---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: cfp: IT & People Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 09:50:31 +0300 From: "Adel M. Aladwani" adwani@kuc01.kuniv.edu.kw To: ISWORLD@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE
Dear Colleagues: Due to some technical difficulties facing e-mail messages coming to my e-mail address from certain domains, the co-editors of IT & People and I decided to re-issue the same cfp but with new submission addresses. Sorry for the inconvenience. Best regards, --adel.
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Information Technology & People Special Issue: IT Management in the Middle East
The widespread diffusion of Information Technology (IT), e.g., computers and data telecommunication technologies and applications, has reached all corners and regions of our world including the Middle East. The proliferation of IT in Middle Eastern nations has many serious implications for these countries inasmuch as it is IT that can set the stage for many economic, social, and even political reforms essential for the development of this region. The success of decision-makers in public and private organizations operating in this part of the world to understand how to exploit IT in accordance with their particular work environments and national values will facilitate the accomplishment of these aspired developments. Furthermore, with the increased globalization of the world economy, many organizations interested in entering the promising marketplace of the Middle East may need to get a sense of the particulars of IT diffusion in this region. Unfortunately, little research is currently available about the state of IT management in Middle Eastern nations. The purpose of this special issue of Information Technology & People is to provide a forum for topics addressing IT management issues in Middle Eastern countries. Conceptual and empirical contributions including frameworks, field surveys, experiments, and case studies from authors around the world are strongly encouraged. This first of a kind special issue intends to incorporate a wide array of IT management issues in Middle Eastern countries. Papers dealing with (but not limited to) the following topics are invited: · National level strategies of information technology · Information technology infrastructure issues at national and organizational levels · Information architecture and planning issues at the organizational level · Issues relevant to determining the value of IT Investments · Performance issues of IT projects and applications · Professional development of information technology specialists · The design and implementation of culturally-sensitive IT applications · Accounts of national readiness for the digital economy · Emergent applications of IT (technology incubators, technology inclusion, etc.)
Submission Guidelines:
All submissions must be in English, should represent original work of the author(s), and must not have been published/accepted for publication or currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. All contributions will be subjected to a double-blind review process. Manuscripts should be prepared according to Information Technology & People (http://www.emeraldinsight.com/itp.htm) format. There is no page limit on paper submissions. Submission can be made electronically to:
Eleanor Wynn eleanor.wynn@intel.com
OR
Edgar Whitley E.A.Whitley@lse.ac.uk
Important Dates:
28 Feb. 2002 Deadline for submission 30 Apr. 2002 First round of reviews returned to the authors 31 May 2002 Deadline for re-submission 01 July 2002 Final acceptance of papers
The special issue is scheduled for publication in late-2002.
Special issue editor:
Adel M. Aladwani Department of QM & IS College of Administrative Sciences Kuwait University E-mail: adwani@kuc01.kuniv.edu.kw
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