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Fwd: [WI] Call for Tutorials at Practice of Enterprise Modelling (PoEM'2018) in Vienna
by Gustaf Neumann 03 Jun '18

03 Jun '18

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [WI] Call for Tutorials at Practice of Enterprise Modelling (PoEM'2018) in Vienna Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2018 11:55:00 +0200 From: Dominik Bork <dominik.bork(a)univie.ac.at> Reply-To: Dominik Bork <dominik.bork(a)univie.ac.at> To: wi(a)lists.uni-karlsruhe.de (Apologies for multiple postings) *** TUTORIAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE 8 June 2018 *** *11th IFIP WG 8.1 working conference on the Practice of Enterprise Modelling (PoEM) Vienna, 31 October - 2 November, 2018 **http://poem2018.omilab.org/* We invite you to organize a tutorial to be held in conjunction with the PoEM 2018 conference in Vienna. *Instructions for Tutorial Proposals:* We invite proposals for tutorials that may address one or more of the listed topics below, although authors should not feel limited by them: • Capability-driven Enterprise Modelling • Meta-Modelling and Multi-Level Enterprise Modelling • Modelling Enterprise Security, Risk & Privacy • Conceptualisations, Notations, and Ontologies • Enterprise Modelling for Agility and Flexibility • Resource Modelling • Enterprise Modelling Analysis, Integrity Checking & Validation In general, tutorials should not be limited to frontal teaching. Instead, we want to encourage submissions that involve practical application of enterprise modelling methods and tooling by the participants. Tutorial proposals should highlight the value of the tutorial for the attendees and the learning objectives. We appreciate innovative and interactive teaching methods for the audience to gain a good experience of your work. Further information about the workshop proposal submission guidelines can be found at: http://poem2018.omilab.org/poem2018/callws Tutorial proposals must be submitted via email (dominik.bork(a)univie.ac.at, monique.snoeck(a)kuleuven.be). *Important Dates:* Tutorial proposal submission deadline: 08 June, 2018 Tutorial notification of acceptance: 22 June, 2018 Tutorials: 31 October, 2018 *Workshop & Tutorial Chairs:* Dominik Bork, University of Vienna, dominik.bork(a)univie.ac.at Monique Snoeck, KU Leuven, monique.snoeck(a)kuleuven.be -- Dr. Dominik Bork University of Vienna Faculty of Computer Science Research Group Knowledge Engineering Room: 4.19 Währinger Straße 29, 1090 Vienna Phone: +43-1-4277-789 22 eFax: +43-1-4277-878922 -- Mailing-Liste: wi(a)lists.kit.edu Administrator: wi-request(a)lists.kit.edu Konfiguration: https://www.lists.kit.edu/wws/info/wi

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Fwd: [wkwi] CfP HICSS-52 minitrack on Creation and Appropriation of KnowledgeSystems - Deadline: June 15
by Gustaf Neumann 03 Jun '18

