[AISWorld] 2nd Zoom Session on Advancing IS Theories, Wed, Sept 22

[Nik Rushdi Hassan]

Dear colleagues,
The second Zoom session for the Advancing IS Theories Vol 1 series (click
here for details)
<https://sigphil.wordpress.com/2021/09/11/advancing-information-systems-theories-vol-1-rationale-and-processes/>
is on Wed, Sept 22 at 2pm CST (9pm Central European Time). If you've
registered, you're all set. If not, don't miss this opportunity to be part
of the next wave of change in the IS field by registering here to
participate
<https://umn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpdOqrrD8oH9w_hck_3rQSNRE0dO-CvGli>.
This week's session hosted by Leslie Willcocks features highlights from
chapters by Frantz Rowe and M. Lynne Markus on theoretical diversity, with
Dan Robey as discussant, Suzanne Rivard on theory building as a craft with
Allen Lee as discussant and Sune Dueholm Müller, Lars Mathiassen, and Carol
Saunders on pluralist theory building with Gregory Vial as discussant.

Many IS researchers are looking for more substantive coverage and
discussions surrounding information systems (IS) theories, not just about
theories in IS research, but specifically fresh and original indigenous IS
theories. It is inconceivable for a field so relevant to the era of the
hyper-connected society, disruptive technologies, Big Data, social media,
the weaponization of information and "fake news" to not be brimming with
its own native theories. It is towards this goal that the“Advancing
Information Systems Theories” series of volumes was published this year.
This September, we are pleased to offer a three-part interactive Zoom
session in which the authors of the chapters in that volume will share the
highlights of their reflections on important aspects of advancing IS
theories. Volume 1 (https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030648831) focuses
on why IS theories are needed, what theories are and how is theorizing in
IS done. Registration is required. Registration will also allow access to
recordings of the session. Register here to participate
<https://umn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpdOqrrD8oH9w_hck_3rQSNRE0dO-CvGli>
in these timely and intellectually stimulating sessions.

Nik Rushdi Hassan
Leslie Willcocks
Suzanne Rivard

-- 
Nik Rushdi Hassan, PhD and Assoc. Professor of MIS
Labovitz School of Business and Economics
University of Minnesota Duluth
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