-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] CFP: Domestic and Global Sourcing of the IT Workforce - AMCIS09 Datum: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:38:00 -0500 Von: Christine V. Bullen cbullen@stevens.edu Antwort an: Christine V. Bullen cbullen@stevens.edu An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network isworld@lyris.isworld.org
DEADLINE IS TOMORROW!!!
Domestic and Global Sourcing of the IT Workforce
Mini-track within IS Outsourcing Track AMCIS09
Mini-Track Chair - Christine V. Bullen Howe School of Technology Management Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 07030 Phone: 201-216-8278 Fax: 631-980-4071 Email: cbullen@stevens.edu
Description
As the sourcing phenomenon, both domestic and offshore has grown, its impact on the IT workforce has been observed and research has begun to look at the results. Attracting, developing and retaining IT professionals has again become a top concern for most CIOs according to a recent Society for Information Management survey. However, recent research indicates that the skill mixes for both client firms (those seeking services) and provider firms(those supplying services) are changing from those sought in the past. All of these factors have brought the importance of understanding skills and patterns of skills to the forefront of IT research.
In addition, the increasingly global sourcing of IT work and low IT enrollments in universities are prompting fundamental changes in the availability of IT capabilities needed in both client and IT product and service organizations. At a time when some argue that sourcing to off-shore locations is hurting the profession, others argue that the thin pipeline of skills in the U.S. has forced organizations to source IT services in other countries.
This mini-track will seek research papers relevant to these issues, addressing (but not limited to)the following areas:
� The current and future needs for IT capabilities in global client organizations � The current and future needs for IT capabilities in global IT product and service provider organizations. � Key IT skill requirements for the next decade � The impact of domestic and global sourcing of the IT workforce � The skills gap between what the marketplace desires and what graduates bring to the marketplace � What capabilities universities should be providing in their graduates � The current state of enrollments in IT-related programs in the United States and internationally � How organizations do/will recruit, develop, and retain in-house IT capabilities to meet current and future needs � Impact of off-shore captive centers on skills requirements � Country and regional studies on the IT Workforce � The economic issues of global sourcing as they relate to the workforce
Submission Process for AMCIS mini-track:
Full paper submissions for AMCIS mini-track must be made electronically through the AMCIS on-line submission system.
Key Dates for AMCIS mini-track submission:
Abstracts Due: January 20, 2009
Full Papers Due: February 20, 2009
Notification of Acceptance: April 2, 2009 Camera Ready Copy Due: April 20, 2009
For additional information please refer to the AMCIS website:
Thanks, ---Christine
Christine V. Bullen, Ph.D. Stevens Institute of Technology Babbio 423 Castle Point on Hudson Hoboken, NJ 07030 http://howe.stevens.edu/bullen Office: 201-216-8278 Home Office: 914-479-5016 Fax: 631-980-4071 cbullen@stevens.edu cbullen@optonline.net President: The Global Sourcing Council christine.bullen@gscouncil.org
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