03 Jun '18

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [wkwi] CfP HICSS-52 minitrack on Creation and Appropriation of KnowledgeSystems - Deadline: June 15 Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2018 13:03:56 +0200 (CEST) From: Smolnik, Stefan <stefan.smolnik(a)fernuni-hagen.de> Reply-To: postmaster(a)seda.wiai.uni-bamberg.de (Apologies for cross-postings of this announcement.) ************************************************* CALL FOR PAPERS 52nd Annual Hawai'i International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-52) January 8-11, 2019 (Tuesday-Friday) Grand Wailea, Maui (https://www.grandwailea.com) Minitrack: Creation and Appropriation of Knowledge Systems (http://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-52/knowledge-innovation-and-entrepreneurial-…) Part of the Track: Knowledge Innovation and Entrepreneurial Systems Minitrack description: The objective of this minitrack is to contribute to the body of knowledge that helps scholars and practitioners increase their collective understanding of: - how knowledge systems are planned, designed, constructed, implemented, used, evaluated, supported, upgraded, and evolved; - how knowledge systems impact the context in which they are embedded; and - the human behaviors reflected within and induced through both (1) and (2) (adapted from Benbasat and Zmud 2003). By knowledge system, we mean a system in which human participants and/or machines perform work (processes and activities) related to the creation, retention, transfer and/or application of knowledge using information, technology, and other resources to produce informational products and/or services for internal or external customers (adapted from Alter 2008). Such systems may include, but are not limited to, knowledge management systems, decision systems, social media, expert systems, machine learning systems, and other AI systems as well as any other IT-enabled knowledge management processes. We welcome both design science and design theory research in knowledge systems as well as behavioral research related to the appropriation of knowledge systems in order to span the entire lifecycle of knowledge systems. Topics relevant for submissions include, but are not limited to, the following: - Theoretical models, methodologies, tools as well as technological and managerial practices for planning, designing, constructing, implementing, using, evaluating, supporting and upgrading knowledge systems - Case studies focusing on the implementation of knowledge processes and technologies (e.g., virtual reality, social media, expert systems, data analytics, AI, machine learning, e-learning) - Systems design for social knowledge creation and use (e.g. social media system architectures) - Development of frameworks for classifying knowledge systems - Incorporating and/or integrating knowledge services and mashups, social media, Web 2.0, cloud computing, and/or ubiquitous technologies in knowledge systems - Appropriation and use of social media upon individual users, groups, businesses, and governments for knowledge management - Changing organizational cultures and structures through knowledge systems - Design, evaluation, and/or use of processes, semantic technologies, knowledge retrieval and representation methods, and/or systems to map, track and/or visualize social networks and/or work systems in order to facilitate knowledge creation and sharing and quick problem solving (e.g., when unexpected coordination breakdowns emerge) - Risks and challenges of knowledge systems for knowledge practices (e.g. information overload, technostress, and protection of information assets) - Design processes, representations, and/or kernel (reference) theories for co-designing and/or co-evolving work and knowledge systems - Human computer interaction in a knowledge system context - Issues in, limitations of and barriers to tacit knowledge management - Human behaviors reflected within human-machine structuration phenomena For additional information or to submit abstracts, please contact the minitrack co-chairs: Pierre Hadaya, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada, hadaya.pierre<at>uqam.ca W. David Holford, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada, holford.w_david<at>uqam.ca Stefan Smolnik (Primary Contact), University of Hagen, Germany, stefan.smolnik<at>fernuni-hagen.de Important Dates for HICSS-52 Paper Submission: April 15, 2018: Paper submission begins June 15, 2018 | 11:59 pm HST: Paper submission deadline August 17, 2018: Notification of Acceptance/Rejection September 22, 2018: Deadline for authors to submit final manuscript for publication October 1, 2018: Deadline for at least one author of each paper to register for HICSS-52 For further submission information, please see the general HICSS-52 Call for Papers (http://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-and-minitracks/authors/).

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Fwd: [AISWorld] IJITSA CFP: Special Issue On Smart Media Contents for Cyber-Society
by Gustaf Neumann 02 Jun '18

