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<font face="Arial"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></font></p>
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<b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial">Proposal Submission Deadline: September 30, 2013</font></span></b></p>
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<font face="Arial"><b><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Business Technologies in Contemporary Organisations: Adoption, Assimilation, and Institutionalisation</span></i></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></font></p>
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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial">A book edited by Dr. Abrar Haider (University of South Australia, Australia) and Ms. Azadeh Pishdad (University of South Australia, Australia)</font></span></p>
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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial">To be published by IGI Global: http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1063</font></span></p>
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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial">For release in the <b>Advances in Business Information Systems and Analytics (ABISA)
</b>Book Series</font></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="Default"><font face="Arial"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Introduction</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></font></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="Default"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial">In contemporary business paradigm, organisations compete for political power, institutional legitimacy, and social and economic fitness. Business
organisations are shaped by the interactions of the environment that they operate in, the rules and norms imposed on them, the behaviors of their internal systems, and the cognitive patterns of their organisational members. An organisation as an institution,
thus, evolves through the mutual interactions of various organisational sub-institutions. Information technologies work as the binding factor that shapes organisations and gives them their existing form and legitimacy by integrating these sub-institutions.
This form and legitimacy define how organisations evolve their structures, culture, and systems. On the other hand, contemporary business organisations are more concerned about the physical implementation of technology rather than the factors and the causes
and effects that help shape the use of technology in the organisation and help technology, as well as other institutions within the organization, to grow and mature in relation to each other. As a result, technology implementation is seen as a non-strategic
activity aimed at providing a quick-fix solution to immediate information management/exploitation and process automation issues of the organisation. Information systems, however, are social systems and play an integral role in the evolution and maturity of
the organisation as well as its structures, culture, and operations. Technology implementers and managers should not aim at $B!F(Badaptive$B!G(B fixing of the organisation$B!G(Bs information and automation problems; instead, they should aim at the institutionalisation of
technology to maintain legitimacy, power, and social and economic fitness of the business on an on-going basis. Information systems institutionalisation is, thus, characterized and shaped by continuous interfacing of information technologies with organisational,
technical, social, cultural, environmental, political, and other institutional factors.</font></span></p>
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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial"></font></span> </p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="Default"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial">This book focuses on research that investigates the reciprocal relationship between information systems and organisations as institutions and
the intended and unintended impacts that these relationships create. The influence of information systems on organisational structures, processes, and people, as well as how these organisational forms impact technology design, functionality and management,
has a rich history within information systems. This book aims to extend this tradition by bringing up papers that show, either empirically, theoretically or both, how organisational processes and structures, individual and group actions and behaviors, and
technology features interact to affect the creation, use, and consequences of information systems. Particularly, this book is interested in work that seeks to open up new streams of research by providing empirical evidence and/or compelling theoretical arguments
for the importance of specific unaddressed problems and challenges in this area. Studies that demonstrate the contributions of information systems to the on-going development of the fields of organisational theory, institutional theory, and strategy are also
considered in this book.</font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="Default"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial"></font></span> </p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="Default"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial">Information systems researchers have developed important theoretical and empirical insights about impacts of information systems in and around
organisations. Numerous theories have been advanced to explain how organisational processes and structures, individual actions and behaviors, and technology features interact to affect creation, use, and consequences of information systems. As new technologies
emerge, studies of the relationship between technology and organisation have advanced our knowledge of the many subtle ways that information systems affect how various organisational institutions work and live together. Yet, we continue to be surprised by
the complexity and often unanticipated outcomes of this interaction. This book, therefore, welcomes theoretical, empirical, and analytical studies of the adoption, assimilation, and use of information systems by individuals, groups, and organisations.</font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="Default"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial"></font></span> </p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="Default"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial">Objectives of the Book
</font></span></b></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="Default"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial">The main goal of the publication is to bring together theories and practices, development, achievements, and challenges in adoption, diffusion,
assimilation and institutionalisation of information systems. This book will assemble information systems researchers in this area to share and discuss their achievement on various aspects of information systems assimilation and institutionalisation such as
organisational, social, cultural, technical, environmental, political, and other institutional factors along with the major advances, and practical development in the field. This book is expected to be a significant representation of high quality theoretical
and empirical papers, aimed at advancing our understanding of information systems adoption, diffusion, assimilation, and institutionalisation. These papers employ diverse methodologies and philosophical perspectives to significantly advance our knowledge in
these areas.</font></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="Default"><font face="Arial"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Target Audience</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></font></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="Default"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial">The prospective audiences of the book are:</font></span></p>
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<font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span>-<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"><font size="2">
</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Researchers and practitioners interested in technology implementation, assimilation, and institutionalisation;</span></font></p>
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<font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span>-<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"><font size="2">
</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Researchers investigating the role of information systems in organisational evolution and maturity; and</span></font></p>
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<font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span>-<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"><font size="2">
</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">University students specializing in technology diffusion and adoption, social shaping of technology, and information systems.</span></font></p>
