-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] CFP: International Journal of Information & Decision Sciences (IJIDS) - Special Issue on Open-Source Innovation for New Business Models Datum: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:09:26 -0500 Von: Silvana strimi@unlnotes.unl.edu Antwort an: Silvana strimi@unlnotes.unl.edu An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network isworld@lyris.isworld.org

International Journal of Information & Decision Sciences - IJIDS

Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form) Listed in the Cabell's Directory (11th Edition) of Refereed Publications and indexed in Science Direct..

****Call for Papers ****Special Issue: Open-Source Innovation for New Business Models ****Submit by: April 1, 2009

Guest Editors: Prof. Sang M. Lee, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Prof. Silvana Trimi, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Scope and Theme:

In the Web 2.0 era, online communities, social networks, user generated content, and open-source collaboration have become prevalent. From the traditional organization�s perspective, open-source communities are socio-technical systems of volunteers with a variety reasons of motivation for participation such as the intrinsic satisfaction of seeing their work shared, attention gained, etc. Even though many open-source communities are for voluntary and social networking purposes, open-source innovation represents a revolutionary process of horizontalizing R&D efforts for value creation. While these communities are becoming important sources of new knowledge and innovation, it is a challenge to create business value out of such innovation because the participants are novices, collaborating without any meaningful organizational structure. Thus, it is important for both academicians and practitioners to explore innovative approaches to exploiting the value of collaborative open-source communities for developing new business models and value creation. The focus of this Special Issue will be on the use of open-source innovation to foster knowledge creation and sharing, capture opportunities for developing new products and services, redesign the value chain for efficiency improvement, reinvent the concept of customer value, and expand the customer base. New business models that bring benefits to both participants and the organization are the real core value of open-source innovation. Thus, the primary interest of the Special Issue would be to identify strategic contingencies and critical success factors (CSFs) that influence effective open-source innovation for business model development. We welcome conceptual and empirical papers, as well as interesting case studies that are within the scope of this issue.

Topic of Interest:

Recommended topic areas to consider for inclusion in this special issue include, but are not limited to, the following: * Open-source community collaboration: types, efficiency and effectiveness, motivation, etc. * Open-source innovation for value chain improvement * Open-source innovation for new product/service development and convergence opportunities * Knowledge management in open-source communities * Web 2.0 and open-source community * Open-source innovation and intellectual property issues * Security and privacy issues in open-source innovation * Open-source innovation for new customer value creation * Open-source innovation for blue ocean strategy * Collaboration, motivation, and reward in open-source innovation * Power, social capital, psychological capital, and trust in open-source collaboration * Comparative analysis of open-source innovation in diverse cultures and markets * Open-source innovation for e-business, m-business, and e-government * Community behavior factors (herd vs. hive) in innovation * Measurement issues: members� contributions/satisfaction, individual and organizational productivity/performance, community success/failure, etc.

Timeline:

Call for Papers Issued: December 8, 2008 Submission of full paper: April 1, 2009 Feedback from referees: August 1, 2009 Submission due date of revised paper: November 1, 2009 Notification of acceptance: January 10, 2010 Submission of final revised paper: February 1, 2010 Publication date: June, 2010

Submission guidelines:

All submissions must strictly adhere to the general guidelines of the journal as specified under the "Author Guidelines" tab at http://www.inderscience.com/mapper.php?id=31 The manuscripts will be peer reviewed according to the journal's general policy; all reviews are double-blind.

Please send electronic submissions (Word or PDF format) directly to the guest editor, Dr. Silvana Trimi (strimi2@ unl.edu). Prospective authors are welcome to submit an abstract to the guest editor for preliminary feedback on the appropriateness of their planned manuscript. Please clearly identify your submission in the email subject line �IJIDS-Open Source Innovation for New Business Model-Special Issue�.

Prof. Sang M. Lee Management Department University of Nebraska � Lincoln slee1@unl.edu

Prof. Silvana Trimi Management Department University of Nebraska � Lincoln strimi2@unl.edu

For more information on the Journal, please visit the IJIDS website: www.inderscience.com/ijids

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