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Call for Papers: 27th AMCIS
August 9-13, 2021 (online)
https://amcis2021.aisconferences.org/
Mini Track Title: Social Theory in Information Systems (STIR ’21)
Track: Social Inclusion and Socio-Technical Issues
Dear Colleagues,
We welcome papers for the mini track titled “Social Theory in
Information Systems (STIR ’21), for AMCIS 2021.
STIR’21 solicits papers that use social theory in IS research
drawing upon such approaches as sociotechnical theory, critical
theory, social informatics, and organizational theory. We are
interested in highlighting research that critically examines the
constitution of information and communication technologies (ICTs),
and their roles in communities, organizations, and society. We are
particularly interested in research that addresses the main theme
of the conference “Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship.”
We seek work that is innovative in terms of multi- and
trans-disciplinary uses of social theory and methodologies to
study ways in which people are using technology to transform or
create innovative digital organizations, engage in digital
entrepreneurship, and work that focuses on the sociotechnical
impacts of new and emerging technologies on people in their
organizational and social lives across social and technical
boundaries We welcome papers that are innovative in terms of
multi- and trans-disciplinary uses of social theory and
methodologies to study ways in which people are using technology
to transform or create innovative digital organizations, engage in
digital entrepreneurship, and work that focuses on digital
innovations pre, during and post global pandemic; the changing
roles of ICTs from planning for utopian futures to responding to
current dystopian times; the intended and unintended consequences
of the use of ICTs, social media platforms, or synchronous
videoconferencing tools.
Of equal interest are the sociotechical implications of the ways
in which people are leveraging digital innovation and
entrepreneurship to find new ways of doing things in the private,
public, and not-for profit sectors. Issues might include critical
examinations of the shifting boundaries between the online and
offline worlds, producers and consumers, and people and ICTs. They
might also include the social impacts of digital innovation and
entrepreneurship within and between organizations. The STIR
minitrack has been exploring new frontiers in information systems
research for years and we look forward helping you present your
work at the conference.
Suggested Topics
In addition to research aligned with the conference theme we are
also interested in high quality empirical and conceptual work that
uses social theory to study and understand:
• The implications of new ways of “doing business” for
organizations and social groups in times of pandemic and economic
uncertainty
• Conceptual and empirical work focusing on the ways digital
innovation and entrepreneurship can promote or hinder social
inclusion
• The relationships between ICTs and people as they participate in
online communities and virtual teams
• Online communities of practice, their roles, processes, and
outcomes
• Unintended consequences of the uses of technologies such as
social media, or synchronous videoconferencing tools and their use
in education, organizations, and in social life
• Scientific collaboration and scholarly communication as enabled
and constrained by ICTs
• The impacts of social computing on our social and work lives
broadly and during a pandemic
This year we are proud to celebrate the 24th year of the Social
Theory in Information Systems Research minitrack. Since 1996,
scholars and researchers have presented cutting edge research,
using social theory in their work.
Important Dates
March 1, 2021: Completed research and ERF submissions are due at 5
p.m. EST
April 21, 2021: Workshop, panel, TREO and PDS submissions are due
at 5 p.m
Submit your paper here:
https://new.precisionconference.com/user/login
Submission instructions and information about the conference can
be found here:
https://amcis2021.aisconferences.org/amcis-2021-call-for-papers/
We look forward to your submissions!
MINITRACK CHAIR CONTACT INFORMATION
Pnina Fichman, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and
Engineering, Indiana University
fichman@indiana.edu
Howard Rosenbaum, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and
Engineering, Indiana University
hrosenba@indiana.edu
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