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Subject: CALL FOR PAPERS - Electronic Commerce Research Journal Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 09:22:21 -0600 From: Mike Raisinghani mraising@GSM.UDALLAS.EDU To: ISWORLD@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE

CALL FOR PAPERS

Electronic Commerce Research Journal Special Issue: Electronic Commerce in Developing Countries

The convergence between computing and data telecommunication technologies and the resultant advent of the Internet may have profound effects on developing countries similar to those already experienced and expected in the future in other countries of the world. The way developing countries respond to the many implications of the Internet, and especially those relevant to Electronic Commerce (EC), will undoubtedly have a significant influence on the social, political, cultural, and economic development of these societies. The failure of managers, administrators, and politicians in public and private organizations in these countries to understand how to exploit EC in accordance with their national culture(s) will only act as a barrier rather than an enabler of development. The purpose of this special issue of Electronic Commerce Research Journal is to provide a forum for topics addressing EC issues in developing countries. Conceptual and empirical contributions from authors around the world are strongly encouraged.

This special issue intends to incorporate a wide array of EC issues in developing countries. Papers based on research from both academia and industry are encouraged. Papers dealing with (but not limited to) the following topics are invited:

· Effects of EC on public- and private-sector organizations · Effects of EC on social, economic and political structures and functions · Effects of EC on national relations between developing countries · Effects of EC on relations between developing and developed countries · EC strategy issues at organizational and national levels · EC infrastructure issues · EC education and training issues · EC implementation issues · EC measurement and evaluation issues · EC ethical and legal issues · EC trust and security issues

Submission Guidelines:

All submissions must be in English, should represent original work of the author(s), and must not have been published/accepted for publication or currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. All contributions will be subjected to a double-blind review process. Manuscripts should be prepared according to Electronic Commerce Research Journal format (http://www.baltzer.nl/journalhome.htm/1389-5753). There is no page limit on paper submissions. Submission should be made electronically to one of the guest editors:

Adel M. Aladwani Department of QM & IS College of Administrative Sciences Kuwait University E-mail: adwani@kuc01.kuniv.edu.kw

Mahesh S. Raisinghani Graduate School of Management University of Dallas E-mail: mraising@gsmudallas.edu

Nicolau Reinhard Faculdade de Economia, Administracoa e Contabilidade Fundacao Instituto de Administracoa Universidade de Sao Paulo E-mail: reinhard@usp.br

Paul Licker Deaprtment of IS Faculty of Commerce University of Cape Town Email: plicker@commerce.uct.ac.za

Important Dates:

31 March 2002 Deadline for submission 30 June 2002 First round of reviews returned to the authors 30 September 2002 Deadline for re-submission 30 November 2002 Final acceptance of papers

The special issue is scheduled for publication in mid-2003.

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