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<p class="Author" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color:windowtext">Track: Adoption and Diffusion of Information Technology (SIGADIT)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoTitle" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Mini-track title: Organizational Factors that Influence the Adoption and Diffusion of Emerging Information Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></h1>
<h1><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Description<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The use of emerging information technology is increasingly becoming more vital to maintain a sustainable competitive advantage for organizations.  This mini-track aims to expand our knowledge
 regarding the adoption and diffusion of emerging information technology (e.g., business analytics, cloud computing, and iPads). Factors such as employee attitudes, organizational climate, and readiness for change can all influence the adoption and diffusion
 of emerging technology.  This mini-tracks purpose is to expand our understanding of organizational factors that impact the adoption and diffusion of emerging information technology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h1><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Suggested Topics<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The dimensions of the attitudes of employees, information technology staff, and the top management teams and their impact on the adoption and diffusion of emerging information technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The influence of organizational climate on the adoption and diffusion of emerging information technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The influence of organizational readiness for change on the adoption and diffusion of emerging information technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Theory building that extends current theories regarding how the organizational factors influence the adoption and diffusion of emerging information technology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Empirical testing of current theories regarding organizational factors influence on the adoption and diffusion of emerging information technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Comparative case studies to evaluate organizational factors influence on the adoption and diffusion of emerging information technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Important Dates:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">01/05/2014    AIS Review System will begin accepting submissions for AMCIS 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">03/01/2014    Submission Deadline<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">04/04/2014    Authors notified of paper acceptance decision<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">04/25/2014    Camera-ready papers due<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Mini-track Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">David Bourrie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Affiliation" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Auburn University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Affiliation" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">dmb0011@auburn.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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