Jay F. Nunamaker, Jr.
MIS Department
Eller Graduate School of Management
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721
Phone: (520) 621-4475
Fax: (520) 621-2433
E-mail: nunamaker@bpa.arizona.edu
The GSS minitrack focuses on the conceptual design, implementation, use, and evaluation of GSS in both controlled and organizational settings. We are interested in a wide variety of research topics and research approaches, particularly those that are likely to promote discussion. These include, but are not limited to:
* Conceptual/theory development papers that are well focused, logically argued, and have the potential to change current practice;
* Experimental papers that are theoretically motivated, yet whose findings have the potential to interest practitioners;
* Field studies that develop new insight that has the potential to change current practice or lead to new theories;
* System design and development papers that move beyond the description of systems and their use to build new concepts for the design and use of future systems in organizational settings.
Empirical manuscripts motivated strictly by data collection and analysis, or design and development manuscripts that are purely descriptive, will have little chance of acceptance. Authors are expected to describe theoretical or conceptual issues that give meaning to data, or motivation for a particular system design. Papers should show how concepts (e.g., prior theory and the current study or design) are relevant to our evolving understanding in this area. Finally, all papers should clearly answer the question "What's interesting here?"
Joe Valacich
Management and Systems
College of Business & Economics
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-4736
Voice: (509) 335-1112
Fax: (509) 335-7736
E-mail: jsv@wsu.edu
Alan Dennis
Department of Management
Terry College of Business
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
Voice: (706) 542-3902
Fax: (706) 542-3743
E-mail: adennis@uga.cc.uga.edu
The GSS for Learning minitrack explores empirical and theoretical questions about using GSS to improve learning. It seeks to present a diversity of technical, philosophical and methodological approaches. Topics of interest might include, but certainly are not limited to:
- Collaborative learning through collaborative technology,
- GSS for Distance Learning,
- Applications of theories of learning to GSS design and testing
- Measurement issues for GSS and learning
- Simulations and games using GSS
- Ethics for GSS and Learning
- Societal implications of GSS for Learning
Robert Briggs
MIS Department
College of Business
McClelland Hall
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
(520) 621-2133
FAX: (520) 621-2433
E-mail: bbriggs@bpa.arizona.edu
Bruce Reinig
Dept. of Information & Systems Management
Hong Kong Univ. of Science & Technology
Clear Water Bay, Kowloon
HONG KONG
+852-2358-7653
Fax: +852-2358-2421
E-mail: reinig@uxmail.ust.hk
The Technology-Supported Learning minitrack explores empirical and theoretical questions about using technology to improve learning. It seeks to present a diversity of technical, philosophical and methodological approaches. Topics of interest might include, but certainly are not limited to:
* Technologies: collaborative learning through collaborative technology, distance learning,
computer-aided instruction, hypertext, simulations, etc.
* Theories of learning: cognitive, cooperative, social, developmental, etc.
* Social Issues: learning technology and ethics, societal change, institutional
change, diffusion of technology, management
Robert Briggs
MIS Department
College of Business
McClelland Hall
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
(520) 621-2133
FAX: (520) 621-2433
E-mail: bbriggs@bpa.arizona.edu
http://ezinfo.ucs.indiana.edu/~bwheeler
Brad Wheeler
Accounting & Information Systems
School of Business
1309 East Tenth Street
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812) 855-3478
Fax (812) 855-8679
E-mail: bwheeler@indiana.edu
Distributed communication media offer groups the potential of reducing physical distance by creating virtual links among members. This mini-track focuses attention on the design, implementation, use and management of such media. The Distributed GSS mini-track has typically included a diversity of topics and methodologies. Past years have highlighted such issues as groupware, desktop video-conferencing, media choice, distributed workgroups, telework, intranets and workflow management. The methods used to study these topics have ranged from quantitative to qualitative; from field studies to theoretical descriptions; and from lab experiments to case studies.
Supporting geographically and temporally distributed workgroups can be a complex and costly task. Despite these difficulties, organizations hoping to become and stay competitive need to develop a coherent strategy of linking their far-flung stakeholders. This mini-trackin addition to the traditional distributed media topics cited aboveseeks to attract papers that deal with the organizational challenges of designing, deploying and managing distributed workgroups. Research about facilitating distributed team interaction, organizing closed-group intranets, controlling virtual project-teams and integrating distributed work across technological and organizational boundaries are all topics of interest for this mini-track.
