Conference Tracks

1. Economics of IS

Track Co Chairs: Nelson Granados, Pepperdine University, [email protected]; Dongwon Lee, Korea University, [email protected]

We invite submissions of high quality papers broadly related to the economics of information systems. We welcome papers that address research issues and concepts based on economic principles, incentives, choices and outcomes of economic agents in an information systems setting. Paper submissions to this track are encouraged to use a wide range of methodological perspectives, including analytical models, reduced form models, structural models, agent based simulation models, network analysis, time series and spatial econometric models, event history analysis, experimental economics, and so on. Topics of interest include (but are by no means limited to): Economics of Web 2.0 and user generated contents; Economic and business value of social and mobile media; Business value of IT adoption and usage; Productivity and performance effects of IT; Economic impacts of IT on marketing and retailing functions; Organizational incentives and impacts of cloud computing on IT functions; Information and data privacy issues; Economic impacts of piracy of information goods; Mobile commerce and the effects on consumers and organizations; B2C and B2B economic and social networks; IT and supply chain management issues; Online auctions for B2C and B2B markets; Economic incentives and outcomes of open innovation, crowdsourcing and crowdfunding; IT and economic development; Economic impacts and value of healthcare informatics initiatives; Outsourcing and offshoring contracts and outcomes; Standards and compatibility among IT products and services; Pricing and consumer behaviors in online social games and virtual worlds.

2. Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence

Track Co Chairs: Calvin Xu, Fudan University, [email protected]; Byounggu Choi, Kookmin University, [email protected]; Kailiang Wang, Renmin University, [email protected]

With the rapid advances in ICT, knowledge management (KM) has attracted continuous attention from both academia and industry. While KM is concerned with the whole spectrum of strategic planning, organizational practice, and individual behavior related to the discovery, storage, management and dissemination of knowledge, business intelligence (BI) and business analytics (BA) are more focused on the analysis of data for operational and competitive advantage. In recent years, the new advances in social media, large database, and increasingly virtualized organization have prompted for new developments in knowledge management. This track seeks to explore the strategic, social behavioral, and technical issues related to KM and BI. We welcome both theoretical and empirical papers that employ diverse methodologies and philosophical perspectives to significantly advance our knowledge in these areas. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Theoretical development related to KM and BI KM and BI strategies Innovative KM and BI practice in industries Industry specific (e.g., healthcare, finance, education) best practice The business performance impacts of KM and BI KM in Asian contexts The social and behavioral aspect of knowledge seeking and sharing in organizations KM in virtual teams, distributed contexts, and inter organizational context Knowledge exchange in communities of practice Capturing and sharing knowledge in social networks KM processes and structures Collective and crowd wisdom Design, development and use of KM systems Data, text, and Web mining for BI Competitive intelligence Web intelligence and Web analytics Data integration from multiple sources Visualization and information presentation for decision making Data warehouse design and development Real time decision making Decision as a service

3. Culture and Global IT/IS Management

Track Co Chairs: Shirish C. Srivastava, HEC Paris, [email protected]; Chee Wei Phang, Fudan University, [email protected]

The issue of culture has become increasingly pertinent due to the needs for global market expansion and tapping into global talent pool in response to the dynamic opportunities as well as uncertainties today. Even large organizations such as McDonald s, Disney, and Starbucks etc. had to grapple with multifarious 'cultural bottlenecks' before expanding their operations in international markets. IT/IS, as indispensable leverages for such endeavors, need to be planned, implemented, exploited, and managed with sensitivity to cultural elements entailing the values, beliefs, norms and world views held by employees, customers and other stakeholders. While important advances have been made in research on culture within the IS community, there remain significant gaps in our understanding of the nature, precursors, and consequences of the relationship between culture and IT/IS management. We invite research articles that provide insights into all aspects of global IT/IS management with attention paid to the issue of culture at different levels (e.g., national, organizational, sub organizational, occupational, consumer group). Articles of conceptual, analytical, or empirical nature, which develop or extend theory and practice, are welcome. Topics of interest include, but not limited to: Virtual collaboration and national culture Culture and global IT outsourcing relationships Cultural barriers to IT implementation Cultural leadership and IT strategies Social media and culture IT/IS and cultural attributes of organizations in the Asia Pacific region Organizational identity and global IS strategy Subcultures and strategic IS Methods for studying cultural impacts of IS/IT Professional cultures and global software development teams IT project management and cross cultural issues Culture and control in IS development Corporate culture and knowledge sharing Cultural issues in MNC subsidiary units Consumer response to commercial communication across cultures Cultural influences on emerging IT applications