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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial"></font></span> </p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="Default"><font face="Arial"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Recommended topics include, but are not limited to the following:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></font></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="Default"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial">Contributors are welcome to submit chapters on the following topics relating to technology adoption and diffusion, institutionalisation, and
technology based business transformation:</font></span></p>
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<font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span>-<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"><font size="2">
</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Adoption or diffusion of IS/IT supporting organisational and inter-organisational initiatives</span></font></p>
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<font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span>-<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"><font size="2">
</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Factors influencing IS/IT adoption and use at micro and macro levels</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Institutionalisation isomorphism</span></font></p>
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<font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span>-<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"><font size="2">
</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Adoption and usage of core business technologies such as enterprise systems</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Factors that drive the adoption and use of IS/IT in different cultural context</span></font></p>
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<font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span>-<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"><font size="2">
</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Social network characteristics (e.g., density, centrality) on the adoption and diffusion of technology</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Socio-economic impacts of consumer adoption of IS/IT</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Socio-economic/geographical/cultural factors relevant to IS/IT adoption</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Strategies to promote technology adoption and diffusion</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The impact of technology use on the daily/social/professional life of consumers/citizens</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The role of national/organisational culture on the adoption and diffusion of technology</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Theories, concepts, and tools of IS/ICT adoption and diffusion</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Technology usage and post-adoption behavior</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Diffusion of IS innovations in social networks</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Influence of organisation climate on the adoption and diffusion of technology</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Impact of technology adoption on the global competitiveness of firms</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Multilevel units of analysis impact on diffusion</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Individual and/or group</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$B!>(B</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">level resistance to technology adoption</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Barriers to technology diffusion and adoption</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Dynamics of post-implementation use over time</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Human behavior in IT adoption and use</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Challenges of adoption and diffusion of technology across socially, culturally, and economically diverse communities and regions</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Impact of the social system, networks, and communication channels on technology adoption and diffusion</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Diversity in research designs and methods for the study of technology adoption and diffusion</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">New and emerging trends in technology innovation, adoption and diffusion research</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Process theories and approaches to understanding the adoption and diffusion of IS/IT</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">IS selection and adoption</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">IS post implementation challenges, issues and critical success factors</span></font></p>
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</font></span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Organisational change, culture and learning issue of IS adoption and assimilation</span></font></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="Default"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial">Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit
<i>on or before <b>September 30, 2013</b></i>, a 1-2 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by
<b><i>October 15, 2013 </i></b>about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by
<b><i>January 31, 2014</i></b>. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.</font></span></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="Default"><font face="Arial"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Publisher</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></font></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="Default"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial">This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the $B!H(BInformation Science Reference$B!I(B (formerly
Idea Group Reference), $B!H(BMedical Information Science Reference,$B!I(B $B!H(BBusiness Science Reference,$B!I(B and $B!H(BEngineering Science Reference$B!I(B imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This book is anticipated to be
released in 2014.</font></span></p>
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<font face="Arial"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Important Dates</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></font></p>
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<font face="Arial"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">September 30, 2013: </span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Proposal Submission Deadline</span></font></p>
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<font face="Arial"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">October 15, 2013: </span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Notification of Acceptance</span></font></p>
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<font face="Arial"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">January 31, 2014: </span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Full Chapter Submission</span></font></p>
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<font face="Arial"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">March 15, 2014: </span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Review Results Returned</span></font></p>
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<font face="Arial"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">April 15, 2014: </span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Final Chapter Submission</span></font></p>
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<font face="Arial"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">May 15, 2014: </span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Final Deadline</span></font></p>
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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial">Ms. Azadeh Pishdad</font></span></p>
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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial">School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences,</font></span></p>
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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial">University of South Australia</font></span></p>
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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial">Mawson Lakes Campus, SA 5095, Australia</font></span></p>
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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font face="Arial">Tel.: +61 (8) 8302 5081</font></span></p>
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">E-mail: azadeh.pishdad@mymail.unisa.edu.au</span></p>
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