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CALL FOR PAPERS (2ND CALL) Special Issue of Information Systems Frontiers

"IT Investment Payoff in E-Business Environments"

Guest Editors Rajiv Kohli, Trinity Health and University of Notre Dame, rkohli@nd.edu Susan Sherer, Lehigh University, sas6@lehigh.edu Ayelet Baron, Cisco Systems, aybaron@cisco.com

Motivation

It is obvious that investment in information technology (IT) is increasing, particularly to support e-business initiatives. At the same time these investments must compete with other initiatives to secure funding. E-business is a new frontier for IT investment. The complexity of benefits from IT investment in e-business arises from a range of issues such as the difficulty in isolating the benefits from other initiatives, the lag effects from delayed payoff, indirect payoff from investments made in the electronic infrastructure, and the need to coordinate efforts among business partners. It is necessary for e-business initiatives to objectively demonstrate the benefits received by the organization. The purpose of IT Investment Payoff in E-Business Environments special issue is to improve upon existing approaches for measuring IT investment payoff that are applicable to e-business initiatives as well as to find new innovative frameworks and methods for addressing the value of emerging IT for e-business.

Recommended Topics

The special issue invites papers that address the payoff from IT investment from e-business in any type of organization (business, government, not-for-profit, military etc.). Both applied and theoretical research will be promoted. We encourage submissions that relate payoff approaches from an international perspective. Contributions to the special issue may be in the form of research papers, surveys, tutorials, industry papers on designs, solutions and experiences, case studies, technical innovation papers, commentaries on the state-of-the-art and discussions on open problems/potential initiatives.

Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

Payoff from EDI Implementation Justifying Inter-organizational e-Business Systems or Extranets Assessing Benefits from Coordinating, Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) Systems Utilizing IT to Develop Cost Leadership in e-Business Employing IT to Develop New Products and Services in e-Business E-Business Infrastructure Investments IT Investment Frameworks for e-Businesses Multimedia E-Business Technologies and their Impacts Frameworks and Evaluation Methods for e-Business Investments Comparing e-Business and Traditional IT Investment Strategies and Tools Achieving Benefits from e-Business Investments Organizational Strategies for Achieving Payoff from e-Business Investments

Paper Submission

It is suggested that proposals be submitted prior to the final paper. Proposals, no more than 5 single-spaced pages, should be succinct and address the following (as applicable) (i) importance of the topic, (ii) data sources, (iii) research methodology, (iv) (anticipated) results, and (v) how the paper will further the understanding of IT investment payoff in E-business environments. Proposals and papers should be sent via email to Sue Sherer sas6@lehigh.edu in Microsoft Word or Word Perfect format. They can also be mailed to Susan A. Sherer, PhD, College of Business and Economics, Lehigh University, 621 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015-3117, USA, Phone: 610-758-3424.

Schedule

Full Paper Submission Deadline: November 30, 2001 Notice of Acceptance/Revision/Rejection: March 15, 2002 Revisions Due: May 15, 2002 Final Submission after all revision(s): August 15, 2002 Publication Date: Early 2003

Manuscript submission and format guidelines are available at Information

Systems Frontiers website, http://www.som.buffalo.edu/isinterface/ISFrontiers/.

A copy of this Call for Papers can be found at http://www.som.buffalo.edu/isinterface/ISFrontiers/issues/payoff/cfp.htm

-- Professor Susan A. Sherer Lehigh University College of Business and Economics 621 Taylor Street Bethlehem, PA 18015 Phone: 610-758-3424 Fax: 610-758-6941 www.lehigh.edu/~sas6

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