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CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS Proposal Submission Deadline: July 1st, 2012 Frameworks of IT Prosumption for Business System Development A book edited by Prof. Dr. Malgorzata Pankowska University of Economics, Katowice-Poland

To be published by IGI Global: http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=409

Introduction In an original economy, the producers were consumers and the surplus of their production was sold by them on the market. However, because of work dividing, science and technology development, and specialization in the Modern Age, the producers have provided goods and services to the market. However, for some people there is still a dilemma: make or buy. This dilemma allows us to talk about prosumer as an active consumer.

In IT sector, the problem of active users and their activities support was known since the beginning of business information systems development. The question concerning the role of end-user in information systems development returns from time to time. Presently, innovations are less dependent on in-house specialized research and development activities. IT companies accept the strategy of openness. Customers play a central role as innovators. The Information Technology is open. The emergence of knowledge markets as mechanisms for enabling, supporting, and facilitating the mobilization, sharing, or exchange of information and knowledge ensures the appropriate conditions for the activation of a wide spectrum of innovators. The book is going to integrate a complexity of issues concerning the development of IT tools and methods which would increase the end-users involvement in IT usage.

Objective of the Book This book will aim to provide relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area of Information Technology prosumption. It will be written by and for professionals who want to improve the general understanding of the strategy of openness of IT firms. The general mission of this book is as follows: Assuming that end-users are involved in information system development process the new methodologies, tools are needed to extend the role of end-user in the development process as well as to create opportunities to develop their own application for their own use.

The book aims to mobilize users to more active usage of IT and to stimulate software firms to create new software products for active users.

So far, well known information system development methodologies were realized in the producer interests and passively involved the users. However, JAD (Joint Application Development) methods, and lately arrived user experience (UX) approach, user-centered development (UCD) process are going to emphasize the end -user roles. Particularly, in e-business, users behave as prosumers and they are interested in methods and IT tools supporting their activities. Therefore, the potential authors are challenged to reveal the research results of IT user-driven demands as well as IT tools and methods for application development by end-users and for them.

Target Audience The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals and researchers working in the field of information systems in various disciplines, e.g. computer science and information technology, end-user support management, IPR politics, innovation management and marketing. Academic researchers, students as well as practitioners (IS analysts and designers) will be interested in this book. The book will help them to rethink how end-user could be activated and how IT firms could be encouraged to develop new products for active users.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following: • impact of user innovation on the broad economic environment, by example Web 2.0 initiatives development, Health 2.0, Learning 2.0 Enterprise 2.0 Government 2.0 etc. • openness of Information and IT resources i.e., software, content, maps, economic consequences of access to open information resources, • the legal regulatory environment for open innovativeness, • intellectual property rights management to appropriate the results of the users' intellectual investments, • taxation in an economy having a direct bearing on innovative activity. • the role of lead users in IT systems development and efficiency increase (optimization) • reasons of cooperation with end users in IT governance processes • advantages of customer involvement in the production process, • social network and internet communities expertise in a specific field and their role in innovation development process. • exploring user engagement in user-generated content websites, • co-creation experience between users and software firms, • open business model development, where the absorption of external resources for value creation is permitted. • user-centered development (UCD) process focused on active user involvement, • user experience (UX) approach for end-user activation, • user-driven IT innovation within open innovativeness environment, • Decision Support Systems (DSSs) development methods and tools for end-users

Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before July 1st, 2012, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by July 20th, 2012 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by October 31, 2012. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Publisher This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2013.

Important Dates July 1, 2012: Proposal Submission Deadline July 20, 2012: Notification of Acceptance October 31, 2012: Full Chapter Submission December 5, 2012: Review Results Returned January 30, 2013: Final Chapter Submission February 15, 2013: Final Deadline

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to: Prof. Dr. Malgorzata Pankowska Department of Informatics Faculty of Informatics and Communication UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS 40287 Katowice Poland Tel.: +48 32 2577277 • Fax: +4832 2577277 • Mobile: +48 601 155 460 E-mail: malgorzata.pankowska@ue.katowice.pl

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