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CALL FOR PAPERS<br>
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AMCIS 2014 Mini-Track: "The Dark Side of Post-Adoptive Use"<br>
20th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2014)<br>
Savannah, GA – August 7-10, 2014<br>
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Dear Colleagues:<br>
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We invite you to submit your most interesting and innovative work on
negative forms of IS use and their consequences to the mini-track,
"The Dark Side of Post-Adoptive Use," which will be offered at AMCIS
2014 within the "Adoption and Diffusion of Information Technology"
(SIGADIT) track.<br>
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Description:<br>
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There is often an implicit assumption in technology acceptance
research that IS use, often operationalized in the post-adoption
context as “more use,” results in positive outcomes. However, recent
research indicates that not all technology use leads to positive
outcomes. Whether routinized use reduces an individual’s ability to
react mindfully when faced with new work situations, or whether
personal technology use becomes excessive to the point of addiction,
certain usage behaviors may lead to undesirable results – for
individuals, organizations, and society at large. This mini-track
solicits complete or in-process research papers that seek to improve
our understanding of the antecedents and consequences of usage
behaviors that lead to negative outcomes in a wide range of
settings, from the workplace to schools to personal life. We also
invite research proposing interventions to mitigate the negative
effects of IS use.<br>
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Example post-adoptive usage behaviors might include, but are not
limited to:<br>
<ul>
<li>habituated or routinized use</li>
<li>technology addiction or other forms of overuse</li>
<li>“mindless” or “less mindful” use</li>
<li>shallow feature use</li>
</ul>
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Research papers in this mini-track might investigate how these
phenomena:<br>
<ul>
<li>inhibit post-adoption behaviors such as exploratory, extended,
or “deep structure” use</li>
<li>lead to lower individual-, group-, or organizational-level
productivity and performance</li>
<li>result in information overload, “technostress,” and
distractions at work</li>
<li>negatively impact one’s personal life and social relationships</li>
<li>result in lower efficacy, work, and life satisfaction</li>
<li>lead to disruption in social and political structures in
otherwise healthy organizations and societies</li>
</ul>
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Papers might also propose:<br>
<ul>
<li>appropriate theoretical perspectives for understanding these
issues.</li>
<li>new approaches (quantitative or qualitative) for studying
these phenomena.</li>
<li>interventions and design strategies for managing and reducing
negative usage behaviors.</li>
</ul>
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Studies that investigate both personal and work-related use are
welcome, including problematic use of social media, mobile devices
(BYOD or employer-provided), and mobile applications. However, we
would especially solicit papers exploring the effects of these
phenomena in a work-related context, as well as those proposing
potential managerial solutions.<br>
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Mini-Track Co-Chairs:<br>
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Greta L. Polites<br>
Department of Management & Information Systems<br>
College of Business Administration<br>
Kent State University<br>
Kent, OH 44242<br>
330.672.1166<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gpolites@kent.edu">gpolites@kent.edu</a><br>
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Jason Bennett Thatcher<br>
Director, Social Analytics Institute<br>
College of Business and Behavioral Science<br>
Clemson University<br>
Clemson, SC 29634<br>
864.656.3751<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jthatch@clemson.edu">jthatch@clemson.edu</a><br>
<br>
Candice Vander Weerdt<br>
Department of Management & Information Systems<br>
College of Business Administration<br>
Kent State University<br>
Kent, OH 44242<br>
216.394.1075<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cvander8@kent.edu">cvander8@kent.edu</a><br>
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Submission Process and Key Dates:<br>
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Manuscript submissions will open in early January 2014. Key dates
and instructions for authors will be available soon (see
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://amcis2014.aisnet.org/index.php/call-for-papers">http://amcis2014.aisnet.org/index.php/call-for-papers</a>).<br>
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Full paper submissions must be made electronically through the AMCIS
on-line submission system
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2014">http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2014</a>). Be sure to select the
appropriate track.<br>
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For additional information please refer to the AMCIS website:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://amcis2014.aisnet.org/">http://amcis2014.aisnet.org/</a><br>
or contact one of the Mini-Track Co-Chairs.<br>
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