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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We invite you to submit your work to the following mini track :
</span><strong><span style="font-weight:normal">Emerging Issues in Distributed Group Decision-Making: Opportunities and Challenges”,
<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-weight:normal">part of </span></strong>Virtual Communities and Collaboration track.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Anil Aggarwal, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Doug Vogel <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yuko SJ Murayama<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">AMCIS 2015<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">To be held at the beautiful<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#333333"></span><a href="http://www.elconresort.com/"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5A3EF9">The El Conquistador Resort and Convention Center</span></i></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">about 45 minutes from San Juan on the Island of
</span><a href="http://welcome.topuertorico.org/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5A3EF9">Puerto Rico</span></a><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><img border="0" width="624" height="191" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D01499.486D0340" alt="header6.jpg"></span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">CALL FOR PAPERS FOR the Mini-track:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Emerging Issues in Distributed Group Decision-Making: Opportunities and Challenges<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:22.0pt">Part of
</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:22.0pt">Virtual Communities and Collaboration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Given the current turbulent state of world economy, multi-organizational interaction is coming under tremendous pressure. Companies are no longer providing prolonged fixed-term arrangements but are fluidly establishing relationships
(and terms) based on deliverables and goodwill. This is putting tremendous pressure on teams to deliver quality product on time. Team adaptability and team configuration are becoming crucial to meet deadlines. Teams must be able to adapt quickly to the changing
environment and circumstances. Agile teams adapt and deliver quickly and provide maximum customer satisfaction. By definition, however, agile teams must be co-located. Can distributed teams be agile and adaptable? This requires careful team configuration.
This mini-track examines the emerging issues related to team configuration and performance in distributed environment. Some research related to outsourcing of structured tasks has been done, but research related to emerging issues like diversity, cohesiveness,
agility and adaptability related to group collaboration across semi or unstructured tasks is still emerging. In addition, the “e (Internet)” to “m (mobile)” transformation is creating exciting opportunities for groups to make real time decisions in a mobile
environment.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Distributed teams, however, face many
</span></span>challenges of time, location, infrastructure, language, customs, socialization and politics. This is further compounded in globally distributed teams by diversity, nationality and cultural issues. As old issues are resolved, new challenges emerge
that require knowledge from multiple disciplines such as information systems, social sciences, international management, leadership and political science. It is almost impossible for one individual to have expertise in so many domains, which makes this a very
challenging but ultimately rewarding collaborative area of research. Given the richness and research potential of this area, it is essential to brainstorm and bring diverse points of view to develop underlying theory and frameworks. The mini track will attempt
to accomplish these objectives.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The mini track will address emerging issue such as diversity, culture, adaptability and agility related to teams in distributed group decision making, as well as the underlying theories of group dynamics, coordination, communications and
decision-making in distributed environments, in creation of competitive advantage.
<span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Examples of topics in the discussion of globally distributed decision making mini-track will include the following (but are not limited to):<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1">Adaptability and trust issues in swift teams</span><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1">Teams in Disasters</span><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1">Framework for distributed decision making in the cloud.</span><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1">Economics of distributed decision making in the clouds</span><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1">Trust and distrust as motivator in distributed decision making</span><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1">Can agile teams be globally distributed?</span><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1">Agile/Adaptable team configuration in distributed teams</span><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">The “e (internet)” to “m (mobile)” transformation of globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Communication and coordination in globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Diversity issues in globally distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Customer satisfaction, performance and “trust” building in distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Synchronous and asynchronous decision making in distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Comparison of issues across internal, inter-, intra and offshore distributed teams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="txt15n" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:66.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="txt15n1"><span lang="EN-GB">Turbulent economy and its impact on outsourcing<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt"><b>Important Dates for AMCIS 2015</b><i><span style="color:black">:</span></i><i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<strong>February 25, 2015:</strong> AMCIS manuscript submissions closes for authors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt"><strong><span style="color:#333333">Tuesday, April 21, 2015</span></strong><span style="color:#333333">: Authors notified about the disposition of their papers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt"><b><span style="color:#333333">Tuesday, April 28, 2015:</span></b><span style="color:#333333"> Authors submit camera-ready revision of their papers.<br>
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<strong>May 5, 2015:</strong> Final decisions on AMCIS 2015 program are made<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Instructions for authors at: AMCIS website ( <a href="http://amcis2015.aisnet.org/">
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