---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Special Issue on "Improving IT Evaluation Practices in the E-busi ness age" Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 16:33:46 +0100 From: "Renkema, TJW (Theo-Jan)" T.J.W.Renkema@RN.RABOBANK.NL To: ISWORLD@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE

CALL FOR PAPERS

Special Issue of the The Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation on "Improving IT Evaluation Practices in the E-business age" PURPOSES OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE Throughout the last decades, information technology (IT) has been permeating virtually every part of modern society. It has even been suggested that this marks a digital revolution which will have far reaching and profound consequences, perhaps even more than the well-known industrial revolution.The notion of E-business has been introduced to illustrate the contribution of the next Web and Internet-based generation of IT to increased levels of productivity and IT business value In the present E-business age it seems we are only at the start of a radical digitalization of business activities, which will impact on practically every organization. Today, long-term and capital-intensive business investments are made in order to improve effectiveness, to gain and sustain competitive advantage and to transform entire business processes. Nowadays, it is not so much the question whether to invest in IT and the new E-business, but more the question of how and where to invest in order to get maximum business value and to increase return on investment. The increased importance of IT and E-business has caused that in many firms these type of investments claim a major and increasing share of the available financial resources. The value for money to be obtained from investments, however, is far from guaranteed. IT investments have repeatedly been the subject of disappointed expecta-tions and their evaluations raise many questions. Over the years, a myriad of methodologies has been suggested to overcome difficulties with the standard finance-based and accounting techniques that are not able to cope with the intangible nature of most IT investments. These methods have not been implemented widely in evaluation practice, despite their conceptually sound potential. The challenge of evaluation research lies not in developing yet another method, but to find a better match between methods and practice.

The purpose of the special issue of the journal is to publish insightful papers on organizational and managerial issues of practical IT evaluation issues in the present E-business age. The journal publishes work in the categories described below. * Qualitative or quantitative research papers, empirical or theoretical in nature and can discuss completed research findings or work in progress. * Case studies are welcomed illustrating practise in the field of information systems evaluation. * View points are less academically rigorous articles usually in areas of controversy which will fuel some interesting debate. * Anyone who attends a conference or reads a book that they feel contributes to the area of Information Systems Evaluation is encouraged to submit a review for publication. Aims and Scope of the Journal The Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation is intended to provide critical perspectives on topics relevant to Information Systems Evaluation, with an emphasis on the organisational and management implications. Through its publication the journal aims to contribute to the development of theory and practice. The journal will accept any academically robust paper that contributes to the area of Information Systems Evaluation. The (special) editor is happy to discuss contributions before submission. Contributions and Dates Those wishing to make a submission should transmit one copy, preferably in Microsoft Word, by e-mail to the Special Issue Editor at t.j.w.renkema@rn.rabobank.nl Submissions should not be longer than 5,000 words. The special issue of the journal will be published on 1 October and submissions are welcomed as soon as possible.

With kind regards,

Dr. Theo J.W. Renkema Eindhoven University of Technology, NL and Rabobank Group, NL e-mail: t.j.w.renkema@rn.rabobank.nl

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