[AISWorld] CFP: ISR Special Issue on Disaster Management

[Chen, Rui [ISBA]]

Dear Colleagues:

Information Systems Research has issued a Call for Papers, titled "Unleashing the Power of Information Technology for Strategic Management of Disasters." Below please find the abstract.


Call for Papers, Information Systems Research

Special Issue: Unleashing the Power of Information Technology for Strategic Management of Disasters


Special Issue Editors


Ahmed Abbasi (University of Notre Dame), aabbasi at nd.edu

Robin Dillon-Merrill (Georgetown University), rld9 at georgetown.edu

H. Raghav Rao (University of Texas, San Antonio), hr.rao at utsa.edu

Olivia Sheng (University of Utah), olivia.sheng at eccles.utah.edu


Abstract


The 21st Century has been termed “the century of disasters.” These include natural events that are geophysical (earthquakes), hydrological (floods), climatological (wildfires), meteorological (cyclones), or biological (disease epidemics such as COVID-19); and human-led events such as conflicts, famine, terrorist attacks, cybersecurity incidents, and industrial accidents. A myriad of socio-technical and socio-economic factors contribute to their surge, including technological advancement, population growth, climate change, demographic changes, and evolving social dynamics. Management of disasters is challenging for its multi-phase, multi-hazard, multi-stakeholder, multi-task, multi-objective nature.


We seek papers that study the design, use, or management of IT for management of disasters in ways that have potential for significant real-world impact. We are open to papers that examine disaster management topics at various levels (individual, organizational, and social) using different methods including qualitative, quantitative, empirical, data science, and design science. We are especially interested in papers that are clearly motivated and have broader implications for policy and practice.


For complete information and updates, please visit: https://pubsonline.informs.org/page/isre/calls-for-papers

Best,
Rui Chen (AE)
on behalf of the Special Issue Editors

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Rui (Ray) Chen, PhD
Dean's Fellow in Management Information Systems
Director of Graduate Education in Information Systems
MBA Core Faculty
Information Assurance Graduate Faculty
Associate Professor of Information Systems
Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics
Debby and Jerry Ivy College of Business
Iowa State University
3256 Gerdin Business Building, Ames, IA 50010
Phone: (515) 294-6309  Email: ruichen at iastate.edu
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