02 Jun '18

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] IJITSA CFP: Special Issue On Smart Media Contents for Cyber-Society Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 14:25:07 -0500 (CDT) From: mmora(a)securenym.net To: aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org <aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org> CC: dr.hoonko(a)gmail.com Calls for Papers (special): International Journal of Information Technologies and Systems Approach (IJITSA) Special Issue On: Smart Media Contents for Cyber-Society Submission Due Date 10/31/2018 Guest Editors Prof. Hoon Ko, Chosun University, Gwangju, S. Korea Prof. Libor Měsíček, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University, Ústí and Labem, Czech Republic Prof. Goreti Marreiros, Departamento Engenharia Informática Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Porto, Portugal Prof. Lidia Ogiela, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland Introduction The Special Issue named ‘Smart Social Media Contents(SSMC) for Cyber-Society’ focuses on the driven work that examines the mutually influential relationship between human and human, human and smart device and smart device and smart devices in cyber-society, which based on smart city. Now, Fourth Industrial Revolutions (4IR) are approaching us with new contents paradigm. New social media contents will be also used in 4IR by adapting its environmental devices. Intelligent Social Media Contents (ISMC) for 4IR describes the collection of WEB/APP and also 4IR devices such as IoT, Drone, Smart Vehicle and so on, which are mobile-based technologies that mediate human and cyber-society via network. ISMC enables individuals, groups and communities to share information, to collaborate or to play. Intelligent Social media research for cyber-society has become critical as the role of networks and 4IR technologies become an anchor for change in societies as well as business domain of contents. The main objective of this special issue is to cover the best practices and insights from academic and industrial area to support the effective use of intelligent social media contents and to know how its impacts their behavior and social performance. The papers are expected to identify the key feature of intelligent social media contents, unveil psychological and behavioral factors underlying the diffusion and growth of social media, address economic and organizational/societal impacts of social media, and explore different ways to manage user-generated data for effective business/social analyses. The special issue also expects to demonstrate innovative methods of handling data from digital and intelligent social media contents to analyze business/social implications. Objective This special issue aims at promoting and disseminating the recent advances in the field of Smart Media Contents for Cyber-Society, both at academic and industry level, with a special focus on dynamicity and scalability issues. Recommended Topics Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not limited to) the following:  Challenges and opportunities of ISMC  Model driven architecture and Meta-modeling for ISMC  The value of ISMC to the society  Cooperation with social media  Big data, intelligence information processing, information security of ISMC  Convergence / complex contents, smart learning  Culture design, universal design, UI/UX, interaction design and information theory  Design management, design marketing, design methodology and design theory  Media convergence, convergence/complex media and digital signage  Storytelling and production creation / transporting / publishing / marketing of media contents  Social media and collective intelligence for ISMC Social media data analytics Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special theme issue on Smart Media Contents for Cyber-Society before October 31th, 2018. 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/Files/AuthorEditor/guidelinessubmission.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: Prof. Hoon Ko Lead Guest Editor International Journal of Information Technologies and Systems Approach (IJITSA) E-mail: dr.hoonko(a)gmail.com Submit a Manuscript to: https://www.igi-global.com/submission/submit-manuscript/?jid=1098&cfcid=8f2… _______________________________________________ AISWorld mailing list AISWorld(a)lists.aisnet.org

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Fwd: [AISWorld] Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS) 35(2) 2018
by Gustaf Neumann 01 Jun '18

01 Jun '18

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS) 35(2) 2018 Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 09:26:02 -0400 From: Vladimir Zwass <zwass(a)fdu.edu> To: aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org Journal of Management Information Systems 35(2) 2018 Editorial Introduction Vladimir Zwass Special Issue: Strategic Value of Big Data and Business Analytics Roger HL Chiang, Varun Grover, Ting-Peng Liang, and Dongsong Zhang Creating Strategic Business Value from Big Data Analytics: A Research Framework Varun Grover, Roger HL Chiang, Ting-Peng Liang, and Dongsong Zhang How Big Data Analytics Enables Service Innovation: Materiality, Affordance, and the Individualization of Service Christiane Lehrer, Alexander Wieneke, Jan vom Brocke, Reinhard Jung, and Stefan Seidel Leveraging Financial Social Media Data for Corporate Fraud Detection Wei Dong, Shaoyi Liao, and Zhongju Zhang The Effect of Big Data and Analytics on Firm Performance: An Econometric Analysis Considering Industry Characteristics Oliver Müller, Maria Fay, and Jan vom Brocke Measuring Customer Agility from Online Reviews Using Big Data Text Analytics Shihao Zhou, Zhilei Qiao, Qianzhou Du, G. Alan Wang, Weiguo Fan, and Xiangbin Yan Advanced Customer Analytics: Strategic Value Through Integration of Relationship-Oriented Big Data Brent Kitchens, David Dobolyi, Jingjing Li, and Ahmed Abbasi Content Sampling, Household Informedness, and the Consumption of Digital Information Goods Ai-Phuong Hoang and Robert J. Kauffman The Rise of the Promoters: User Classes and Contribution Patterns in Enterprise Social Media Burcu Bulgurcu, Wietske Van Osch, and Gerald C. (Jerry) Kane Strategic Visibility in Enterprise Social Media: Implications for Network Formation and Boundary Spanning Wietske Van Osch and Charles W. Steinfield The Role of Corporate Reputation and Crisis Response Strategies in Data Breach Management Kholekile L. Gwebu, Jing Wang, and Li Wang _______________________________________________ AISWorld mailing list AISWorld(a)lists.aisnet.org

