-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [AISWorld] IJITSA special issue on System Dynamics and other Simulation-based Approaches for Information Systems Datum: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:02:57 -0500 (CDT) Von: Manuel Mora T. mmora@securenym.net Antwort an: mmora@securenym.net An: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org CC: ottop@union.edu, frank.stowell@port.ac.uk, andrej.skraba@fov.uni-mb.si

**************************************************************************** SUBMISSION DUE DATE: September 30, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL ISSUE ON System Dynamics and other Simulation-based Approaches for Information Systems for the International Journal of Information Technologies and the Systems Approach (IJITSA) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Published: Semi annual (both in Print and Electronic form) http://www.igi-global.com/ijitsa ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guest Editors: Dr. Peter Otto, Union Graduate College, USA, ottop@union.edu Dr. Andrej Skraba, University of Maribor, Slovenia, andrej.skraba@fov.uni-mb.si ------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION: IS research aims to help decision-makers understand and anticipate opportunities to deploy IS and adding business value for organizations in today?s competitive environment. Decisions concerning IS are complex and challenging for a decision-maker; time pressure, incomplete information, unknown feedback loops, organizational contexts, and selfish motivations strongly influence such decisions. Inadequate decisions and subsequent actions might lead to undesired results. Enhancing the knowledge of gaining business value from IS is possible by achieving insights into the complex behavior of the system and the interaction among decision variables. Using simulation models permit the testing of various assumptions and provide decision-makers with the ability to explore the consequences of various scenarios and alternative functional relationships among variables in the system.

OBJECTIVE OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE: It is important to gain a broader, systemic view on the management and control problems in the fields of systems engineering, software engineering and information systems. This would contribute to better understanding of underlying system structure, dynamics and possibilities for efficient control. Papers in the special issue should therefore address practical application of System Dynamics and other simulation-based approaches in the field of Information Systems to improve understanding of business structures and decision making. Methodological papers as well as case studies are welcome.

RECOMMENDED TOPICS: Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not limited to) the following:

? Diffusion of new IS technology ? IS development ? IS-individuals interaction ? Implementation issues ? Outsourcing and country selection issues ? Social media and Web 2.0 issues ? Health informatics ? E-commerce and web-enabled delivery systems ? CRM, SCM applications ? Models and dynamics of efficient application of human resources and knowledge ? Organization structure, dynamics and improvements ? Optimization of systems engineering, software engineering and information systems by system dynamics models ? Sustainable financing dynamics in IT projects

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special theme issue System Dynamics and Other Simulation-Based Approaches for Information Systems on or before September 30, 2010. All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNAL?S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at http://www.igi-global.com/development/author_info/guidelines%20submission.pd.... All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations.

ABOUT International Journal of Information Technologies and the Systems Approach (IJITSA): The Journal of Information Technologies and Systems Approach (IJITSA) is an academic and practitioner journal created to disseminate and discuss high quality research results on Information Systems and related upper and lower level Systems as well as on its interactions with Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Complex Systems and Philosophy issues, through rigorous Theoretical, Modeling, Engineering or Behavioral studies in order to explore, describe, explain, predict, design, control, evaluate, interpret, intervene and/or develop organizational systems where Information Systems are the main objects of study and the Systems Approach ?any variant- is the main research methodology and philosophical stance used. This journal is an official publication of the Information Resources Management Association (http://www.igi-global.com/ijitsa)

IJITSA EDITORIAL BOARD ?Frank Stowell (EiC), University of Portsmouth, England ?Manuel Mora (co OEiC and OEiC), Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, México ?Denis Edgar-Nevill, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK ?Miroljub Kljajic, University of Maribor, Slovenia ?Amitava Dutta, George Mason University, USA ?Yasmin Merali, University of Warwick, UK ?David Brown, University of Lancaster, UK ?Robert Cloutier, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA ?James R. Burns, Texas Tech University, USA ?RRory O'Connor, Dublin City University, Ireland

PUBLISHER: The International Journal of Information Technologies and the Systems Approach (IJITSA) is 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

All submissions should be directed to the attention of: Guest Editors: Dr. Peter Otto, ottop@union.edu Dr. Andrej Skraba, andrej.skraba@fov.uni-mb.si

---------------------------------------------- Manuel Mora, EngD. Full Professor and Researcher "C" Level Autonomous University of Aguascalientes Ave. Universidad 940 Aguascalientes, Ags. México 20100 www.uaa.mx ----------------------------------------------

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