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Subject: CFP: special issue of SIM on Open Source in Organisations Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 09:36:33 -0000 From: "Adam, Frederic" FAdam@AFIS.UCC.IE To: ISWORLD@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE

Open Source in the Organisation: A Special Issue of Systèmes d'Information et Management

Call for Papers

Since the coining of the term "open source software" nearly four years ago, a growing body of rigorous research on the topic has emerged. However, much of this work has focused on technology and engineering issues, and on the motivations driving individual developers to participate in open source projects. Although there is evidence of wide-spread industry adoption of both open source products and of open source processes and models, little research has been done to better understand the role of open source software in mainstream business organisations and on the cost, maintenance, economics and legal issues arising from Open Source.

For this special issue of SIM, we extend an open call for completed, original research on one or more of the following topics (or related areas):

* Motivations, dynamics and challenges associated with the adoption of open source products by organisation. * Motivations, dynamics and challenges associated with the adoption of open source processes and business models by organisations. * Legal issues associated with the use of open source software products and processes, particularly intellectual property issues. * Human issues associated with the use of open source software products and processes, such as training and technology acceptance. * Issues of cost and maintenance associated with adoption of open source software.

Full submissions are due by July, 21st, 2002. Submissions should follow the formatting guidelines provided at http://revuesim.free.fr/revue-instructions.htm. All submissions will be subject to double-blind peer review. Submitting authors will be notified by September,16th, 2002. Submissions are accepted in both French and English language (reviewing and publication will be done in the language of submission).

Guest Editors:

Joe Feller Brian Fitzgerald Frederic Adam Business Information College of Informatics Business Information

Systems & electronics Systems University College Cork University of Limerick University College Cork Cork, Ireland Limerick, Ireland Cork, Ireland mailto:jfeller@afis.ucc.ie mailto:bf@ul.ie mailto:Fadam@afis.ucc.ie

Authors who are interested in submitting papers are encouraged to contact one of the guest editors for this special issue to discuss their planned contribution.

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