4. IT Project Management

Track Co Chairs: Gwanhoo Lee ( [email protected] ), American University; Dong Gil Ko ( [email protected] ), University of Cincinnati; James Jiang ( [email protected] ), Australian National University

IT projects are becoming increasingly complex, dynamic, outsourced, and geographically distributed. Emerging technologies such as social media and cloud computing affect both the deliverables and the management process of IT projects. Projects are required to be adaptive and agile while maintaining quality and control. IT project management approaches need to address these challenges in managing people, process, and technology. Current project management theories need to be extended to help practitioners cope with the emerging challenges. The goal of this track is to provide an engaging forum to present and discuss current research in IT project management, particularly as reflected in different cultural contexts. Relevant topics for this track include, but are not limited to: Agile project management Virtual and distributed project management Management of project complexity and uncertainty Project control and coordination Management of outsourcing/offshoring Management of knowledge networks in IT projects Social media for project management Managing IT projects in the cloud computing environment Cross cultural issues in global projects Managing IT projects in the emerging economy Management of project programs and portfolios Project governance models Project management metrics Adoption and diffusion of IT project management methodologies Innovative approaches to project management education

5. IT Sourcing and Cloud Computing

Track Co Chairs: Jahyun Goo, Florida Atlantic University, [email protected]; Rajiv Kishore, The State University of New York at Buffalo, [email protected]

IT outsourcing and its variants including cloud computing and Software as a Service (SaaS) have become widely accepted business practices to manage and operate a variety of IT infrastructures, gain access to latest technologies as needed, and bring about radical changes in how organizations leverage IT for delivering concrete business value. With the trends of globalization and IT as a utility available over the Internet continuing to grow unabated, various types of sourcing models have begun to emerge. As a prominent example, cloud computing and SaaS offer various sourcing arrangements through the Internet delivery of IT products and services, providing firms an opportunity to gain access to and deliver applications, infrastructures, and platforms over public or private networks. Specifically, to tap innovation and growth opportunities, firms are transitioning to an on demand model of IT sourcing enabled by cloud computing and SaaS to create increased flexibility and enhance their ability to scale. These emerging alternatives create challenges for both service provider and recipient organizations as they have to take into account a number of new additional considerations, such as variable hardware capacity needs and multiple and varying user application preferences, to be able to successfully leverage these new sourcing alternatives and manage their new sourcing relationships with their partners. While the development of IT outsourcing, cloud computing, and SaaS happened independently, they have become intricately intertwined and should be considered as a set of viable sourcing options while formulating and executing IT sourcing strategy. We invite papers that provide insights into all aspects of IT sourcing, cloud computing, and SaaS. In particular, we are also interested in papers that tie the developments of these sourcing models to broader IT strategy issues in firms. Papers that include empirical, analytical, and conceptual approaches that develop or extend theory are welcome. Co authored papers with practitioners are particularly encouraged. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: IT Sourcing (including outsourcing and offshoring) Decision making in sourcing Managing and monitoring suppliers in sourcing arrangements Managing intellectual property issues in sourcing relationships Contracting issues in IT sourcing All aspects of global delivery models (i.e. off shoring, near shoring, rural sourcing and multi sourcing) IT capability development: in sourcing, outsourcing, and back sourcing Knowledge creation, acquisition, sharing, and loss in IT outsourcing Preserving and managing organizational knowledge in outsourcing arrangements Coordination and control in IT outsourcing and offshoring relationships Risk management in outsourced and offshored IT projects Impact of outsourcing at the individual, firm, and national levels, both from a provider and a buyer perspective Structuring IT outsourcing contracts and service level agreements IT outsourcing in global supply chain management IT outsourcing enabled business transformation and new inter organizational forms Social, ethical, and regulatory implications in IT outsourcing Emerging trends in IT outsourcing Evolution of global sourcing markets, internal as well as external Implications of switching costs and standards Work life balance issues in IT offshoring Cloud Computing and Software as a Service (SaaS) Models Cloud and SaaS frameworks Commercial sourcing models associated with cloud services and SaaS Adoption of cloud computing and SaaS Cloud Computing and SaaS lifecycle Integrating cloud services and SaaS with ERP and legacy systems Critical success factors for adopting cloud computing and SaaS Change in buyer role in cloud computing and SaaS as compared to on site installations Configurability of cloud applications Implementation models for cloud computing and SaaS Business models for cloud computing and SaaS Cloud computing and SaaS as IT sourcing strategy Security issues in cloud computing and SaaS The open cloud: cloud computing and open source software Case studies in cloud computing and SaaS Evolution of standard cloud computing and SaaS, such as payment services and governmental services Contracting issues in cloud computing and SaaS Relationship management with cloud and SaaS partners Switching issues in cloud computing and SaaS

