Call for Papers
17th Americas Conference on Information Systems
August 4-7, 2011, Detroit, MI, USA
Track: Enterprise Systems & Organizational Issues in IS
Mini Track: IS for the Non-Profit Sector
Description
The non-profit sector represents a substantial part of the US economy (5% of the GDP). While the penetration of information systems and information technologies (IS/IT) among non-profit organizations has been increasing, studies have consistently shown that non-profits lag behind their counterparts in the private and public sectors with respect to IS/IT adoption and strategic use. This phenomenon has been coined the organizational digital divide – the inequalities between organizations in society that can strategically use IS/IT to advance their mission and those that cannot.
The non-profit sector in the United States consists of over 1.5 million organizations. In response to the economic recession, these non-profits are increasingly being called upon to provide essential programs and services that the public and private sectors cannot or will not provide. However, the current operating environment of the non-profit sector has become increasingly more complex and challenging. While some non-profit organizations have benefited from new advances in IS/IT, many struggle to manage their technical infrastructures. These challenges bring great opportunities for IS research and practice.
The purpose of this mini-track is to provide researchers with a forum for presentation and discussion of the key issues and challenges related to the adoption and strategic use of IS/IT by non-profit organizations. Authors are encouraged to submit papers on IS/IT issues within the non-profit context.
Possible topics may include, but are not limited to:
· Theoretical perspectives and frameworks describing the organizational digital divide.
· Barriers to IS/IT diffusion and adoption among non-profit organizations.
· IS/IT planning and management in non-profit organizations.
· Design, implementation, and use of IS/IT to improve non-profit organizations' social mission.
· Strategic uses of IS/IT among nonprofit organizations.
· Alignment of IS/IT strategy and non-profit organization's social mission.
· Measuring effectiveness of IS/IT use in nonprofit organizations.
· Issues related to improving sustainable practices in the non-profit sector.
· Methods and techniques for helping non-profit managers exploit the potential of IS/IT.
· IS/IT to support creativity and innovation in non-profits.
SUBMISSION SITE
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2011
IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for paper submissions: February 17, 2011
Notification of Acceptance: March 24, 2011
Final Copy Due: April 21, 2011
CHAIRS CONTACT INFORMATION
Anol Bhattacherjee
Professor of Information Systems
University of South Florida
Email: abhatt@usf.edu
Roderick L. Lee (corresponding co-chair)
Assistant Professor of Information Systems
The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg
Email: rlee@psu.edu
Roderick L. Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Information Systems
Penn State Harrisburg
School of Business Administration
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