Laku Chidambaram
Department of Decision Sciences
College of Business Administration
University of Hawai'i
2404 Maile Way
Honolulu, HI 96822-2282
(808) 956-7368
FAX: (808) 956-9889
E-mail: laku@dscience.cba.hawaii.edu
Kelly Burke
Idaho State University
College of Business
Pocatello, ID 83209
(208) 236-4769
FAX: (208) 236-4367
E-mail: burkkell@fs.isu.edu
Until July 31st use the following:
Laku Chidambaram
SEPA
Jaffalaan 5
P.O. Box 5015
2600 GA Delft
THE NETHERLANDS
E-mail: lakuc@sepa.tudelft.nl
This minitrack provides one of the key international platforms on which the following issues can be discussed: (1) How to model organizations as dynamic systems in order to gain insight into their structure, processes, and performance and (2) How can this knowledge be used in engineering more effective organizations and information systems to provide value-added support for organizational evolution? Papers are welcome that contain original ideas on systematic modeling, analysis, design and implementation of dynamic organizational structures and processes. The scope may be anywhere from the process level (micro) via business components and their coordination (meso) to the inter-organizational or corporate level (macro). The specific topics of interest for this minitrack fall into six categories: methodologies, modeling techniques, supporting tools, special application areas, implementation/maintenance issues, and education.
Gert-Jan de Vreede, Alexander Verbraeck, Henk Sol
Delft University of Technology
School of Systems Engineering, Policy Analysis and Management
P.O. Box 5015, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands
phone: +31.15.278-7179 fax: +31.15.278-3429
e-mail: devreede@sepa.tudelft.nl
Doug Vogel
Center for the Management of Information
Management Information Systems Department
College of Business and Public Administration
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, USA
phone: 520-621-4016 fax: 520-621-2433
e-mail: vogel@bpa.arizona.edu
Organizational Memory (OM) can be defined as the way an organization applies past knowledge to present activities. While the concept dates back several decades and spans many disciplines, a current resurgence of interest is occurring as researchers and practitioners are exploring how OM can be operationalized using information technology. Since its inception four years ago, this minitrack has evolved into a key international forum for OM researchers and practitioners.
We are interested in a wide variety of OM-related research topics that address both the theoretical and conceptual bases of OM as well as the operationalization and evaluation of OM information systems. Specific paper topics are not limited to, but may include:
* Conceptual or theoretical analyses addressing definitions, purposes, or frameworks for organizational memory;
* Theoretical or practical analyses exploring potential organizational, societal or political roles
and/or impacts of organizational memory systems;
* Models of potential organizational memory system data structures, architectures, system requirements, interfaces, or information capture or retrieval strategies;
* Descriptions of innovative OM information systems;
* Results of field, laboratory, survey, or case studies involving OM or OM information systems;
* Theoretical or empirical analyses exploring the relationship of organizational
memory to organizational learning.
Joline Morrison
Department of MIS
University of Wisconsin
Eau Claire, WI 54702
(715) 836-3155
FAX: (715) 836-4959
e-mail: morrisjp@uwec.edu
http://cgsweb.cgs.edu/~olfmanl/
Lorne Olfman
Programs in Information Science
Claremont Graduate School
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 621-8209
FAX: (909) 621-8564
e-mail: olfmanl@cgs.edu
This minitrack deals with the theoretical and methodological foundations of research with all forms of collaboration technologies. The focus is on the development, critical evaluation, and validation of theories that guide the design, implementation, and use of collaboration technologies; and various approaches/methodologies adopted to develop, evaluate, and validate these theories.
Papers are welcome that develop innovative conceptualizations of various aspects of collaborative systems (task, technological features, context, process of use, or outcome), or present critical analyses of known conceptualizations (or findings) related to various aspects of collaborative systems. Papers may be narrow focused or broad, and may include quantitative or qualitative analysis of empirical data in support of the arguments.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
* Innovative conceptual development and analysis of the characteristics of collaboration technologies, contextual characteristics of technology use, and descriptions of the process of the use of collaboration technology;
* Critical analysis and contrasts of existing theoretical frameworks and their relevance and value in guiding research and application of collaboration technologies;
* Applications of existing information technology theories to new contexts of technology use and revisitations (or modifications) of the assumptions, logic, and constructs of these existing theories;
* In depth analysis of a relatively well understood social, behavioral, economic, political, or physical phenomenon to explore and explicate the phenomenon of technology supported collaborative work;
* Synthesis or meta-analysis of patterns of relationships observed in studies of collaboration technology uses and its impacts on individuals, groups, organization, or societies and cultures;
* Critical reviews of techniques, tools, and methods used in conducting research with collaborative technologies; and uses of innovative analytical methods to study the use and impacts of group support technologies; and other related topics.
Murray Turoff
Distinguished Professor Comp. & I.S.