6. Social Media and Business Impact

Track Co Chairs: Habin Lee, Brunel University, [email protected]; Hong Joo Lee, Catholic University of Korea, [email protected]; Sean Xin Xu, Tsinghua University, [email protected]

The Internet greatly facilitates the creation and exchange of user generated contents within and across web sites, hence making such related sites and media increasingly "social." (The phenomenon is also termed as Web 2.0.) Indeed, social media can turn traditionally fragmented user inputs into all kinds of value co creation. People share knowledge, interests, bookmarks, product consumption experiences, etc. on various platforms including blogs, social networking sites, virtual social worlds, collaborative projects, content communities, and virtual game worlds. By facilitating access to user generated contents, social media have become a democratic, personalized, and do it yourself platform of communications as well as practical tools to extract collective intelligence. Companies can sense crowd opinion on products on social media and are devising innovative methods to attain insights from user generated contents for developing their competitive strategy. The fundamental objective of this track is to assimilate the best practices and insights from academic and industry research to support social media and to understand how online social media impact individual behavior and organizational performance. We expect to identify the key design features of social media, unveil psychological and behavioral factors underlying the diffusion and growth of social media, address economic and organizational impacts of social media, and explore different ways to manage fragmented user generated knowledge for effective business analyses. Also, the track is expected to demonstrate innovative methods of handling data from social media to analyze business implications of the "wisdom of crowds." Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Latest development of Web 2.0 technologies Challenges and opportunities of social media design Strategic use of social media to improve firm performance The value of social media to the society Creative design of social media for individual learning or decision making Social media based commerce Cooperation in social media Web 2.0 and knowledge sharing Privacy issues in Web 2.0 Social network analyses The use of social media in crowd sourcing Social business models Online communities Cloud computing using social media Open innovation via Web 2.0 Social media and collective intelligence Harness social media data to increase business performance Social recommender systems

7. Green IT/IS and Sustainability

Track Co Chairs: Thompson Teo, National University of Singapore, [email protected]; Adela Chen, Nanyang Technological University, [email protected]; Chulmo Koo, Kyung Hee University, [email protected]

Green IT/IS and sustainability have increasingly become important issues for business in this era of climate change and scarce resources. Green IT can be defined as computing technologies that are energy efficient and have minimal adverse impact on the environment. The salience of technology and systems in shaping organizations and society suggests that green IT/IS is a key component of an organization s environmental initiatives. Furthermore, sustainability is a more important term that encompasses environmental concerns including people, processes, technology, and systems to support individual, organizational, and societal objectives. Beyond the role of reducing the environmental footprint of technologies, green information systems can be initiated, adapted, and implemented to play a key role in supporting sustainable business practices, e.g., in reducing consumption and facilitating reuse and recycle. This track focuses on the role of IT/IS in supporting sustainability initiatives and in balancing the need for profitability versus the need to address environmental concerns. We invite contributions from a broad spectrum of disciplines that have interest in green IT/IS and sustainability. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Adoption and impact of green IT/IS and sustainability practices Green supply chain management & logistics Environmental management systems Life cycle analysis Reduce, reuse, recycle practices Motivations for green initiatives within organizations Green technologies Theories for green IT/IS and sustainability Case studies of green IT/IS and sustainability Human and green devices and products Green initiatives through latest technologies (e.g., social media, cloud computing, etc.) Energy resource management Sustainable business process management Green government and sustainable approach Green service/marketing using technologies

