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AMCIS 2022 – We are excited to announce a new track - Sourcing in
the Digital Age: platforms, crowd and services. We are calling for
Mini-track Proposals for this track
Sourcing in the Digital Age: platforms, crowd and services
Track Description:
In the digital age, organizations face the challenge of adapting
IS sourcing practices to numerous major changes (Dibbern et al.
2020). First, digital technologies increasingly permeate the
processes, products, and services of companies (Venkatraman 2017).
These include IS services and products offered by a vibrant and
increasingly complex ecosystem of providers such as consulting
companies, standard software providers, specialized development
firms, and digital platforms. Second, the digital transformation
entails a number of concurrent technological shifts such as the
rise of AI and new architectural paradigms (e.g., microservices,
low-code platforms, and serverless computing) that fundamentally
change the nature of the task that is being sourced. Examples
include relying on intelligent software agents rather than human
actors (e.g., Rutschi and Dibbern 2020), reconfigure firm
boundaries, and add further complexity to the already confusing
number of alternative sourcing arrangements that include
multi-sourcing (Oshri et al. 2019), cloud-services (e.g., Gozman
and Willcocks 2018) and governance mechanisms (e.g., Huber et al.
2013; Kotlarsky et al. 2020). Furthermore, with the growing
popularity of data-driven business models issues associated with
data sourcing are becoming more prevalent (Wiener et al. 2020).
Perhaps even more drastic changes lie ahead in the outsourcing of
information services, amidst emerging technologies such as “big
data,” blockchains, social media, cloud computing, and artificial
intelligence (Sabherwal 2020). To respond to these changes,
sourcing professionals will have to adapt their decision and
governance practices—offering unique opportunities for researchers
to advance understanding of the evolution and socio-technical
underpinnings of sourcing practices (Sarker et al. 2019).
Increasing digitization and digitalization has also given rise to
new sourcing models that leverage digital platforms to engage the
“crowd.” IS researchers have responded to these developments by
investigating new business models that rely on crowd involvement
and are mediated by digital platforms – e.g., business models
associated with gig economy (Wiener et al 2021). This focus on
crowdsourcing and digital platforms (e.g., “online marketplaces”
(Gefen and Carmel, 2008), “crowdwork platforms” (Gol et al. 2019)
and “microsourcing platforms” (Guo et al. 2021)) is closely
related to the larger phenomenon of IS sourcing (Nevo and
Kotlarsky, 2020).
This track welcomes diverse proposals for mini-tracks that focus
on topics that improve our understanding of how, why, and under
what conditions sourcing can make a positive contribution to the
digital transformation of firms. It also invites mini-tracks that
focus on crowdsourcing and platform-related aspects.
If you are interested, please submit your mini-track proposal via
https://new.precisionconference.com/<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnew.precisionconference.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7Crsabherwal%40walton.uark.edu%7C283d8b50a553446040a408d9911a09e9%7C79c742c4e61c4fa5be89a3cb566a80d1%7C0%7C0%7C637700363316158813%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=7XXZ7IwwWBumGo5EU3F84%2BgFXTvkPLgYvnkyRucVc4g%3D&reserved=0>
by November 30, 2021.
The mini-track submission system for AMCIS 2022 is now open and
accepting submissions. To access the system, just browse to the
following URL:
https://new.precisionconference.com/<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnew.precisionconference.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7Crsabherwal%40walton.uark.edu%7C283d8b50a553446040a408d9911a09e9%7C79c742c4e61c4fa5be89a3cb566a80d1%7C0%7C0%7C637700363316158813%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=7XXZ7IwwWBumGo5EU3F84%2BgFXTvkPLgYvnkyRucVc4g%3D&reserved=0>
Sign in (or create a new account) then enter the following to get
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Conference: AMCIS 2022
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Then click "GO" and fill out the form.
The system will remain open for mini-track submissions through
November 30, 2021.