New Jersey Institute of Technology
University Heights
Newark, NJ 07102
Email: turoff@eies.njit.edu
Ajaz R. Rana
Asst. Prof. Comp. & Info. Science
New Jersey Institute of Technology
University Heights
Newark, NJ 07102
Email: rana@cis.njit.edu
Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALNs) use computer-mediated communication to support online courses of study, in which anytime, anywhere access to interactions among the students and the teacher/ facilitator is a key element. In addition to class discussions, other elements frequently incorporated are use of the World Wide Web and of web-based tutorials or simulations. The asynchronous nature of the interaction leads to new paradigms for teaching and learning, with both unique problems of coordination and unique opportunities to support active, collaborative (group or team-based) learning. Papers submitted to this minitrack may deal with any, or a combination of, the following: integrative theories which help to frame the issues of what leads to "success" in ALN modes of delivery, experiences with software constructed to support ALN, and empirical evaluations of actual courses and degrees of study which use this approach to computer support for course delivery.
1. Theoretical frameworks that integrate aspects of theory from the fields of education or cognitive psychology (learning theories), social impacts of computing, and/or communication media.
2. Qualitative case studies or quantitative evaluations, which measure and summarize how ALN courses differ from traditional Face to Face, or Computer-Assisted Instruction, or other modes of course delivery. This includes negative as well as positive impacts on processes and outcomes, for teaching staff as well as students.
3. Innovative software to support ALN or "computer-supported collaborative learning" in an anytime/anywhere format, which has actually been used and evaluated in one or more courses.
Starr Roxanne Hiltz
Dept.of Computer & Information Science
New Jersey Institute of Technology
University Heights
Newark, NJ 07102
(201) 596-3388
Fax: (201) 596 -5777
Jerry Fjermestad
School of Management
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ 07102
(201) 596-3255
Fax: (201) 596-3074
e-mail: jerry-fjermestad@worldnet.att.net
This area focuses on the processes and dynamics relating to the organizational adoption of collaborative systems and technology, and the subsequent diffusion of such systems and technology within adopting organizations. Adoption is the process through which an organization decides to acquire the systems or technology. Diffusion is the process through which the acquired systems and technology become assimilated into an organization. In particular, this area addresses research questions and topics relating to how and why organizations decide to adopt collaborative systems and technology, the structure and relationships of factors affecting adoption decisions, the ways in which such systems and technology become assimilated into adopting organizations, the dynamics of the assimilation processes and the factors impacting them, and the organizational impacts resulting from successful adoption and diffusion. The types of collaborative systems and technology of interest are broad and they include systems and technologies for supporting intra- and inter- team work as well as inter-organizational use. Many of these systems are critical to business process reengineering/improvement, EDI, tele-working, concurrent engineering, and virtual organizations, and may be studied in these contexts.
The topics of this minitrack will include (but not be limited to) the following aspects of collaborative systems and technology:
* models of adoption and diffusion
* research instrument design and validation
* adoption intention
* adoption and usage behaviors
* assimilation patterns
* critical success factors
* cultural issues in adoption and diffusion
* case studies of adoption and diffusion
* organizational impacts of adoption & diffusion
* management of the adoption and diffusion processes
Matthew Lee
Dept. of Information Systems
City University of Hong Kong
Email: ismatlee@cityu.edu.hk
http://www.cityu.edu.hk/is/hicss-31.htm
Robert Davison
Dept. of Information Systems
City University of Hong Kong
Email: isrobert@cityu.edu.hk
K K Wei
Dept. of Information Systems and Computer Science
National University of Singapore
Email: weikk@iscs.nus.sg
Negotiation Support Systems (NSS) are designed to assist negotiators in reaching mutually satisfactory decisions by providing a means of communication and through analysis of available information. The purpose of this minitrack is to provide a forum for interchange of ideas, research results, development activities, and applications among academicians and practitioners in the NSS field. In particular, this year minitrack is particularly interested in the use of software agents to support distributed negotiation, the design and use of NSS in electronic commerce and the relevancy of NSS in an intercultural context.
Tung Bui
Naval Postgraduate School
Information Technology Curriculum
Monterey, CA 93943
Phone: (408) 656-2630
Fax: (408) 656-3068
E-mail:tbui@nps.navy.mil
Melvin F. Shakun
New York University
Stern School of Business
44 West 4th Street
New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-0479
Fax: (212) 995-4003
Email: mshakun@stern.nyu.edu
Jay F. Nunamaker, Jr.
Center for the Management of Information
Management Information Systems Department
College of Business and Public Administration
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, USA
phone: 520-621-4475
fax: 520-621-2433
e-mail: nunamaker@bpa.arizona.edu
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