8. IS Security and Privacy

Track Co Chairs: Seung Hyun Kim, National University of Singapore, [email protected]; Wei Thoo YUE, City University of Hong Kong, [email protected]

In an increasingly collaborative and networked business environment, the need to address information security and privacy issues is becoming more prominent. These issues, ranging from sound practice of IT security risk management to robust implementation of technical controls, are wide ranging yet critical to ensure secure usage of information systems. There is also a growing gap between IT objectives and IT security objectives when business decisions are made. For example, the ability to implement sound IT security weighs heavily on the success of IT outsourcing but such issues have often been overlooked. The IS Security and Privacy track provides a forum for scholars to engage in valuable discussions that will help us to address these outstanding problems. We welcome high quality studies that will expand our body of knowledge in this area. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: Collaborative and interdependent IS risks Economics of information security and privacy IS security risk management IS security metrics and governance Design and implementation of sound security systems User behaviors in IS security IS security training and education Compliance and regulatory issues in IS security and privacy IS security and privacy policies and procedures Legal and ethical issues in IS security and privacy Emerging trend in sound IS security and privacy practice Security and privacy concerning mobile devices

9. IT/IS Strategy, Leadership and Governance

Track Co Chairs: Jae Yun Moon, Korea University, [email protected]; Sirkka Jarvenpaa, University of Texas at Austin, [email protected]; George Kuk, Nottingham University, [email protected]

The goal of the IT/IS Strategy, Leadership and Governance track is to advance our knowledge of effective strategies for managing a firm s IT resources to maximize business sustainability and performance. Recent advances in mobile ubiquitous computing, cloud services and social media (Web 2.0, Enterprise 2.0) are enabling new forms of collaborative organization for value co creation, precipitating an explosion of data along the value chain, and thus creating new challenges for IT/IS leadership and governance. We welcome both theoretical and empirical papers drawing on diverse strategic, organizational and leadership theories to examine the phenomena at all levels of analysis. The track is open to papers employing a wide range of empirical methods. We particularly welcome papers that generate new insights into IT/IS strategy, leadership and governance in the era of big data and open collaboration and set an agenda for future research. Potential topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following: The strategic use of information technology in firms, industries and networks Changing business models and organizational transformation in the context of emerging IT Contemporary Issues in Information System Control and IT Governance Business strategy and social media strategy alignment and firm performance IS strategy and leadership in the context of open value creation and innovation Business models and governance for cloud computing Integrating Cloud services with ERP and legacy systems Outsourcing, open sourcing and crowdsourcing and implications of cloud computing and social media Extracting business value from big data including open data Strategic use of open API/platforms in competing for complementors Security and privacy risks of cloud computing and social media platforms Governance models of personal data and artifacts Leadership, governance and cross cultural issues associated with use of Enterprise 2.0 tools for internal and external collaboration Business value of Enterprise 2.0 collaboration tools

10. Electronic and Mobile Businesses

Track Co Chairs: Dan J. Kim, University of North Texas, [email protected]; John Windsor, University of North Texas, [email protected]; Aaron M. French, Kyungpook National University, [email protected]

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have changed modern businesses; the changes are not only the ways of doing a business but also the manners of searching, connecting, and interacting with business partners. Especially, the usage of mobile technologies in business has been increased considerably in the past several years. As a result, mobile technologies are fast becoming de rigueur in the modern businesses. The track is interested in original research papers on a broad range of topics related to electronic and mobile businesses. The topics include, but are not limited to, the following: Theoretical foundations of electronic and mobile businesses Electronic and mobile applications and business models Strategies, policies, and economics of electronic and mobile businesses Consumer behaviors in electronic and mobile businesses Social networking including mobile social networking, blog, and other web based social networking Location based services and applications Issues and developments of electronic and mobile businesses Privacy, security, and trust issues in electronic and mobile businesses Design issues related to mobile devices and applications Social, political, and legal implications of electronic and mobile businesses

