013</b>. You are free to withdraw from
the survey at any time prior or during completion; however, by submitting the
completed survey we will assume that you are giving consent to participate in
this study.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Please
note that this study has been approved by the QUT Human Research Ethics
Committee (approval number 1200000446).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Many
thanks for your consideration of this request.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Jan Recker</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Professor for Information
Systems</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Queensland University of
Technology</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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