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<div><b><span lang="EN-IE" style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>Deadline Extension:
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</font></div><p class="defaultFont" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE" style='background: white; color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Special Issue On: Service Science - Lean
Outsourcing Analytics</span></p><div><font face="Times New Roman">
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<span style="background: white;">21<sup>st</sup> February 2014 </span></span></p><div><font face="Times New Roman">
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<span style="background: white;">Dr. Noel Carroll</span><br>
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<b>Introduction</b><br>
<span style="background: white;">In response to the growing importance placed on
understanding service complexities, the field of ‘Service Science’ has emerged
to guide the effective design, implementation, and management of service
systems. However, although Service Science calls for more theoretical focus on
understanding complex service systems, few efforts have surfaced which apply a
new theoretical lens on understanding the underlying trajectories of
organizational capability dynamics within a service system. Lean outsourcing
has become a very important topic across modern management which focuses on
exchanging service capabilities between parties. It is largely concerned with
the contracting out of an internal business operation or process to a third
party organization. However, managers are often faced with decisions on
sourcing new service capabilities which offers higher value and efficiencies
than staffing it internally. Therefore, it is crucial that managers have some
analytical insights on how newfound capabilities impact on organizational
performance.</span><br>
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<b>Objective</b><br>
<span style="background: white;">The main objective of this Special Issue is to
advance our understanding on Service Science through the exploration of
different models, methods, processes, and principles in modeling lean
outsourcing practices. This special issue places emphasis on building analytics
in lean outsourcing environments. Across service networks, there is a growing
need to examine the relationship between dynamic capabilities and
organizational performance with emphasis on understanding the value co-creation
process between trading parties. Submissions are particularly welcome from
authors who focus on modeling and data mining techniques to explore and report
on lean outsourcing analytics across service networks. We invite contributions
for academic research, case studies and work-in-progress. We also invite high
quality literature reviews and validated theoretical works.</span><br>
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<b>Recommended Topics</b><br>
<span style="background: white;">Topics to be discussed in this special issue
include (but are not limited to) the following:</span></span></p><div><font face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><ul style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; list-style-type: disc; direction: ltr;"><li style="color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><p style="background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;"><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Behavioral
sciences</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Big
data applications</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Big
data management</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Big
data mining and analytics</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Big
data theory</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Cloud
computing capabilities</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Data
mining literature review</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Decision
sciences</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Decision
theory and data analysis</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Lean
outsourcing</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Network
analysis methods</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Network
relationship management</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Outsource
forecasting</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Outsourcing
prediction and analytics</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Service
intelligence</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Service
network analytics</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Service
network visualization</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Service
science</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Simulation
of service network analytics</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Six
sigma</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Socio-technical
analytics</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Value
co-creation</span></p></li><li style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>Volume,
velocity and variety of service data</span></p></li></ul></div><div style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'></span><br></p><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'></span><br></p><p style='background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 13.5pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;'><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'></span><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'><b>Submission Procedure</b><br>
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special
theme issue on Service Science: Lean Outsourcing Analytics on or before </span><span lang="EN-IE" style='background: white; color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'><strong>21<sup>st</sup>
February 2014</strong></span><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>.
All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another
publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNAL’S GUIDELINES FOR
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 6.5pt;"><a href="http://www.igi-global.com/journals/guidelines-for-submission.aspx" target="_parent"><span lang="EN-IE" style='color: blue; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'><u>http://www.igi-global.com/journals/guidelines-for-submission.aspx</u></span></a></span><span style='background: white; color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'>. All
submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis. Papers
must follow APA style for reference citations.</span><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'><br>
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<b>All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of:</b><br>
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<b>All inquires should be should be directed to the attention of:</b><br>
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Dr. Noel Carroll <br>
Guest Editor <br>
E-mail: </span><span style='color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>noel.carroll@ul.ie</span><span style='color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;'><br>
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<b>All manuscript submissions to the special issue should be sent through the
online submission system:</b><br>
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