From hrosenba at indiana.edu Wed Jan 3 15:35:02 2018 From: hrosenba at indiana.edu (Rosenbaum, Howard S.) Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2018 15:35:02 -0500 Subject: [Sigtis-l] CFP AMCIS '18> Minitrack: Shadow Information Technologies and Practices (SIGORSA) Message-ID: <08058602-7950-47FF-88A1-AB65A6AAD193@indiana.edu> Call for Papers: AMCIS 2018 Minitrack: Shadow Information Technologies and Practices Track: Organizational Transformation and Information Systems (SIGORSA) 24th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Aug. 16-18, 2018 New Orleans, LA, USA Shadow Information Technologies and Practices is a new mini-track in the Organizational Transformation and Information Systems (SIGORSA) track. This mini-track solicits papers that address the socio-technical implications, outcomes, and disruptive nature of shadow information technology (shadow IT) and shadow practices of organizational actors within complex organizations. Shadow IT refers to artifacts that are used or developed within organizations outside of and without the approval and knowledge of an organization?s IT department. Socio-technical shadow practices, also known as feral practices, are those in which organizational actors engage with either shadow IT or existing systems in ways that differ from the expected practices, and which take place unbeknownst to organizational and IT managers. The emergence of shadow IT and practices can have broad socio-technical implications for organizations, including those related to organizational power relations, IT governance, and security. Given the theme of the conference, Digital Disruption, we are particularly interested in papers that examine the emergence of shadow IT and practices in response to the introduction and digital disruption of new technologies within business and organizations. In addition to research aligned with the conference theme we are also interested in high quality empirical and conceptual work that seeks to study and understand other aspects of shadow IT and practices. Suggested topics could include: ? Effects of shadow IT and practices on organizational work-flow, culture, and structure ? Implications of shadow IT and practices for organizational power relationships ? Conceptual work that categorizes the types of shadow practices that occur within organizations ? Ways in which managers can, do, or should respond to the presence of shadow IT and practices ? Security and other issues that arise when organizations actors develop and use shadow IT Mini-Track chairs Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University hrosenba at indiana.edu Chase McCoy, Indiana University chamccoy at indiana.edu Submission Instructions: https://amcis2018.aisnet.org/submissions/call-for-papers/ Important Dates: January 15, 2018: Manuscript submissions open February 28, 2018: Deadline for paper submissions April 18, 2018: Authors will be notified of decisions April 25, 2018: Camera-ready submissions due From hrosenba at indiana.edu Wed Jan 3 15:44:31 2018 From: hrosenba at indiana.edu (Rosenbaum, Howard S.) Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2018 15:44:31 -0500 Subject: [Sigtis-l] CFP AMCIS '18> Minitrack: Social Theory in Information Systems Research (SIGSI) Message-ID: <17D6FEFB-2C88-44D2-B08A-8805BE419341@indiana.edu> Call for Papers: AMCIS 2018 Minitrack: Social Theory in Information Systems Research (STIR ?18) Track: Social Inclusion (SIGSI) 24th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Aug. 16-18, 2018 New Orleans, LA, USA This minitrack solicits papers using social theory to critically examine ICTs and their roles in enabling and constraining social inclusion. What can be done to improve access to computing for underrepresented groups? In what ways do new technologies impact digital divides? What are the social, cultural, political, and economic implications of the Internet of things? These are examples of the kinds of questions we are interested in exploring in this minitrack. We are particularly interested in completed or emerging research using social theory to address the conference theme, Digital Disruption, critically examining the ways in which emerging technologies are changing the sociotechnical landscape in ways that narrow or widen the digital divide. This will be the 18th consecutive year for STIR, and we hope to continue a tradition of high quality papers, and thought-provoking and lively discussion for IS researchers using social theory in their work. In addition to research aligned with the conference theme we are also interested in high quality empirical and conceptual work that uses social theory to investigate issues such as (but not limited to): ? Improving access to computing for underrepresented minorities ? Reengineering the pipeline in STEM education for greater inclusiveness and diversity ? Critically assessing the ways in which ICTs and information systems can be used to privilege some and exclude others ? Understanding the impacts of the Internet of Things on the digital divide ? Assessing the unintended consequences of technology implementation and use in organizations and in social life ? Reflection on the ways in which ICT assemblages support and challenge political, cultural, and economic hegemonies. Mini-Track chairs Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University hrosenba at indiana.edu Pnia Fichman, Indiana University fichman at indiana.edu Submission Instructions: https://amcis2018.aisnet.org/submissions/call-for-papers/ Important Dates: January 15, 2018: Manuscript submissions open February 28, 2018: Deadline for paper submissions April 18, 2018: Authors will be notified of decisions April 25, 2018: Camera-ready submissions due