SUBMISSION DUE DATE: June 1, 2010

SPECIAL ISSUE ON: Power and Politics in the Design and Implementation of Information Systems

International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)

Guest Editor: Arik Ragowsky

OBJECTIVE OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE:

Power and politics (defined as influence attempts) are prevalent in all aspects of system implementation. In fact, a significant body of literature exists examining how issues of power and politics affect the role CIO's play in organizations, impact the negotiations that take place during the process of system design, and influence aspects like pre-implementation decision making, training, maintenance and modification of systems. The objective of this special issue is to attract quality papers that focus on these topics. 

RECOMMENDED TOPICS:

Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Changes in the power of the IT unit as a function of the diffusion of new technologies
• CIO as a political actor in the process of design and implementation of IS
• Impact of cultural issues on the political aspects of system design and implementation
• Impact of gender and other demographic variables on the power and politics of system design and implementation
• Impact of global issues on the political aspects of system design and implementation
• Political behavior of members of the IT function vis-à-vis the organization
• Political impact of outsourcing
• Political role of the CIO vis-à-vis the management team, including his/her perception and acceptance by the other members of the executive team
• Politics of changes causes by implementation of new information systems
• Politics of design
• Politics of implementing information systems in times of recession and downsizing
• Politics of merging systems
• Politics of modifications and upgrades

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special issue on Power and Politics in the Design and Implementation of Information Systems on or before June 1, 2010.

All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS MUST CONSULT THE JOURNAL’S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at:

http://www.igi-global.com/development/author_info/guidelines submission.pdf.

All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations.

Important Dates:

June 1, 2010: Paper submission

July 8, 2010: Review Results Returned to authors

December 1, 2010: Submission of final papers to editor

January 1, 2011: Submission of all materials to the publisher

ABOUT International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP):

The mission of the International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP) is to define and expand the boundaries of e-politics as an emerging area of inter-disciplinary research and practice by assisting in the development of e-politics theories and empirical models. The journal creates a venue for empirical, theoretical, and practical scholarly work on e-politics to be published, leading to sharing of ideas between practitioners and academics in this field. IJEP contributes to the creation of a community of e-politics researchers by serving as a “hub” for related activities, such as organizing seminars and conferences on e-politics and publication of books on e-politics.

This journal is an official publication of the Information Resources Management Association

www.igi-global.com/ijep

Editor-in-Chief: Celia Romm Livermore

Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form)

PUBLISHER:

The International Journal of E-Politics is published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference) and “Medical Information Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com.

All submissions should be should be directed to the attention of:

Arik Ragowsky (PhD)
Guest Editor
International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)
School of Business Administration
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
E-mail address: aragowsky@gmail.com
www.igi-global.com/IJEP