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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><h1 style='margin-top:0cm'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>CFP: Special Issue on “Activity Theory and Information Systems research” in Information Systems Journal <o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Over the last three decades Activity Theory has become increasingly internationalised and</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> emerged as a founding theory for understanding change and development in work and social activity. In the fields of organisation </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>(</span><a href="#_ENREF_4" title="Engeström, 2000 #657"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Engeström, 2000</span></a><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>)</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>, management </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>(</span><a href="#_ENREF_5" title="Jarzabkowski, 2003 #1099"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Jarzabkowski, 2003</span></a><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>)</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>, social psychology </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>(</span><a href="#_ENREF_2" title="Blunden, 2010 #2942"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Blunden, 2010</span></a><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>)</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>, education </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>(</span><a href="#_ENREF_9" title="Roth, 2007 #2734"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Roth & Lee, 2007</span></a><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>)</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> and Human Computer Interaction and IS design </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>(</span><a href="#_ENREF_7" title="Kuutti, 1999 #1290"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Kuutti, 1999</span></a><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>)</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> it has become particularly accepted as a contemporary social theory for framing studies and generating insights. Mirroring its use and acceptance in other social science fields, there has been some development and exploration of Activity Theory in IS </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>(</span><a href="#_ENREF_6" title="Karanasios, 2013 #3673"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Karanasios & Allen, 2013</span></a><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>; </span><a href="#_ENREF_10" title="Ryu, 2005 #3376"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Ryu et al., 2005</span></a><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>)</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>. The context of its use has transcended public sector organisations, complex organisational contexts, disaster response, education, health and ICT for development. Scholars have also aligned Activity Theory alongside other philosophical perspectives and theories such as critical realism </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>(</span><a href="#_ENREF_1" title="Allen, 2013 #3454"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Allen et al., 2013</span></a><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>)</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>, institutional theory </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>(</span><a href="#_ENREF_8" title="Ogawa, 2008 #3531"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Ogawa et al., 2008</span></a><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>)</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>, complexity theory (Hasan et al. 2010) and structuration theory </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>(</span><a href="#_ENREF_3" title="Canary, 2009 #3525"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Canary & McPhee, 2009</span></a><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>)</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> in order to generate novel insights.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>This Special Issue aims to act as a compendium of outstanding research, focusing on the use, development and contribution of Activity Theory in IS research. It also aims to stimulate discourse and advance the use of Activity Theory in IS research. We seek relevant and rigorous submissions which address a combination of the following criterion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Apply and develop Activity Theory in IS research, by demonstrating the empirical and theoretical contributions it offers. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Offer new contributions to Activity Theory, for instance extending Activity Theory or signalling how the IS field can offer a fertile landscape for expanding Activity Theory.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Offer in depth comparison of Activity Theory with other contemporary social frameworks. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Blend Activity Theory with complimentary contemporary social theories.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Expand research design to include mixed and multi-method studies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Critical studies on Activity Theory and papers that illuminate on the difficulties of applying Activity Theory.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Consider the origins of Activity Theory and the interpretation and misinterpretations of it in current research.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The application of Activity Theory in novel contexts, such as online and digital environments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Submissions should broadly address or relate to the aforementioned aspects in their contribution to theory and practice. Submissions which merely employ Activity Theory for descriptive analysis and offer no contribution will be not be considered for review. Ideally, submissions will provide new understandings of IS in work and social settings. Submissions will be evaluated using rigorous criteria associated with high quality academic research.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1 style='margin-top:0cm'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-weight:normal'>IMPORTANT DATES<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Submission of extended abstract (optional): April 30, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Full initial paper submission deadline: September 1, 2015</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:7.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>First review deadline: December 1, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:7.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Revised paper submission deadline: June 1, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:7.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Second review deadline: September 1, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:7.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1 style='margin-top:0cm'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-weight:normal'>SPECIAL ISSUE EDITORS<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Stan Karanasios, AIMTech Research Centre, Leeds University Business School, UK <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:s.karanasios@leeds.ac.uk"><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>s.karanasios@leeds.ac.uk</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>David Allen, AIMTech Research Centre, Leeds University Business School, UK<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:da2@lubs.leeds.ac.uk"><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>da2@lubs.leeds.ac.uk</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Patrick Finnegan, U<span class=apple-style-span><span style='color:black'>NSW Australia Business School, Australia</span></span> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:p.finnegan@unsw.edu.au"><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>p.finnegan@unsw.edu.au</span></i></a><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:7.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>For full Special Issue submission details please see: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1365-2575/homepage/special_issues.htm"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1365-2575/homepage/special_issues.htm</span></a><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>REFERENCES<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Allen, D. K., Brown, A., Karanasios, S., & Norman, A. (2013). How should technology-mediated organizational change be explained? A comparison of the contributions of critical realism and activity theory. <i>MIS Quarterly</i>, 37(3), 835-854. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Blunden, A. (2010). An Interdisciplinary Theory of Activity. Leiden: Brill.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Canary, H. E., & McPhee, R. D. (2009). The Mediation of Policy Knowledge: An Interpretive Analysis of Intersecting Activity Systems. <i>Management Communication Quarterly</i>, 23(2), 147-187. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Engeström, Y. (2000). Activity Theory and the Social Construction of Knowledge: A Story of Four Umpires. <i>Organization</i>, 7(2), 301-310. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hasan, H, Kazlauskas, A. & Crawford, K (2010) Blending Complexity and Activity Frameworks for a Broader and Deeper Understanding of IS. <i>Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems</i>, St Louis, Missouri Dec 13-15th.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Jarzabkowski, P. (2003). Strategic practices: An activity theory perspective on continuity and change. <i>Journal of Management Studies</i>, 40(1), 23-56. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Karanasios, S., & Allen, D. (2013). ICT for development in the context of the closure of Chernobyl nuclear power plant: an activity theory perspective. <i>Information Systems Journal</i>, 23(4), 287-306. doi: 10.1111/isj.12011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Kuutti, K. (1999). Activity theory, transformation of work, and information systems design. In Y. Engeström, R. Miettinen & R.-L. Punamäki-Gitai (Eds.), Perspectives on activity theory. Learning in doing : social, cognitive and computational perspectives (pp. 360-376). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Ogawa, R. T., Crain, R., Loomis, M., & Ball, T. (2008). CHAT-IT: Toward Conceptualizing Learning in the Context of Formal Organizations. <i>Educational Researcher</i>, 37(2), 83-95. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Roth, W.-M., & Lee, Y.-J. (2007). “Vygotsky’s Neglected Legacy”: Cultural-Historical Activity Theory. <i>Review of Educational Research</i>, 77(2), 186-232. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Ryu, C., Yong Jin, K., Chaudhury, A., & Rao, H. R. (2005). Knowledge acquisition via three learning processes in enterprise information portals: learning-by-investment, learning-by-doing, and learning-from-others. <i>MIS Quarterly</i>, 29(2), 245-278.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>