11. Service Science and Information Systems

Track Co Chairs: Atreyi KANKANHALLI, National University of Singapore, [email protected]; HENG Cheng Suang, National University of Singapore, [email protected]

Services have emerged as an important constituent of the global economy with an increasing percentage of the GDP in most countries. The shift of focus to services has recognized that IT not only lowers the cost of service but creates avenues to enhance revenue through services. E services have several desirable features such as being mobile, flexible, interactive, and interchangeable. Also, e services have much to offer in overcoming the obstacles faced by traditional service industries. Additionally IT is playing a greater role in the innovation, adoption, and maintenance of services and service systems. With this trend, understanding the economic, managerial, policy related, and technical factors that influence IT use in services is critical for their success. IS research can contribute in this area by providing the relevant theoretical perspectives and developing techniques for the creation, adoption, and evaluation of IT enabled services. The topics of interest in this track include but are not limited to: Business value of services and value co creation End user issues and human behavior in service systems E service applications and industry practices IT services and software as a service Monitoring and evaluation of service systems Service economics, risk, and life cycle Service governance, operation, and offshoring Service innovation and strategy Service quality and regulation Service modeling and design Service systems for different domains

12. Design Science and IS

Track Co Chairs: David Sundaram, University of Auckland, [email protected]; Chih Ping Wei, National Taiwan University, [email protected]

This track invites research that utilizes and explicates the design science paradigm in IS research. We invite submissions reporting high quality research that creates and evaluates innovative IT artifacts (constructs, models, methods, frameworks, architectures and/or instantiations) and furthers knowledge applicable to the productive application of IT for business as well as other domains. Presentation must be appropriate for the information systems (IS) audience.

• Design Science Artifacts and Exemplars
• Design Frameworks and Architecture
• Design Evolution
• Design Patterns and Processes
• Design and Implementation of Software Intensive Systems
• Evaluation of Design Science Research
• Foundations of Design Science Research
• Representation of IT Artifact Design
• Science of Design and Design Theory

13. Human Behavior and IS

Track Co Chairs: Heng Xu, Pennsylvania State University, [email protected]; Xin (Robert) LUO, University of New Mexico, [email protected]; Cheng ZHANG, Fudan University, [email protected]

The interaction between the human (or groups of humans) and Information Systems (IS) is a popular and exciting area that attracts scholarly attention. This track invites submissions that challenge, extend, or refine extant literature and/or develop and test theoretical frameworks that are used to enable better understanding of this interaction between human behavior and IS. We particularly encourage authors to submit provocative pieces that challenge taken for granted assumptions and present counterintuitive propositions and/or findings. We welcome both quantitative and qualitative papers that apply traditional and novel methodologies. We place no restriction on the level of analysis (e.g., individual, group, organizational, or societal) and research perspective (e.g., managerial, psychological, social, or cultural). Possible topics include (but are not limited to) the following: How do individual, group, and information technology artifacts interact to influence human behavior? How does use of one system impact people's willingness and/or ability to switch to a new system? How does human behavior change both in terms of interactions with information systems and with other humans with the proliferation of online social networking technologies such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube? How does the social environment influence individuals' and groups' interactions with information systems? How do people design their knowledge, collaboration, learning or work spaces and how could these activities be supported or guided? How can we improve people's participations in the entire life cycle of IS? How can IS be adapted in order to align with changing human behavior?

14. Human Computer Interaction

Track Co Chairs: Susanna Ho (Shuk Ying Ho), The Australian National University, [email protected]; Frank Chan, Curtin University, [email protected]

