Forwarded message from [Hans-Dieter.Zimmermann@unisg.ch] sent originally on Mon, 21 Feb 2000 13:29:24 +0100 (MET): : AMCIS 2000 : Americas Conference on Information Systems : Long Beach, California : August 10th - 13th, 2000 : : Call for Papers for the Mini Track : 'Business Models for the Digital Economy' : : (cfp is also available at : http://www.businessmedia.org/businessmedia/businessmedia.nsf/pages/cfp_amcis... : ) : : This mini track serves as a forum for the presentation and discussion of new and : innovative approaches of business models beyond e-commerce for coping with the : challenges of the digital economy. The mini track is interested especially in : papers with a clear economic focus. : : The development of business supported by information and communication : technologies (ICT) can be assessed from two different perspectives. Electronic : commerce, perceived as the utilization of the 'Net' and its services for : additional communication, marketing, and sales channels, based on only very : moderately changed business models, indicates an evolutionary path of : development. However, beside this evolutionary development of electronic : commerce stands a more revolutionary path of development. : : When examining the current appearances of business models, the following : developments are perceivable: ongoing globalization, e.g., of procurement and : sales activities; decomposition of products, e.g., in the music or publishing : industry; emerging new and reconfigured products, e.g., in the music, : publishing, or financial business; mass customization of services; concentration : on core competencies; modularization of business; the break-up of traditional : value chains and emerging value webs; the emergence of new types of : intermediaries like portal sites or virtual banks; new services, e.g., payment, : logistics, or trust-services; new technical platforms; the integration of : customers into the value creation processes; and a shift of power towards : customers due to an increasing transparency in ubiquitous electronic markets, : customer and communication focus instead of product focus, and emerging virtual : (business) communities. All these developments characterize the emerging digital : economy and pose new challenges : with which businesses must cope. This will quite clearly have a major impact on : how business models must be designed in the digital economy. An economy based on : the digitization of information and the accompanying information and : communication infrastructure is considered a digital economy. The way in which : economic values are created will fundamentally change in the digital economy and : thus transform the general structure of economic systems. : Therefore this mini track addresses all topics concerned with the analysis, : design, development, and implementation of future business models for the : creation of economic values in the digital economy from a communicative, : organizational, business, economic, and managerial viewpoint. : : Possible Topics may include the following: : : - Challenges and foundations of the digital economy : - Economics of future business models : - Economical theories and the digital economy : - Value Webs in the digital economy : - Future business models and their impact on industry structures : - Business communities and their relevance for future business models : - The role of customer focus and customer relationships in future business : models : - Coordination mechanisms and their impacts on future business models : - New products and services in the digital economy and their challenges for : future business models : - The role of generic market services in the digital economy : - Communications management in the digital economy : - Case studies / best practice : - Design approaches for future business models : - Models and modeling approaches for future business models. : : Important Dates : Submission of Material : March 15, 2000 : Notification of Acceptance: April 15, 2000 : Camera-Ready Copy: May 5, 2000 : Conference Registration: June 1, 2000 : : Submission Guidelines : All submissions and inquiries are to be made to Hans-Dieter.Zimmermann@unisg.ch. : Submissions must be in English, and should represent the original work of the : authors. Each submission is limited to SEVEN pages (approximately 3500 words) in : length for a full complete research paper and THREE pages (approximately 1500 : words) for a research-in-progress paper. All submissions should be made : electronically and sent as an attachment in MS Word, WordPerfect, PDF, or HTML : format. Please indicate "AMCIS 2000 Mini Track Submission" in the subject line : of the e-mail to which your submissions is attached. Best papers will be : recognized and receive awards at the conference. : : Submissions should include the following: : i. Name, e-mail, mailing address, university/organization affiliation, : phone/fax numbers of the contact person and all co-authors. : ii. Title of the submission, Keywords (five words), Abstract , and Main body of : the submission. : iii. References and/or bibliography (in MIS Quarterly format). : : Mini Track Chair: : Hans-Dieter Zimmermann, : mcm institute for media and communications management, : University of St. Gallen, : Switzerland : : e-mail: Hans-Dieter.Zimmermann@unisg.ch : Phone: +41 71 224 2748 : Fax: +41 71 224 2711 : : Americas Conference on Information Systems covers the latest and important : issues in Information Systems and to serve the research and teaching interests : of the IS community. For more details about AMCIS 2000, see : www.csulb.edu/conference/ais2000.

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