[Sigkm-l] Call for papers - Int. Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations - Special Issue On Business Information Systems

[Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha]

International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations

CALL FOR PAPERS

Special Issue On Business Information Systems: Aligning Technology, Organizations and People

Submission Due Date: November 30, 2010


Guest Editors:
Joao Varajao, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Maria Manuela Cruz Cunha, Polytechnic Institute of Cavado e Ave, Portugal
Ricardo Colomo-Palacios, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain

Introduction
Information systems play a crucial role in today’s business.  No matter what the sector is or the size of the organization, enterprise information systems can be seen as having a critical role in the enterprise strategy and in strategic business alignment. Because information systems are enablers of many of the organizations’ main concerns, including improved decision making, operational excellence, internal communication and basic support to business processes. From the viewpoint of knowledge, information systems and their tools are the cornerstones for so called knowledge based organizations. In this scenario, organizations must face this challenge by combining, in one hand, new management practices, and in the other, new technological tools. 

Objective of the Special Issue
This special issue intends to attract original, pertinent and relevant contributions on the technological, organizational and social dimensions of the largely multidisciplinary field of Enterprise Information Systems, which includes ERP, CRM, SCM, extended ERP, and business supporting technologies, such as eMarketplaces.

Recommended Topics
Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not limited to) the following:

Business process modelling 
Collaboration and networked and virtual organizations 
Competitiveness and market share among solution providers 
eBusiness 
EIS in large companies 
EIS in SMEs 
EIS subsystems (CRM, SCM, etc.) 
Electronic marketplace solutions 
Emerging technologies 
Enterprise architecture design, modelling and integration 
Enterprise portals 
Enterprise information systems' design, application, implementation, and impact 
ERP integration of functions and virtual/extended/networked enterprises 
Global and regional realities of EIS adoption 
Impact on the internal status quo 
In-house development, off-the-shelf solutions and open source solutions 
Information systems architectures 
Information systems for manufacturing 
Information systems for sustainable economy 
Information systems integration and enterprise information integration 
IT human resources 
IT management 
IT/IS (out)sourcing 
Management of change 
Management of legacy systems 
New market of open source solutions and services delivery 
Parameterization and flexible adaptation 
Problems of information sharing and migration of processes 
Reliability, maintenance and dependency on solution and services suppliers 
Resistance to change 
Strategic use of EIS 
Training needs 
Trust and confidence in new technology

Submission

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special theme issue on  Business Information Systems on or before November 30, 2010. All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNAL’S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at http://www.igi-global.com/development/author_info/guidelines submission.pdf All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations.

All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of:

Joao Varajao, Maria Manuela Cruz Cunha, Ricardo Colomo-Palacios
Guest Editors
International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations
E-mail: ricardo.colomo at uc3m.es