Human computer interaction (HCI) has advanced at a fast pace and is one of the key research areas in information systems. The HCI track focuses on issues related to the manner in which humans interact with technologies, information and tasks in organizational, managerial, cultural, and social contexts. HCI research has a common focus on improving user performance and experience. The HCI track aims at providing an open and constructive discussion forum for the latest ideas and findings in HCI research. This track welcomes both conceptual and empirical research papers that advance our understanding of HCI at the individual, work group, organization, and society levels. Papers using other approaches or methods to improve or transform HCI research and practice, including design, analysis, and evaluation are also welcome. Topics and research areas include, but are not limited to: Behavioral, cognitive, and motivational aspects of HCI User interface design and evaluation of the Web for B2B, B2C, C2C E Commerce, group collaboration, personalization, negotiation, and auctions Design and evaluation issues for small screen devices and M Commerce User task analysis and modeling Analysis, design, development, evaluation, and use of information systems Guidelines and standards for interface design Interface issues in the development of new interaction technologies Information system usability engineering The impact of interfaces/information technology on attitudes, behavior, performance, perception, and productivity Implications and consequences of technological change on individuals, groups, society, and socio technical units Issues related to the elderly, the young and special needs populations Issues in teaching HCI courses Interface design for group and other collaborative environments Human factors issues related to HCI User / Developer experiences with specially designed interfaces, design environments, or devices Information visualization Cultural factors in HCI research Cognitive neuroscience Neuro information systems

15. Theory and Research Methods

Track Co Chairs: JJ Hsieh, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, [email protected]; Cecil Chua, University of Auckland, [email protected]

The research community of Information Systems has been active in developing theories and research methodology. A mature discipline not only utilizes established research methods, but also enriches them and proposes new ones. The advancement in both theories and research methodology helps to establish new research paradigms on which a unique disciplinary identity is built. In this track, we invite submissions that try to establish new theories or refine existing theories in IS/IT, and extensions of theories from reference disciplines that would better illuminate IS phenomena. We also invite papers that improve existing research methods and propose new ones. Possible papers include (but are not limited to) those in the following areas: Conceptual enhancements and refinements to existing theory or ideas in Information Systems such as the DeLone and McLean model of IS Success, the Bunge Wand Weber model, and Sociomateriality Adaptations and refinements to theory from reference disciplines adapted to suit the unique IS context. These include but are not limited to theories from management, marketing, psychology, sociology, computer science, and economics. New or refined theories or methodologies from a rational/positivist, relational/interpretivist, critical or other ontology epistemology. Methodologies include but are not limited to case studies, field studies, hermeneutic reviews, surveys, experiments, analysis of secondary data, artifact construction, political strategy methodologies, and others. Methodologies from a quantitative, qualitative, economic modeling, operations modeling, design science or other perspective Techniques for teaching IS theory or methodology Papers debating, comparing or integrating theories or methodologies Normative theories (e.g., theories on ethics) Theories in practice, i.e., engaged scholarship that enhances relationships between IS researchers and research users (e.g., practitioners) Tutorials on the effective practice of and communication of theories and methodologies

16. IT/IS Healthcare

Track Co Chairs: Christina Serrano, University of Arkansas, [email protected]; Tracy Ann Sykes, University of Arkansas, [email protected]; Adrian Yeow, Nanyang Technological University, [email protected]

The healthcare industry is one of the largest and fastest growing industries worldwide, with growth projected to increase through 2050. Further, the healthcare industry currently faces many challenges in terms of changing institutional and regulatory pressures and expectations. Information systems (IS) and technology (IT) have been touted to be vehicles for more efficient, less costly and more effective healthcare. However, the diffusion of IS/IT in healthcare is generally low in the Asia Pacific region. Given IS/IT potential for benefit in the healthcare context, both private and public sectors have engaged in numerous efforts to promote the use of them within and across healthcare settings. Therefore, it is imperative that we gain a better understanding of the role of IS/IT in the behavioural, economic, organizational, strategic and technical issues facing the healthcare industry. This research track focuses on such issues. We invite quality submissions of manuscripts that seek to address the various aspects of IS/IT in healthcare. Possible topics include (but are not limited to): Impact of healthcare IT/IS on healthcare access, costs, care delivery, and outcomes Designing healthcare organizations, systems and processes incorporating e health solutions E Health Policy E health and emergency and disaster relief The role of IS in improving care in different national health systems Developing and implementing new economic models of financing healthcare services through IT enabled mechanisms Online health communities (e.g., support groups for chronic health conditions) Online health technologies in managing and sharing healthcare information Impact of Web 2.0 and other emerging technologies on healthcare Privacy, security and trust issues with online and other e health solutions

