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CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE TRACK
Decision Support & Knowledge Management
Track Chair: Hamid Nemati (Please send the track chair at nemati@uncg.edu an e-mail indicating your intent to submit a paper to this track)
GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (GITM) WORLD CONFERENCE
FOR ALL "INTERNATIONAL" IS/IT RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS AND PROFESSIONALS on June 23, 24, 25, 2002 in New York, NY, USA http://www.uncg.edu/bae/isom/gitma/gitma3.htm
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: November 15, 2001 (to be received by this date). Please submit directly to the Conference Chair: Prashant Palvia. For timely processing, we have an all-electronic review process. Therefore, an electronic submission is strongly recommended (email: pcpalvia@uncg.edu). If not possible, please mail 4 copies to the following address and make sure it arrives by the deadline. Please include your email address along with the submission.
Dr. Prashant Palvia Joe Rosenthal Excellence Professor ISOM Department Bryan School of Business & Economics University of North Carolina - Greensboro Greensboro, NC 27402-6170, USA Email: pcpalvia@uncg.edu Ph: 336-334-5666 Fax: 336-334-4083 http://www.uncg.edu/bae/people/palvia/
TRACK DESCRIPTION: The complexities of decisions, including the variability, interdependency and uncertainty of factors affecting those decisions, compel every manager to utilize information analysis tools for supporting business decisions. Over the last three decades, the organizational role of information technology has evolved from efficiently processing large amounts of batch transactions to providing information in support of decision-making activities. This paradigm shift is reflected in the fact that in the 1970s most IS organizations changed their name from "data processing" to "management information systems. This evolution from automating expensive manual systems to providing strategic organizational value led to the birth of Decision Support Systems (DSS). Decision support systems are interactive, computer-based systems intended to provide support to the decision makers engaged in solving various semi- to ill-structured problems involving multiple attributes, objectives and goals. DSS are becoming increasingly more critical in the daily operation of todays organizations by providing strategic organizational value through optimal resource allocation and enhanced reporting, forecasting, and prediction. However, only a fraction of the needed information exists on computers; the vast majority of a firm's intellectual assets exist as knowledge in the minds of its employees. What is needed is a new generation of knowledge-enabled systems that provides the infrastructure needed to capture, cleanse, store, organize, leverage, and disseminate not only data and information but also the knowledge of the firm. This suggests a different direction for DSS in the next decade. This new direction is based on an expanded purpose of DSS - knowledge improvement.
This phenomenon is not just limited to the United States or other advanced countries, but also evident in developing countries. This track is organized to discuss all issues related to decision support systems and knowledge management in global settings.
RECOMMENDED TOPICS
Papers (completed or in-progress: about 20 double spaced pages), extended abstracts (completed or in-progress research: about 4-6 pages), panel and workshop proposals (2-4 pages) dealing with (but not limited to) the following topics are invited. Please note the name of this track on the cover page.
Conceptual and theoretical issues Research frameworks, methods, methodologies, architectures, and infrastructure issues Use of a specific technologies, tools and techniques in managing (including identifying, capturing, structuring, storing, refining, personalizing, distributing, or applying) information and knowledge Design, development, implementation, and maintenance of DSS and knowledge management systems (IKMS) Adoption and acceptance of DSS and IKMS Outsourcing of DSS and IKMS Performance evaluation issues (including measurement scales, methodology, valuation of knowledge assets/intellectual properties, quantifying costs and benefits, etc.) Sharing, trust and coordination issues (in both traditional and virtual/networked organizations) Roles of information and knowledge managers Role/impact of decision support systems and knowledge management on organizational productivity, competitive advantage, organizational processes, organizational structures, innovation, or marketing. Strategic, behavioral, cultural, social, policy, and legal issues
OTHER TRACKS:
Please note that you may also submit to other Global IT tracks. Just note the name of the appropriate track on the cover (if no such track exists or you do not know the track name, simply state so on the cover page). In general, Global IT Management topics include (but are not limited to):
IT in various countries and regions (e.g., Europe, Asia, Africa, Arab countries, North America, South & Central America, Australia); Development, evaluation & management of Global Information Systems (GIS); Electronic commerce; Internet and Web related issues; IT in multinational companies; Virtual and networked organizations; Cross-cultural issues; Impact of global IT on the organization; Information Resources Management; Frameworks/models for global IS (GIS); Societal impacts of IT in developing countries; IT and Economic Development; IT Diffusion in developing countries; IT in government and public sector: IT human resource issues; DSS/EIS/ES in international settings; Organizational & Management structures for GIS; Transborder data flow issues; Electronic data interchange; Telecommunications; Distributed global databases and networks; Cultural and societal impacts; Comparative studies of nations; Applications and case studies (both research and educational).
JOURNAL PUBLICATION:
Papers recommended of high quality by the reviewers will be further considered for publication on an expedited basis in the Journal of Global Information Technology Management (JGITM) and the Journal of Information Technology Cases & Applications (JITCA).
IMPORTANT DATES:
Submission Deadline: November 15, 2001 (to be received by this date) Notification of Acceptance: December 15, 2001 Final Submission Due: January 31, 2002 Registration Deadline for authors (at least one author must register): February 15, 2002 Early Registration Deadline: April 30, 2002 (at least one author must register) Conference Dates: June 23, 24, 25, 2002
INQUIRIES:
For additional information, please contact the conference chair, local chair, program co-chairs or the track chairs.
Conference Chair: Prashant Palvia, University of North Carolina - Greensboro, USA. Email: pcpalvia@uncg.edu Local Chair: Khalid S. Soliman, Hofstra University, New York, 11549 USA Email: khalid.soliman@hofstra.edu
TRACK CHAIR:
Hamid R. Nemati, Ph.D. Department of Information Systems and Operations Management Bryan School of Business and Economics The University of North Carolina 440 Bryan Building P.O. Box 26165 Greensboro, NC 27402-6165 Voice: (336) 334-4993 Fax: (336) 334-4083
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