Forwarded message from [ma33@DREXEL.EDU (Murugan Anandarajan)] sent originally on Wed, 14 Jun 2000 14:15:25 -0400: : CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS : : "Managing Web Usage in the Workplace: A Social, Ethical and Legal : Perspective" : : Editors: Murugan Anandarajan and Claire Simmers : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- : The increasingly omnipresent nature of the World Wide Web is dramatically : revolutionizing the manner in which organizations and individuals work. By : the end of 1999 there were over 205 million web users in the world and this : number is increasing by 20% per month. Worldwide business to business : commerce is expected to grow from $145 billion in 1999 to $2.18 trillion in : 2002. In addition to being an increasingly popular business tool, the Web : provides finger-tip access to the world's biggest playground and repository : of information. : : The preponderance of Information Systems (IS) research has focused on : understanding the factors that promote microcomputer technology usage. The : nature of the Web however, substantially expands the points of interaction : between organizations and the external environment. Thus, Web usage should : be examined within a different set of assumptions, exploring and discussing : new theories and practices. : : We invite researchers from both academia and industry to submit theoretical, : empirical, or case-based studies aimed at enhancing our understanding of Web : usage. This book will include chapters that embrace a wide array of Web : usage issues such as: the antecedents of Web usage behavior, the impact of : web usage on how individuals, groups, organizations, and societies work, : global social, ethical and legal issues surrounding Web usage. : Interested authors should consult the Call for Chapter proposals Website at: : : http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/mis/anandarajan/call_chapters : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- : : All submissions and inquiries should be sent directly to: : Murugan Anandarajan, Ph. D. : Assistant Professor of MIS : Department of Management : Le Bow College of Business : Drexel University : 101 N. 33rd Street : Philadelphia, PA 19104 : Murugan Anandarajan, Ph.D. ACMA (Eng) : Assistant Professor of : Management Information Systems : : Department of Management : Le Bow College of Business : Academic Building : 101 N. 33rd Street : Philadelphia, PA 19104 : : TEL 215.895.6212 : FAX 215.895.2891 : E-MAIL murugan.anandarajan@drexel.edu : www.drexel.edu : : ===== Start of ISWorld List Footer ===== : ISWorld list is a service of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) : (http://www.aisnet.org) hosted at University College Dublin. For archives, : subscribing, or posting "norms" see http://www.isworld.org/isworldlist : ===== End of ISWorld List Footer =====

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