17. IS Education and Learning

Track Co Chairs: Honglei Li, University of Northumbria, [email protected]; Don Sheridan, University of Auckland Business School, [email protected]

"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself." John Dewey IS education and learning are of central importance to the overall development of IS as a field. As a young field, IS education and learning method has been growing with technologies. Various education and learning methods have been evolved since as early as 1970's. Recently, the rapid evolution of information technologies including social networking, cloud computing, outsourcing, crowd sourcing and others, innovative teaching and learning strategies are being designed and implemented by universities in Asia and Asia pacific region. These new technologies will bring new teaching methods to IS field and provide new learning experience for IS students. The track in IS education and learning will discuss and explore various IS education and learning methods to enhance students' learning experience. The focus of this track is on new and innovative approaches to curriculum, course design, pedagogy, practice, and student learning experiences. We welcome high quality papers on the topics of, but not limited to, the following areas: Curriculum innovations, design and model curricula Active learning classrooms Curriculum models and industry requirements Enhancing students' learning experiences through new technologies Experience oriented teaching Technology enhanced learning experience Pedagogical approaches and evaluation flipped classrooms rubric marking team based learning team assessment methodologies student peer reviews learning analytics formative assessment & feedback recommender systems tablet technologies for teaching and learning Program assessment and accreditation issues Evaluations of commercial and institutional applications Assurance of learning Work integrated learning Cooperative work terms Educational technologies and Web 2.0 in IS education Social networking virtual communities Performance change due to new teaching technologies Online game / simulation based learning (G/SL) Assessment & evaluation of G/SL Mobile apps based learning Learning objects Interactive pod/web casts Smart phones as classroom response systems Ethical and social issues Privacy, security and accountability Plagiarism Distance education Models for life long learning E Learning and asynchronous media Taxonomies of discourse and assessment Blended learning and case based teaching Return on Investment (ROI) for innovations in Teaching & Learning

18. IS Implementation, Adoption and Diffusion

Track Co Chairs: Xu Xin, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, [email protected]; Hillol Bala, Indiana University, [email protected]; Xiaojun Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, [email protected]

Information systems (IS) implementation is a core research stream in the IS discipline. Successful implementation of IS is critical for individual, business process, and organizational performance. The IS Implementation, Adoption, and Diffusion track invites high quality theoretical and empirical papers advancing our understanding of phenomena related to various aspects of IS implementations in organizations and society. IS implementation is typically considered one of the most mature streams of research in the IS discipline because of significant theoretical and empirical advancements in recent years. Yet, there are opportunities to further advance this stream by conducting research that cuts across different levels such as individuals, groups, business units, business processes, organizations, communities, societies and countries. The track welcomes papers grounded in a broad range of theories, perspectives, and methodologies. We particularly encourage papers that employ multiple levels of analysis and use multiple methodologies. In keeping with, we welcome theoretical papers, empirical papers (both qualitative and quantitative) as well as papers based on other methods such as simulation, agent based modeling and other types of modeling (e.g., game theoretic modeling). We encourage paradigm shifting, innovative research conducted in socially, culturally, and economically diverse settings, regions and across geographic and national boundaries. Topics may include (but are not limited) to the following: Novel theoretical perspectives on IS implementation, adoption and diffusion Roles of context (e.g., culture, environment, organizational climate) in shaping implementation, adoption and diffusion of IS Economics of IS implementation, adoption and diffusion Organizational changes in IS implementation, adoption and diffusion Power and politics in IS implementation, adoption and diffusion Studies conducted in important economic sectors, such as health care and government Implementation, adoption and diffusion of emerging technologies such as cloud computing, social media, and mobile applications Implementation of enterprise level technologies (e.g., ERP, BI) New and emerging trends in IS implementation, adoption and diffusion research

19. Social and Organizational Aspects of IS

Track Co Chairs: Yongsuk KIM, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, [email protected]; Yulin FANG, City University of Hong Kong, [email protected]; Jungpil HAHN, National University of Singapore, [email protected]

Social and organizational contexts matter for the development, adoption and use of various forms of information systems (IS), yet our understanding of the dynamic and complex interplay between IS and the social and organizational contexts in which IS are embedded is far from complete. This track invites conceptual, theoretical, and empirical papers that focus on the contemporary social and organizational impacts and issues of IS. We particularly welcome submissions that challenge our conventional thinking and belief and that can set the agenda for future directions in this area. In addition, research findings drawing on regional, national and international perspectives are highly welcome.