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Fwd: [AISWorld] FINAL Call for Papers: HICSS52 Advances in Design Science Research Minitrack
by Gustaf Neumann 01 Jun '18

01 Jun '18

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] FINAL Call for Papers: HICSS52 Advances in Design Science Research Minitrack Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 15:18:32 +0300 From: Tuure Tuunanen <tuure(a)tuunanen.fi> To: aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org lists.aisnet.org <aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org>, iris(a)lists.aau.dk CALL FOR PAPERS: Advances in Design Science Research Minitrack (in Organizational Systems and Technology Track) http://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-52/organizational-systems-and-technology/#bf… This minitrack provides a venue for design science researchers (DSR) to share their work and interact with likeminded scholars. DSR is a prominent form of engaged scholarship, which combines inquiry with a potential for action and intervention. DSR may be viewed as having three related subfields, from which we welcome submissions that address: * Science of design, which focuses on creating ‘new-to-the-world’ artifacts. We try to provide an outlet for researchers doing novel artifact driven research in information systems, but also in other fields such as industrial engineering or service design. * Design theory studies, which focus on the development of theories about creating new or improved systems based on kernel or grand theories. The design theory concept was first articulated two decades ago and continues to be developed. * Design Research, which focuses on the study of how designers actually conduct design activities, e.g., science of design research. Papers in this subfield could potentially come not only from IS, but also from architecture and design studies. This minitrack also welcomes submissions from the entire range of alternatives that deal with the question of integrating inquiry with the potential of creating and shaping alternative futures. Such work extends the boundaries of human and organizational capabilities by theorizing and/or creating new and innovative artifacts. The building and application of these designed artifacts produces knowledge and understanding of a problem domain and its solutions, which is then potentially transferable to other domains. In design science, the engagement is primarily focused on the design and evaluation of an artifact; learning through building with the aim to generate theoretical insights. This is often an iterative research process and sometimes capitalizes on learning via both researcher and subject expertise within the context of the participants’ social system. It can be a clinical method that puts IS researchers in an active supporting role for advanced practice. To this end we also seek implementable and grounded action frames for engaging in such generalizable inquiries. Accordingly, the scope of this minitrack includes research contributions that arise from all three subfields of DSR described above. This includes engaged approaches, studies of the practical use of DSR approaches, the use of such approaches to expand theory, and conceptual foundations that significantly and cogently expand our understanding of the epistemology and methodology of such approaches and their philosophical underpinnings. These include: * Developing design artifacts and design theories * Evaluating and testing design artifacts and design theories * Different approaches to the design of artifacts and design theorizing * Design as a creative act in development for systems etc. * Advancing theory and practice in designing for systems etc. * Design experiences in organizational systems and technology etc. Minitrack Co-Chairs: Tuure Tuunanen (Primary Contact) University of Jyväskylä tuure(a)tuunanen.fi Richard Baskerville Georgia State University and Curtin University baskerville(a)gsu.edu Matti Rossi Aalto University matti.rossi(a)aalto.fi Important Dates: June 15 : Paper submission deadline August 17 : Notification of Acceptance/Rejection September 22: Deadline for authors to submit final manuscript for publication October 1: Deadline for at least one author of each paper to register for the conference _______________________________________________ AISWorld mailing list AISWorld(a)lists.aisnet.org

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Fwd: [AISWorld] FINAL Call for Papers: HICSS52 Digital Services and Digitalisation of Services Minitrack
by Gustaf Neumann 01 Jun '18

