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Call for Papers
Computer based information systems (IS) have changed the lives
of people, organizations, countries and regions in a way never
before seen in human history. The revolution IS created was
based on unprecedented availability of and access to
information.
Information became the core competitive advantage in
organizations and investment in IS has increased
exponentially. According to the International Data Corporation
2007 report (IDC, 2008), the global software industry overtook
the
hardware industry for the first time in 2006, by incorporating
52 per cent of the entire information technology (IT)
industry.
According to the same source, in 2007 the global software
market was valued at 229,946 billion US dollars and
consequently the
IS industry has become one of the most important business
sectors in the world market today.
Nevertheless and despite the apparent success story, the IS
industry has been plagued by shadows of failure and
inefficiency since
its early days. Most of the research done since the 80s has
therefore focused on the design and development of Software,
aiming
at meeting well defined and precise requirements, hopefully
resulting from participative processes of negotiation with IS
users
and stakeholders. Nonetheless, failure still persists.
Deterministic views based on concepts of engineering rather
than socio-technical approaches, neglected to consider that
organizations are human activity systems, constantly evolving
and difficult to predict. The IADIS Information Systems
Post-implementation and Change Management Conference (ISPCM
2012) aims to provide a forum for the discussion of IS in
such a socio-technological perspective. It aims to address
the issues related to use, exploitation, maintenance of IS in
organizations, focusing on the post-implementation phase of
the IS life-cycle.
It aims at discussing the impacts and effects of the
introduction of new technological artifacts in human activity
systems and
exploring the much need management of these processes. The
conference aims to discuss these issues in the context of
IS professional practice, research and teaching. A set of key
issues has been identified (see below). However, these do not
aim at
being prescriptive, or set in stone, and any innovative
contributions that do not fit into these areas will also be
considered.
Key issues in this conference will focus on:
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IS Change Management in Practice and Organisational
Processes
- Ethical and
Professional issues
- Power,
Cultural, Behavioural and Political issues
- New Organisational
Forms and the Dilution of
Organisational Boundaries
- Leadership
and Change Management
- Change
Management and Strategic Thinking and
Alignment
- Managing
Evolving Change
- Change
Management and company-wide
governance, policy, tools & frameworks
- Change Management Success Factors
- Change Management and Organisational Learning
- Change Management, Communication and
Knowledge Sharing
- Training, Coaching and Human Change Management
- Change Management and Innovation Cultures in
Organisations
Post-implementation Change Management and Risk Thinking
- Business Processes and Risk
- Quality Standards, Risks and Change Management
- Change Management in face of Outsourcing Risks,
Barriers and Opportunities
- Risk Management in IS
- Risk Management in IS Design and Development
- Post-Implementation Risk Management
- Decision-making, Leadership and Risk Management
in Change Processes.
IS Professional Issues
- Ethical, social, privacy, security and moral issues
in an e-society
- The role of information systems in the information
society
- Myths, taboos and misconceptions in IS use and
exploitation
- Practitioner and Research Relationship, Projects and
Links
- Validity, Usefulness and Applicability of IS and Change
Management Academic Research
- Industrial Research versus Academic Research Issues
- Industry Innovation and Leadership and Academic
Laggards
- IS consultancy as a profession
- Change Management in Organisations
- Business Process Modeling and Engeneering
- Organisational IS Roles
- Communities of Practice and Knowledge Sharing in IS
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Change Management Processes
- Change Management Models, Cycles and
Phases
- Consultancy in Change Management
- Change Management and BPM
- Process modeling, analysis and design
techniques
- Action Research, Reflective Practice and
Professional Development in Change
Management
- Localised Change vs Global Change
- Localised Organisational Change vs
Organisation-wide Change
- Change Management as a Social Negotiation
Process
IS
Development Cycle and Change Management
- The
centrality of IS and IT in Organisational
Processes
- Preparing for Change before and during IS
Development
- Process models and IS Requirements Specification
- Change Management in Iterative and Incremental
Methodologies
- Change Management and Agile Methodologies
- Change Management and Requirement
Specification
- IS implementation and installation as an
organization-wide, global and/but distributed
process.
- IS Project Management and Change Management
- IS Evaluation
- User satisfaction and Change Management
Research Methods and Methodologies in
Post-Implementation and Change Management
- Core Theories, Conceptualisations and Paradigms in
IS Research
- Ontological Assumptions in IS Research
- IS Research Constraints, Limitations and
Opportunities
- IS vs Computer Science Research
- IS vs Business Studies
- Positivist, Interpretivist and Critical Approaches to
IS Research
- Quantitative vs. Qualitative Methods
- Deductive vs Inductive Approaches
- Multi-method Approaches and Triangulations in IS
Research
- Multidisciplinary Views and Multi Methodological
Approaches
- New and alternative approaches to IS research
- Information Systems Evaluation Approaches and
Models
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The
Conference will be composed of several types of contributions:
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Full Papers These include mainly accomplished
research results and have 8 pages at the maximum (5,000
words).
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Short Papers These are mostly composed of work in
progress reports or fresh developments and have 4 pages at
maximum
(2,500 words).
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Reflection Papers These might review recent
research literature pertaining to a particular problem or
approach, indicate what
the findings suggest, and/or provide a suggestion - with
rationale and justification - for a different approach or
perspective on that
problem. Reflection papers might also analyze general trends
or discuss important issues in topics related to the
conference. These
have 4 pages at maximum (2,500 words).
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Posters / Demonstrations These contain
implementation information or work-in-progress and have two
pages
at maximum (1,250 words) besides the poster itself (or
demonstration) that will be exposed at the conference.
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Tutorials Tutorials can be proposed by scholars or
company representatives. A proposal of maximum 250 words is
expected.
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Invited Talks These will be made of contributions
from well-known scholars and company representatives. An
abstract will be
included in the conference proceedings.
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Panels Discussions on selected topics will be held.
A proposal of maximum 250 words is expected.
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Doctoral Consortium - A Doctoral Consortium will
discuss in group, individual projects and on going work of
PhD students.
Prospective students should send a report of their PhD
projects and work so far with a maximum of 4 pages (2,500
words).
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Corporate Showcases & Exhibitions The former
enables companies to present recent developments and
applications, inform a
large and qualified audience of your future directions and
showcase companys noteworthy products and services. There
will be a
time slot for companies to make their presentation in a
room.
The latter enables companies the opportunity to display its
latest offerings of hardware, software, tools, services and
books, through
an exhibit booth. For further details please contact the
publicity chair -
secretariat@mccsis.org .
This is a blind peer-reviewed conference.
Important Dates:
- Submission Deadline (2nd call): 30 April 2012
- Notification to Authors (2nd call): 28 May 2012
- Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration (1st
call):
Until 26 March 2012
- Late Registration (1st call): After 26 March 2012
- Conference: Lisbon, Portugal, 17 to 19 July 2012
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