• The relationships between IS innovation and social and organizational determinants
• IS and new organizational forms, including the use of "Enterprise 2.0" for strategic and/or organizational goals
• The agile alignment or co evolution of business strategy, organization, and IS, particularly in dynamic global contexts
• Development, adoption, and diffusion issues of IS innovations in organizations or in society
• The role of IS in organizational learning
• Social and organizational costs of IS
• Governance, leadership, of organizational design to support digital collaborations
• Organizational design for effective digital collaborations
• Knowledge sharing and collaboration in virtual teams or in globally distributed organizations
• Social theory and technology (e.g., social theoretical foundations of online / mobile platforms)
• Digital divide
• Global IS management
• Managing IS across cultures

20. Accounting Information Systems

Track Co Chairs: Angela Liew, University of Auckland, [email protected]; Carla Wilkin, Monash University, [email protected]

The purpose of the track is to solicit and disseminate thoughtful and good quality articles that examine the rapidly evolving relationship between accounting and information technology, and are interested in conceptual and empirical papers that draw upon theories and/or methodologies from Accounting, IS and other disciplines to intensify and extend research perspectives.

• Accounting information system modeling, design and implementation issues
• Accounting information system integration
• Risk assessment and enterprise risk management
• Evaluation, assessment and business value of accounting information systems
• Accounting information systems and governance
• Business intelligence and accounting information systems
• Global accounting information systems
• XBRL
• Case studies about accounting information systems
• Management control and information systems
• Internal control and fraud
• Forensic auditing

21. Enterprise Systems and Business Process Management

Track Co Chairs: Chuan Hoo Tan, City University of Hong Kong, [email protected]; Weiling Ke, Clarkson University, [email protected]; Heshan Sun, The University of Arizona, [email protected]

Operating in a highly volatile global economic situation, today's organizations have to be more innovative in managing their enterprise systems and be more cautious in streamline their business processes. Today's Enterprise Systems have grown to support a large variety of front office and inter organizational activities such as customer relationship management (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM). The enduring efforts devoted to design, implementation and maintenance of these large systems represent major technical and organizational challenges, requiring new ways of thinking about business processes, system development, and enterprise architecture. Have these systems grown to be "too large to manage and fail"? While a large body of knowledge related to modeling, designing, and executing business processes exists, enterprise systems and their management of business processes need to deviate from the 'classical' information systems research approach. The proposed enterprise systems and business process management track encourage the wider adoption of Information Systems research in this enduring important domain. We welcome papers that adopt conceptual and empirical researches. Our intention is to provide a forum for bringing together researchers and educators with similar interests both to share their current work and to plan future directions for the domain. We also hope to inspire future collaboration in both research and curriculum development. Some of possible topics (but not limited to) are: ERP II and Business Process Modeling Tools Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management in enterprise systems Opportunities and challenges in enterprise system adoption, design, implementation, and post implementation Issues relating to the (inter and intra organizational) integration of enterprise system and IT infrastructures The role of the enterprise architecture in the formation of strategic alliances Human/behavioral aspects of design, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise systems Business process management, adoption, governance and innovation Business process management and social software Strategic alignment of business process management (e.g., value based process management) Business process management frameworks (e.g., COBIT, Six sigma, PMI and SCOR) Business process management outsourcing and offshoring Service oriented business process management

22. General Topics

Track Co Chairs: Furen Lin, National Tsing hua University, [email protected]; Jifeng Luo, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, [email protected]; Angsana A. Techatassanasoontorn, AUT University, [email protected]

The general track is intended for high quality papers on topics that do not have a specific fit with other tracks. The track gives an additional degree of freedom to the conference s theme and welcomes original and novel research using a broad range of methodologies, including papers examining important technical, economic, managerial, or behavioral issues surrounding the design, implementation, acceptance/use, management, and evaluation of information systems in organizations and society.