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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Impacts of Advanced Information Technologies on Business Operations <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(Part of the Organizational Systems and Technology Track, HICSS 48)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We invite you to submit papers for the <b>“Impacts of Advanced Information Technologies on Business Operations”</b> minitrack at HICSS, January 5-8, 2015. The conference will be held on Kauai, Hawaii.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This minitrack, building upon a successful track record of the last five years, will bring to HICSS high quality research that use analytical and empirical modeling approaches to explore the increasing complex roles that advanced information technologies such as RFID, cloud computing, and Web 2.0 play in business operations and strategies. In particular, we seek novel studies that systematically explore the complex interplays between information technology and business process designs, customer relationship management, organizational architectures, product development, sales and services, and supply chain management. We are also soliciting comprehensive reviews of relevant research, rigorous case studies, and applications highlighting the use of new technologies, methods, and techniques. There is a growing body of research within the economics, marketing, operations management, information systems, and healthcare communities which are starting to address those issues. This minitrack has been attracting a growing number of scholars from all over the world and has already led to three successful Special Issues in the <i>Decision Support Systems</i> journal. We expect to see applications in:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>business analytics and big data in supply chain management<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>information sharing and integration along the supply chain<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>sales innovation using real-time location and social data<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>the impact of web 2.0 on competition and cooperation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>capacity planning, contracting and supply chain design<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>social media implications for operations management<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>using mobile applications for order fulfillment<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>crowdsourcing and product innovation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>outsourcing service operations<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>innovations in healthcare IT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Selected papers from the minitrack will be fast tracked to a Special Issue of a leading refereed journal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Important Dates</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>June 15</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Submit full manuscripts for review.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Aug 15 </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Acceptance notices are emailed to authors by the Review System.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Sept 15</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Accepted authors submit Final Paper and early registration fee deadline. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Oct 15</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Papers without at least one registered author will be deleted from the Proceedings. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Details on the conference and venue as well as instructions for authors can be found at </span></b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_48/apahome48.htm">http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_48/apahome48.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoPlainText><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoPlainText><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Minitrack Co-Chairs</span></u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Abraham Seidmann</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <b>(Primary contact)<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Xerox Professor, Simon Graduate School of Business Administration<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Phone: 585-275–5694; Email: <a href="mailto:Avi.Seidmann@Simon.Rochester.edu">Avi.Seidmann@Simon.Rochester.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Yabing Jiang</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, Assistant Professor <b>Jie Zhang</b>, Associate Professor <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lutgert College of Business<span style='color:navy'> </span>College of Business<span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Florida Gulf Coast University University of Texas at Arlington<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fort Myers, FL 33965<span style='color:navy'> </span>Arlington, TX 76019<span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Email: <a href="mailto:yjiang@fgcu.edu">yjiang@fgcu.edu</a> Email: <a href="mailto:jiezhang@uta.edu">jiezhang@uta.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Office Tel: 239-590-7163 Office Tel: 817-272-0537<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>