[AISWorld] AMCIS 2014 - Call for Minitracks - Adoption and Diffusion of Information Technology (SIGADIT)

[Heshan Sun]

*Call For Minitrack Proposals—AMCIS 2014 in Savannah, GA*


*Track:* Adoption and Diffusion of Information Technology (SIGADIT)



We invite the submission of minitrack proposals to the Track on Adoption
and Diffusion of Information Technology at the 20th Americas Conference on
Information Systems (AMCIS 2014), which will be held on August 7-10, 2014
Savannah, Georgia.* *http://amcis2014.aisnet.org


*Track chairs:*

JJ Po-An Hsieh, Hong Kong Polytechnic University,  jj.hsieh at polyu.edu.hk

Heshan Sun, Clemson University, sunh at clemson.edu



*Track Description:*

Despite the prevalence of technology in business, diffusion and adoption of
information technology (IT) remains a challenge with many research
questions unanswered. The answers to these questions are valuable given
that technology usage is a prerequisite for realizing the value from
technology investment. Yet, despite the increasing investment in IT, many
still struggle to find the link between the adoption and use of the
technology and their predictors and consequences.



The struggles with understanding the impact of IT are further complicated
by the evolving nature of IT. New technologies such as social media, cloud
computing, and business analytics potentially change the nature and speed
of diffusion. New organizational contexts such as inter‐organizational
alliances, the push for e‐government, and the societal focus on IT‐enabled
healthcare may also play a role affecting the ways through which IT
exercises its impacts. Further, the pervasiveness of IT in emerging forms
such as iPads, smart phones, and wearable devices, may change the types of
individuals who adopt earlier (or later), influence the spread of
innovations, or affect the types of technologies that are accepted. This
track focuses on these and other issues related to the diffusion of IT. We
welcome innovative research on this topic, especially papers that bridge
the gap between academic and business thought and that promote the
theoretical and methodological breakthroughs in this field.



Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

·      Multilevel units of analysis impact on diffusion

·      Individual and/or group‐level acceptance versus resistance to IT

·      Technology design factors influencing technology adoption and
diffusion

·      Diffusion of smart phones, wearable devices, and other mobile
technologies

·      Enablers and barriers to diffusion and adoption of IT-enabled
healthcare

·      The adoption and diffusion of sustainable IT initiatives

·      Post-adoption system use and its antecedents and consequences

·      The dark side of technology adoption – drawbacks, social, and
ethical issues

·      Different forms of IT usage – adaptive, excessive, and motivated Use

·      Adoption and diffusion of social media

·      Novel and alternative approaches for investigating IT adoption and
diffusion

·      Methodological issues regarding IT adoption and diffusion


*Submission:*

To submit a minitrack proposal, you must submit a) minitrack chairs (names,
emails, affiliation); b) minitrack title; c) short description of minitrack
for the AMCIS 2014 website (up to 150 words); d) call for papers for your
minitrack. If you would like to submit a proposal, visit:
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2014<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001dlS4F3OIILicebE7fjRwX3sC1L5M9GHjUVRl8gVA49cK2IVb4sBPCsXAZn3xYKWsBNJda4g_Y8OwIRdl-cQqz81Idx8XRTLsHXevIpQsjnqoWVcm7yz7Blmb9mJGli18Obb60j9qQq8IqFZn3_b-SQ==>,
login and select the appropriate track.


Minitrack chairs will be responsible for a) promoting their minitrack to
generate manuscript submissions to AMCIS 2014; b) soliciting and assigning
reviewers for manuscripts submitted to the minitrack; and c) making
recommendations to track chairs about each manuscript submitted to the
minitrack. Each of these important dates and activities are identified on
the AMCIS 2014 website.


*Important Dates:*

•   November 4, 2013: Submit minitrack proposals via the online submission
system.

•   January 4, 2014: Manuscript submissions for AMCIS 2014 begin
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