01 Jun '18

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] FINAL Call for Papers: HICSS52 Digital Services and Digitalisation of Services Minitrack Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 15:19:37 +0300 From: Tuure Tuunanen <tuure(a)tuunanen.fi> To: aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org lists.aisnet.org <aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org>, iris(a)lists.aau.dk CALL FOR PAPERS: HICSS52 Digital Services and Digitalisation of Services Minitrack (in Decision Analytics, Mobile Services, and Service Science Track) http://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-52/decision-analytics-mobile-services-and-se… The purpose of the minitrack is to attract research on the innovation, design, development, management, and use of digital services and the digitalization of services. The key drivers in this area of research are the multiplying technological opportunities for digital services, such as ubiquitous connectivity, wearable devices, cyber-physical systems, Internet of Things (IoT), natural language assistants, virtual/augmented reality, cognitive computing, and so on. The minitrack provides a discussion forum for researchers interested theoretical and practical problems related to such services. The shift of consumer and enterprise personnel from users to co-creators and co-destructors of value, calls for a significant re-appraisal of our current design and development approaches. Relevant topics for this minitrack include, but are not limited to: 1. Digital and ICT enabled services, industrial services, mobile services, and consumer information services and systems Discovery, fuzzy-front end, and innovation processes Service design, and development processes and methodologies Analytics supported service design and development Design and evaluation of novel digital services New technology enabled services, e.g. services using blockchain, natural language assistants, robotics, smart television, smart watches, wearables, or other technologies Service ecosystems, platforms and novel architecture Consumer and enterprise user aspects Service ecosystems and effective patterns of actor engagement in digital services Social networking Temporo-spatial relevance of service, location and/or sensor aware services Hedonic ICT enabled services Socio-psychological aspects of ICT enabled service use Understanding social and cultural contexts Consumerization of enterprise services 2. Cyber-Physical and IoT enabled services Cyber-Physical and IoT enabled services from different disciplinary perspectives, such as, information systems, operations research, software engineering, service science, and service research Service innovation based on Cyber-Physical and IoT enabled services Cyber-Physical and IoT service ecosystems, platforms and novel architecture Theoretical aspects of Cyber-Physical and IoT enabled services research Cyber-Physical and IoT enabled services as artifacts Use and adoption of Cyber-Physical and IoT enabled services Minitrack Co-Chairs: Tuure Tuunanen (Primary Contact) University of Jyväskylä, Finland tuure(a)tuunanen.fi Tilo Böhmann University of Hamburg, Germany tilo.boehmann(a)uni-hamburg.de Ola Henfridsson University of Warwick, United Kingdom Ola.Henfridsson(a)wbs.ac.uk Important Dates: June 15 : Paper submission deadline August 17 : Notification of Acceptance/Rejection September 22: Deadline for authors to submit final manuscript for publication October 1: Deadline for at least one author of each paper to register for the conference _______________________________________________ AISWorld mailing list AISWorld(a)lists.aisnet.org

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Fwd: [AISWorld] Contents of Volume 19, Issue 5 (May) Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS)
by Gustaf Neumann 01 Jun '18

