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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">CALL FOR PAPERS</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Savannah, Georgia, USA
</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">August 7-10, 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Mini$B!>(Btrack title:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Management of Agile IT Sourcing Options
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Track:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> IT Project Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Instructions for Authors:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Submission deadline is March 1, 2014</span><span style="color:black"> via
</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2014">http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2014</a></span><span style="color:black">.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">For more information including submission, visit:
<a href="http://amcis2014.aisnet.org">http://amcis2014.aisnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Description<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">With the trends of globalization and IT as a utility available over the Internet continuing to grow unabated, various types of sourcing models have begun to emerge. As a prominent example,
cloud computing offers various sourcing arrangements through the Internet delivery of IT products and services, providing firms an opportunity to gain access to and deliver applications, infrastructures, and platforms over public or private networks. Specifically,
to tap innovation and growth opportunities, firms are transitioning to an on-demand model of IT sourcing enabled by cloud computing to create increased flexibility and enhance their ability to scale. These emerging alternatives create challenges for both service
provider and recipient organizations as they have to take into account a number of new additional considerations, such as variable hardware capacity needs and multiple and varying user application preferences, to be able to successfully leverage these new
sourcing alternatives and manage their new sourcing relationships with their partners. While the development of IT outsourcing and cloud computing happened independently, they have become intricately intertwined and should be considered as a set of viable
sourcing options while formulating and executing IT sourcing strategy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">We invite papers that provide insights into all aspects of IT sourcing and various IT sourcing models over the network such as cloud computing and SaaS. In particular, we are also interested
in papers that tie the developments of these sourcing models to broader IT strategy issues in firms. Papers that include empirical, analytical, and conceptual approaches that develop or extend theory are welcome. Co-authored papers with practitioners are particularly
encouraged.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Decision making in IT sourcing alternatives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Cloud computing and SaaS as IT sourcing strategy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Commercial sourcing models associated with cloud services and SaaS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Coordination and control in IT outsourcing and network-based IT sourcing arrangements
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Change in client role in emerging sourcing models with cloud computing
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Relationship management with cloud and SaaS partners<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Contracting issues in traditional IT sourcing vs. sourcing models with cloud computing and SaaS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Structuring IT outsourcing contracts and service level agreements<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Security issues in IT sourcing over the network such as cloud computing and SaaS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Risk management in network-based IT sourcing projects<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Service disruption and recovery<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">IT outsourcing in global supply chain management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">IT outsourcing in healthcare, and healthcare information exchange (HIE)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">IT outsourcing-enabled business transformation and new inter-organizational forms<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Switching issues in cloud computing based IT sourcing from the tradition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Managing and monitoring suppliers in sourcing arrangements through the Internet delivery of IT products and services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Managing intellectual property issues in sourcing relationships<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Social, ethical, and regulatory implications in IT outsourcing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Knowledge creation, acquisition, sharing, and loss in IT outsourcing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Preserving and managing organizational knowledge in outsourcing arrangements<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Impact of outsourcing at the individual, firm, and national levels, both from a provider and a buyer perspective<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Emerging trends in IT outsourcing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Challenges facing vendors as they adapt to sourcing models with cloud computing, including but not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Capabilities Required
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Pricing and contracts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">New service development
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Service customization<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Service supply chain management
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b>Mini$B!>(Btrack Co-Chairs:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Matthew Swinarski<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Penn State Erie<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><a href="mailto:mes35@psu.edu">mes35@psu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">814.898.6439<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Jahyun Goo<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Florida Atlantic University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><a href="mailto:jgoo@fau.edu">jgoo@fau.edu</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">561.297.2352<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><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"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D">Jahyun Goo, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D">College of Business/Florida Atlantic University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D">777 Glades Road/Fleming Hall 218<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D">Boca Raton, FL 33431<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D">Voice: (561) 297-2352 / Fax: (561) 297-3043<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D">Email:
<a href="mailto:jgoo@fau.edu"><span style="color:blue">jgoo@fau.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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