[AISWorld] AMCIS 2011 Minitrack--Economics of Data and Information Quality

[Irit Askira Gelman]

CALL FOR PAPERS 
 
17th Americas Conference on Information Systems 
August 4-7, 2011, Detroit, MI, USA 
http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/ 
 
Track: Economics and Value of Information Systems 
 
Minitrack: Economics of Data and Information Quality 
 
 
 
DESCRIPTION 
 
A recent press release by Gartner Inc. claims that "There is not a company on 
the planet that does not have a data quality problem..and where a company does 
recognise they have a problem, they often underestimate the size of it." The 
staggering scale of the potential economic impact of a data quality deficiency 
is vividly illustrated by the current "foreclosure fiasco"-the unfolding turmoil 
over the accuracy of foreclosure documents at the Bank of America and other 
financial institutions in the US. Evidently, organizations have been slow to 
recognize and respond to the data quality challenge. This slow pace is often 
explained by the high costs of quality improvements, and the general difficulty 
of assessing the economic consequences of the quality factor. The economic 
aspect of data quality has been drawing a growing research interest in recent 
years, but research on this critical perspective is still rare. 
 
We solicit papers that address the economics of data and information quality in 
organizations. Such a paper may, for instance: 
 
~	Study the economic outcomes of the data quality factor in a chosen 
organizational setting 
~	Explore the costs of data quality improvement in a chosen setting 
~	Examine concepts, metrics, models, methods, and/or products, to support data 
quality design, policy making, and/or resource allocation decisions from an 
economic standpoint 
 
All established research methods will be considered. 
 
 

PAPER SUBMISSIONS
 
Paper can be submitted using the online submission system at 
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2011 

Additional information regarding the submission process will be made available 
on the AMCIS 2011 primary website: http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/ 
 

 
IMPORTANT DATES 

December 30, 2010		                 : AIS review system begins accepting submissions 
February 28, 2011 (12:00 a.m. PST): Deadline for paper submissions 
April     4, 2011		                         : Notification of acceptance 
April    25, 2011		                         : Final copy due 
 
 
CONTACT INFORMATION 

Irit Askira-Gelman 
Minitrack Chair 
askirai at dqiqsolutions.com 
 
 
TRACK CHAIRS

Matt Thatcher, University of Louisville, USA 
David Pingry, University of Arizona, USA