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Subject: [AISWorld] AMCIS Minitrack on Individual
Characteristics and IT Diffusion
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:37:33 -0500
From: Elizabeth White Baker <efrwhite(a)aol.com>
To: <aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org>
Call for Papers
17th Americas Conference on Information Systems
August 4-7, 2011, Detroit, MI, USA
Track: Diffusion of Information Technology
Mini-track title: Individual Characteristics and the
Diffusion of Information Technologies
Description
Since the mid‐1990s, examining individual differences has
assumed an increasingly prominent role in information
technology diffusion research. Individual factors such as
personal innovativeness and gender have been identified as
important antecedents, or moderators, of beliefs about the
ability to use and innovate with information technology.
Although many individual characteristics are enduring, i.e.,
they can’t be changed, a deeper understanding of their
influence on individuals’ perceptions of IT can inform
strategies IT training and implementation For this mini
track, we invite papers that address all aspects of research
that extend our understanding of enduring individual
characteristics influence IT adoption and infusion in the
workplace, especially personality and demographic
characteristics that influence technology use. The unique
aspect of this mini track, which differentiates it from
other tracks on technology diffusion, is its focus on
understanding how individual differences shape individual
understanding and use of information technology. As a group,
we anticipate that our sessions will create a robust
exchange of ideas on how to model the influence of, and
design strategies to shape the use of, information
technology in the workplace.
Suggested Topics (but not limited to):
“Big 5” Personality Traits and Technology Use
Learning Style and Technology Use
Innovativeness and Innovation
Personality and Post‐Adoption Technology Use
Personality and Maladaptive Technology Use
Efficacy, locus of control, and applications of Information
Technology
Cognitive Ability as it relates to understanding and use of
information technology
Computer Self Efficacy as it relates to diffusion and use of
information technology
Gender and its implications for use of IT in the workplace
Aging and its implications for understanding how and when to
use technology
Cultural values (as an individual difference) and their
influence on the decision to use, and subsequent use of,
information technology.
We seek full research papers and significant research in
progress.
Important deadlines:
Deadline for paper submissions: February 17, 2011
Notification of Acceptance: March 24, 2011
Final Copy Due: April 21, 2011
Mini-Track co-chair:
Elizabeth White Baker
Visiting Assistant Professor
Schools of Business
Wake Forest University
Worrell Professional Building 0201H; P.O. Box 7659
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
e bakerew(a)wfu.edu <mailto:bakerew@wfu.edu>
p 336.758.4144
We look forward to seeing you in Detroit!