: CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE TRACK DECISION SUPPORT TECHNOLOGIES : First Annual GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (GITM) : WORLD CONFERENCE (http://www.people.memphis.edu/~globalit) : on June 11, 12, 13, 2000 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA : SUBMISSION DEADLINE: November 15, 1999 (to be received by this date). : Please submit directly to the Conference Chair Dr. Prashant Palvia. For : expeditious processing, we wish to have an all-electronic review : process. Therefore, an electronic submission is strongly recommended : (email: ppalvia@memphis.edu). If not possible, please mail 4 copies to : the following address and make sure it arrives by the deadline. In any : case, please include your email address along with the submission. : Dr. Prashant Palvia, Conference Chair, GITM Word Conference : Fogelman College of Business & Economics, The University of Memphis, : Memphis Tennessee38152, USA, Email: ppalvia@memphis.edu : http://www.people.memphis.edu/~ppalvia : TRACK DESCRIPTION: : The Decision Support Technologies (DST) track focuses on the conceptual : design, development, implementation, management, use, diffusion, and : evaluation of DST technologies in global environments. Our interest for : this conference is to promote discussion of DST technologies : specifically in the global environment. Both papers that are : conceptual/theoretical and lead to development of new theory, and : results of experiments, systems development efforts, and/or from field : studies which provide insights for academicians & practitioners are : welcome. : : Recommended topics for the track include: : Decision support technologies in the global environment: Present and the : future : Decision support technologies in the global environment: Issues and : challenges : Web-based decision support technologies for the global organization : The effectiveness of using decision support technologies in global : corporations : Impact of cultural factors on the use of decision support technologies : in global environments : Diffusion of decision support technologies in the global environment : Decision support technologies for virtual teams in a global environment : Data warehouses/marts for decision support in global organizations : Data mining and decision support in global organizations : Decision support systems and learning in global organizations : Decision support technologies in academia (virtual global universities) : : This is not a comprehensive list and related papers are welcome. : Papers (completed or in-progress: about 20 double-spaced pages), : extended abstracts (completed or in-progress research: about 4-6 pages), : panel and workshop proposals (2-4 pages) dealing with (but not limited : to) the following topics are invited. Please note the name of this : track on the cover page. : OTHER TRACKS: Please note that you may also submit to other Global IT : tracks. Just note the name of the appropriate track on the cover (if no : such track exists or you do not know the track name, simply state so on : the cover page). In general, Global IT Management topics include (but : are not limited to): : : IT in various countries and regions (e.g., Europe, Asia, Africa, Arab : countries, North America, South & Central America, Australia); : Development, evaluation & management of Global Information Systems : (GIS); Electronic commerce; Internet related issues; IT in multinational : companies; Virtual and networked organizations; Cross-cultural issues; : Impact of global IT on the organization; Information Resources : Management; Frameworks/models for global IS (GIS); Societal impacts of : IT in developing countries; IT and Economic Development; IT Diffusion in : developing countries; IT human resource issues; DSS/EIS/ES in : international settings; Organizational & management structures for GIS; : Transborder data flow issues; Electronic data interchange; : Telecommunications; Distributed global databases and networks; Cultural : and societal impacts; Comparative studies of nations; Applications and : case studies (both research and educational). : JOURNAL PUBLICATION: : Papers recommended as high quality by the reviewers will be further : considered for publication on an expedited basis in the Journal of : Global Information Technology Management (JGITM) and the Journal of : Information Technology Cases & Applications (JITCA). : IMPORTANT DATES: : Submission Deadline: November 15, 1999 (to be received by this date), : Notification of Acceptance: December 15, 1999 : Final Submission Due: Jan. 31, 2000, Early Registration Deadline: April : 30, 2000 (at least one author must register), Conference Dates: June 11, : 12, 13, 2000 : INQUIRIES: : For additional information, please contact the conference chair, program : co-chairs or the track chairs. : Conference Chair: Prashant Palvia, University of Memphis, USA. : ppalvia@memphis.edu : Program Co-Chairs: : Roberto Evaristo, University of Denver, USA. evaristo@odin.cair.du.edu : Roger Harris, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia. : roger@mailhost.fit.unimas.my : Sherif Kamel, American University, Egypt. skamel@aucegypt.edu : Tor Larsen, Norwegian School of Management, Norway. tor.j.larsen@bi.no : Hans Lehmann, University of Auckland, New Zealand. : h.lehmann@auckland.ac.nz : Barry Shore, University of New Hampshire, USA. bshore@christa.unh.edu : TRACK CHAIR: : Anil Kumar, Assistant Professor, MCS, Management Department, McGraw 105, : The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater : 800 Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190, Tel: (414) 472-1468, Fax: (414) : 472-5733, Email: kumara@uwwvax.uww.edu

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