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Subject: Call for Chapters:"Personal Web Usage in the Workplace: A Guide to Human Resource Management"
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 21:26:45 -0500
From: Murugan Anandarajan <murugan(a)COVAD.NET>
To: ISWORLD(a)LISTSERV.HEANET.IE
CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
"Personal Web Usage in the Workplace: A Guide to Human Resource Management"
Editors: Murugan Anandarajan and Claire Simmers
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The ubiquitous nature of the Internet is dramatically revolutionizing the
manner in which organizations and individuals alike acquire and distribute
information. According to the Department of Commerce in 2001, there were
over 260 million Internet users in the United States. This number is
expected to increase by at least 20% per month. In addition to being an
efficient business tool, the Internet also provides employees access to the
world?s biggest playground. This fact was highlighted in a recent Newsweek
article whose headline read ?The Internet has brought distractions into
cubicles, and now corporate America is fighting back? p.62. Workplace
Internet users however, may not view this as a potential problem. The
sentiments of users on this issue was reflected in a succinct comment made
by an employee in a recent interview with the contributing editor:
?Looking up a work-related news story easily leads to checking the baseball
standings or a movie review. It will only take a couple of seconds, right?
A couple of seconds is no big deal in the greater scheme of things?.
The problem however, is that seconds turn to minutes then add up to hours. A
study conducted in a manufacturing firm found that in a typical eight-hour
working day, over 250,000 Internet sites were accessed by a work force of
386 employees. Of particular concern to the organization was the discovery
that approximately 90% of the accessed sites were non-work related. The
cost of ignoring this phenomenon can be enormous. According to the Gartner
group, this phenomena can cost organizations over $50bn in lost productivity
alone. In addition, such behavior causes increased security costs, network
overload, and the risk of civil and criminal liability. These issues have
prompted organizations and researchers alike to show a growing interest in
understanding and managing Personal Web usage behavior in the workplace.
We invite researchers from both academia and industry to submit theoretical,
empirical, or case-based studies aimed at enhancing our understanding of
Personal Web usage. This book will include chapters that embrace a wide
array of Personal Web usage issues such as: the antecedents of Personal Web
usage behavior, the impact of web usage on how individuals, groups,
organizations, and societies work, global social, ethical and legal issues
surrounding Personal Web usage.
Representative topics include but are not limited to the following:
Multi-social and cross-cultural issues of Personal Web usage
The impact of Personal Web usage on the organization
Methods by which Personal Web usage could be deterred
Understanding Personal Web usage via existing theoretical models such as
Technonology Acceptance Model
The impact of Personal Web usage on worker productivity and job satisfaction
How is personal Web usage is defined and how is it measured
Tools and techniques to profile Personal Web usage behavior
Measurement of the impact of Web usage
The impact on the quality of work life
The unexpected consequences of Personal Web usage
The legal and ethical issues concerning Personal Web usage
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before April 30,
2002, a 2 page manuscript proposal clearly explaining the mission and
concerns of the proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be
notified by May 15th, 2002 about the status of their proposals and sent
chapter organizational guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be
submitted by October 1 2002. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a
blind review basis. The book is scheduled to be published by Idea Group
Publishing in summer 2003.
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All submissions and inquiries should be sent directly to:
Murugan Anandarajan, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Information Systems
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 895 6212
Fax: (215) 895 2891
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