01 Jun '18

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] Contents of Volume 19, Issue 5 (May) Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS) Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 06:10:00 +0000 From: JAIS <JAIS(a)comm.virginia.edu> To: aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org <aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org> Contents of Volume 19, Issue 5 (May) Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS), Official Publication of the Association for Information Systems Published: Monthly Electronically ISSN: 1536-9323 Published by the Association for Information Systems, Atlanta, USA (http://aisel.aisnet.org/jais/) Editor-in-Chief: Professor Suprateek Sarker, University of Virginia, USA Paper Emotional Attachment, Performance, and Viability in Teams Collaborating with Embodied Physical Action (EPA) Robots Sangseok You, HEC Paris Lionel P. Robert, Jr., University of Michigan Abstract Although different types of teams increasingly employ embodied physical action (EPA) robots as a collaborative technology to accomplish their work, we know very little about what makes such teams successful. This paper has two objectives: the first is to examine whether a team’s emotional attachment to its robots can lead to better team performance and viability; the second is to determine whether robot and team identification can promote a team’s emotional attachment to its robots. To achieve these objectives, we conducted a between-subjects experiment with 57 teams working with robots. Teams performed better and were more viable when they were emotionally attached to their robots. Both robot and team identification increased a team’s emotional attachment to its robots. Results of this study have implications for collaboration using EPA robots specifically and for collaboration technology in general. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below: Available at: http://aisel.aisnet.org/jais/vol19/iss5/2 Paper The Effects of Media Capabilities on the Rationalization of Online Consumer Fraud Andrew Harrison, University of Cincinnati Abstract This research develops and tests a model of online consumer fraud to determine how the capabilities of communication technologies affect the rationalization of fraudulent behaviors. The model is based on research about the rationalization of fraud, media capabilities, and computer-mediated deception. This investigation empirically tests this model by analyzing 459 Facebook advertisements and 1,896 surveys completed by university students. The findings indicate that the capabilities provided by communication technologies affect the extent to which media mask cues of deceit and dehumanize others. As a result, some media capabilities increase one’s willingness to engage in fraudulent behaviors while other capabilities deter those actions. Media capabilities that mask cues of deceit and reduce social presence increase the inclination of individuals to rationalize fraudulent activities, while media capabilities that expose cues of deceit and increase social presence deter individuals from rationalizing acts of fraud. Media offering greater capabilities for reprocessability and transmission velocity decrease the inclination to rationalize fraud, whereas greater capabilities for anonymity, rehearsability, and parallelism increase the inclination to rationalize fraud. In contrast, symbol set variety does not appear to significantly affect the inclination to rationalize fraud. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below: Available at: http://aisel.aisnet.org/jais/vol19/iss5/1 Editorial Design Science Research Contributions: Finding a Balance between Artifact and Theory Richard L. Baskerville, Georgia State University Abayomi Baiyere, University of Turku, Finland Shirley Gregor, Australian National University Alan Hevner, University of South Florida Matti Rossi, Aalto University Abstract With the rising interest in Design Science Research (DSR), it is crucial to engage in the ongoing debate on what constitutes an acceptable contribution for publishing DSR - the design artifact, the design theory, or both. In this editorial, we provide some constructive guidance across different positioning statements with actionable recommendations for DSR authors and reviewers. We expect this editorial to serve as a foundational step towards clarifying misconceptions about DSR contributions and to pave the way for the acceptance of more DSR papers to top IS journals. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below: Available at: http://aisel.aisnet.org/jais/vol19/iss5/3 Elizabeth White Baker, PhD Production Managing Editor, Journal of the AIS jais(a)comm.virginia.edu _______________________________________________ AISWorld mailing list AISWorld(a)lists.aisnet.org

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Fwd: [AISWorld] Reminder: Call for Papers: Special Issue of Electronic Commerce Research
by Gustaf Neumann 01 Jun '18