Submission Deadline:
November 30, 2021
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
AMCIS 2022 Sourcing in the Digital Age: platforms, crowd and
services Track Co-chairs:
Julia Kotlarsky
(
j.kotlarsky@auckland.ac.nz<mailto:j.kotlarsky@auckland.ac.nz>)
Dorit Nevo (
nevod@rpi.edu<mailto:nevod@rpi.edu>)
Rajiv Sabherwal
(
RSabherwal@walton.uark.edu<mailto:RSabherwal@walton.uark.edu>)
References:
Dibbern, J., and Hirschheim, R. 2020. "Introduction: Riding the
Waves of Outsourcing Change in the Era of Digital Transformation,"
in: Hirschheim R., Heinzl A., Dibbern J. (eds) Information Systems
Outsourcing. Progress in IS. Springer, Cham.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45819-5_19
Gefen, D. and E. Carmel. 2008. "Is the World Really Flat? A Look
at Offshoring at an Online Programming Marketplace," MIS Quarterly
(32:2), pp. 367-384.
Gozman, D. and L.P. Willcocks. 2018. " The emerging Cloud Dilemma:
Balancing innovation with cross-border privacy and outsourcing
regulations" Journal of Business Research,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.06.006
Gol, E.S., Stein, M.-K. and M. Avital. 2019. "Crowdwork platform
governance toward organizational value creation," Journal of
Strategic Information Systems (28:2), 175–195.
Guo, W., Straub, D., Zhang. P. and Z. Cai. 2021. "How Trust Leads
to Commitment on Microsourcing Platforms: Unraveling the Effects
of Governance and Third-Party Mechanisms on Triadic Microsourcing
Relationship," MIS Quarterly (45:3a), pp. 1309-1348; DOI:
10.25300/MISQ/2021/14349
Huber, T. L., Fischer, T. A., Dibbern, J., and Hirschheim, R.
2013. "A Process Model of Complementarity and Substitution of
Contractual and Relational Governance in IS Outsourcing," Journal
of Management Information Systems (30:3), pp. 81-114.
Kotlarsky, J., Oshri, I., Dibbern, J., and Mani, D. 2020. "MISQ
Research Curation on Information Systems Sourcing."
link
<https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5887a660b3db2b05bd09cf36/t/5f45bf460ab71f197974037d/1598406471274/IS+Sourcing+Curation+-+Update++2020+FINAL.pdf>
Nevo, D. and J. Kotlarsky (2020) “Crowdsourcing as a Strategic IS
Sourcing Phenomenon: Critical Review and Insights for Future
Research”
<https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0963868720300019?token=BACA43B15666C9C4F6E4D210101C37E3BF0E881338BD69C8BF2BE5798C5013AEA46C128727E19EDB5A347CEA8278C7F3>.
Journal of Strategic Information Systems.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsis.2020.101593
Oshri, I., Dibbern, J., Kotlarsky, J., and Krancher, O. 2019. "An
Information Processing View on Joint Vendor Performance in
Multi-Sourcing: The Role of the Guardian," Journal of Management
Information Systems (36:4), pp. 1248-1283.
Rutschi, C. and J. Dibbern. 2020. “Towards a Framework of
Implementing Software Robots: Transforming Human-executed Routines
into Machines,” DATABASE for Advances in Information Systems
(51:1) pp. 104–128.
https://doi.org/10.1145/3380799.3380808
Sabherwal R. (2020) "Synthesis: Outsourcing of Information
Services: Where Are We?" In: Hirschheim R., Heinzl A., Dibbern J.
(eds) Information Systems Outsourcing. Progress in IS. Springer,
Cham.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45819-5_19
Sarker, S., Chatterjee, S., Xiao, X., and Elbanna, A. 2019. "The
Sociotechnical Axis of Cohesion for the IS Discipline: Its
Historical Legacy and Its Continued Relevance," Mis Quarterly
(43:3), pp. 695-720.
Venkatraman, V. 2017. The Digital Matrix: New Rules for Business
Transformation through Technology. Greystone Books.
Wiener M., Cram W. A., & Benlian A. (2021) “Algorithmic
Control and Gig Workers: A Legitimacy Perspective of Uber
Drivers,” European Journal of Information Systems.
Wiener M., Saunders C., & Marabelli M. (2020) “Big-Data
Business Models: A Critical Literature Review and
Multi-Perspective Research Framework,” Journal of Information
Technology, 35(1), 66-91.
Professor Julia Kotlarsky PhD
Technology and Global Sourcing
Department of Information Systems & Operations Management
The University of Auckland Business School
Sir Owen G Glenn Building | 12 Grafton Rd | Auckland
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 83305
Email:
j.kotlarsky@auckland.ac.nz<mailto:j.kotlarsky@auckland.ac.nz>
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