Forwarded message from [jmcdongh@TCD.IE (Joe McDonagh)] sent originally on Wed, 24 Nov 1999 15:04:17 +0000: : SPECIAL ISSUE, ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL : : Exploiting IT based Capabilities: The Challenge of Integrated Change : : Guest Editors: Joe McDonagh, David Coghlan : University of Dublin, Ireland : : The effective integration of IT in work organisations poses a range of : significant but diverse challenges for senior management, IT specialists, : business users of IT and OD consultants. Indeed, of particular importance : in this regard is the need to concurrently (i) attend to economic, : technical, human and organisational aspects of IT related change while : simultaneously (ii) accommodating the diverse influences of multiple : stakeholder groups with their respective forms of knowledge and expertise. : Failure to address these challenges is said to contribute to much IT : related underperformance and failure. : : This special issue of the Organization Development Journal is seeking : papers that address the challenge of integrated change in the context of : introducing, integrating, and exploiting IT in work organisations. Of : particular interest are papers that embrace a multidisciplinary perspective : on the challenge of integrated change. Such papers will ideally draw on : perspectives from the domains of strategy, organisation behaviour, : organisation development, and information systems engineering. : : Manuscripts should be limited to 10-12 double spaced pages in length (not : including tables, figures or references). Include an abstract of about 100 : words. All citations and references should be formatted to APA, 3rd edition : style. : : Articles that have been presented at a scientific conference are welcome : for submission, even though they may be published in non-copy protected : Proceedings. However, manuscripts being considered by another journal at : the same time will not be accepted. : : If accepted for publication, the author(s) will be required to submit a : final version of the manuscript on PC compatible disk or as an e-mail : attachment with a short biographical note and a photograph of the : author(s). All figures, tables and other artwork must be also be submitted : in file form or "camera ready" condition. : : Manuscripts and enquires to: : : Dr Joe McDonagh or Dr David Coghlan : School of Business Studies : Trinity College : Dublin 2 Ireland : : E Mail: joe.mcdonagh@tcd.ie, david.coghlan@tcd.ie : : Final dates for submission: 1st March, 2000 : : ____________________________________________________________________ : : Joe McDonagh : Programme Director : Business and Information Technology : School of Business Studies : Trinity College : Dublin 2 : Ireland : : Office: +353-1-6082330; Fax: +353-1-6799503 : : http://www.tcd.ie/Business_Studies/StaffResearch/mcdonagh.html : ____________________________________________________________________ : : ÿÿStart of ISWorld List Footer ÿÿ : Moving? Want to subscribe/unsubscribe? Find an old posting? : See: http://isds.bus.lsu.edu/cvoc/isworld/ : If you do not find the answer contact gabe@isds.bus.lsu.edu : ÿÿEnd of ISWorld List Footer ÿÿ

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