01 Jun '18

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] Reminder: Call for Papers: Special Issue of Electronic Commerce Research Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 10:25:46 +0000 From: Jason Cohen <Jason.Cohen(a)wits.ac.za> To: aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org <aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org> Apologies for cross-postings. Call for Papers: Special Issue of Electronic Commerce Research Cross-border e-Commerce Initiatives under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Topic: China has experienced significant economic growth since 1990, and since 2006, very aggressive growth in Internet based services and retailing. To capitalize on its leads in manufacturing and Internet services, the country launched the “Internet +” Plan in 2015 to apply internet and other information technologies to conventional industries, creating new value spaces and composite technologies needed for China’s further advancement in the 21st century. China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) launched in 2016 augments this push into new technologies with the funding of regional infrastructure to deliver benefits to countries and customers beyond the immediate borders of China. The coverage area of the initiative is primarily Asia and Europe, encompassing around 60 countries, with future extensions into Oceania and East Africa. The anticipated cumulative future investment has been estimated at around 50 trillion RMB (~US$8 trillion); estimates from the Ministry of Commerce and iResearch suggest total turnover will hit 12 trillion yuan (about 1.74 trillion U.S. dollars) by 2020. Cross-border e-Commerce under BRI shares some similarities with existing marketing and logistic channels; but in other ways it will be substantially different. Internet based systems are highly scalable – substantially more than traditional channels – and allow for economical, flexible wired and wireless infrastructure to augment roads and rail transit. But cross-border e-Commerce also complicate business processes; expose firms to higher business risk and uncertainty; lower the barriers to market entry; and create cybersecurity risks. Our special issue seeks the submission of high-quality papers on topics addressing the many substantial challenges of cross-border e-commerce. We have listed a number of potential research topics; submissions though are not limited to this list, and we invite high quality, innovative and novel investigations of any cross-border e-Commerce issues relevant to Internet+ and BRI. Editors. This special issue will be co-edited by: * Rong Du, Xidian University. durong(a)mail.xidian.edu.cn<mailto:durong@mail.xidian.edu.cn> * Jason Cohen, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. jason.cohen(a)wits.ac.za<mailto:jason.cohen@wits.ac.za> * Jian Mou, Xidian University. Jian.mou(a)xidian.edu.cn<mailto:Jian.mou@xidian.edu.cn> * Lei Sun, Xidian University. lsun(a)xidian.edu.cn<mailto:lsun@xidian.edu.cn> * Jin Li, Xidian University. jinli(a)xidian.edu.cn<mailto:jinli@xidian.edu.cn> Topics. The special issue will be devoted to the exploration of strategic, managerial, organizational, technical, security, privacy and policy challenges with regard to information services under e-commerce. We seek high-quality, unpublished contributions addressing electronic commerce in Greater China or in a Chinese context on the following and related topics: · The success of cross-border e-commerce (focusing on both buyers and seller’s perspectives) · The policies and cross-border e-commerce · Mobile technologies and cross-border e-commerce · Logistics and cross-border e-commerce · Privacy- and security-related issues in cross-border e-commerce · Service and cross-border e-commerce · Localization related issues in cross-border e-commerce · Cross-cultural issues in cross-border e-commerce * Other emerging issues in cross-border e-commerce. Submission Deadline. The submission deadline for full papers is November 1, 2018. Authors are encouraged to submit abstracts to the special issue editors prior to August 1, 2018, as a means to gauge the special issue editors’ interest and get suggestions on developing a special issue paper. Submission Guidelines. Only original and unpublished research papers will be considered. Authors should limit their initial submissions to no more than 32 double-spaced pages in 12-point font with appropriate margins, inclusive of all materials (i.e., references, figures, tables and appendices). Author names and affiliations should be listed on the first page of the paper; the reviewing will be single blind only. All papers should be submitted via ECR’s submission system. Authors should select “Cross-border e-Commerce Initiatives under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Special Issue” when they reach the “Article Type” step in the submission process. Authors should follow Springer’s Electronic Commerce Research format. Review Process. The special issue editors will return first reviews and AE reports no later than 90 days from the date of submission, approximately November 1, 2018. We will use a developmental reviewing approach for this special issue, with the aim of helping special issue authors to achieve very high quality final publications. Second and third round reviews, as needed, will be completed on an expedited basis, if authors are able to turn their revisions around quickly. We also will provide special issue authors with an indication as early as possible of rejection for the special issue, including decisions based on a first reading by the special issue editors. Inappropriately targeted or under-developed papers will be returned immediately to the authors. Publication Date. The publication of this special issue will occur on a “best effort” basis some time in 2019. The actual date of publication depends on the timing of completion of all the articles that it will contain, and is subject to the editorial staff’s and publisher’s ability to schedule it. ECR’s experience is that special issues are published no later than about 6 months after the last article of the issue is completed and sent to production by the authors and special issue editors. For Authors: Interested authors should feel free to direct questions to the special issue editors. This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. Only authorised signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. 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