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From: IFIP Working Group 8.2--Kevin Crowston
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Sent: 20 February 2006 17:44
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Subject: EJIS Special Issue on Packaged Software: 31 March, 2006
deadline
Hi All,
Please note the upcoming submission deadline of 31/03/2006 for the
special issue of EJIS detailed below. Ben and I look forward to
receiving your submissions.
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Call for Papers
Special Issue on: Locating Packaged Software in Information Systems
Research, European Journal of Information Systems.
Guest Editors
Ben Light, University of Salford, U.K.
Steve Sawyer, Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A.
In recent years, many of those in organizations have turned from
'building' to 'buying' software for a host of reasons.
In the information systems research community; this shift has often
focused on the adoption of packaged software application types,
particularly that for ERP. Whilst this research is valuable, research
into application types has overridden specific investigation into the
more 'generic'
aspects of packaged software and the ensuing changes that purchasing
third-party software entails. For example, what are the implications
for development trajectories when a third party controls the software?
How are internal conflicts with inter-operability resolved, and by whom?
What are the strategic competencies gained, and lost, with engaging
packaged software? Favouring examinations of application types such as
ERP or CRM over issues with the role of package software has led to a
comparative lack of understanding of the scale and scope of this
approach to engaging information systems in organizations. Moreover,
the longstanding history of research in respect of custom information
systems development is largely absent from many packaged software
related studies and often newer approaches such are open source are
similarly ignored.
In summary, there is a need to theorize about packaged software and its
place within the field of information systems. Indeed, a key criteria
for papers submitted to the special issue is that they relate to the
extant literature in IS in general in some way and thus contribute to a
cumulative body of knowledge. We welcome the submission of papers from
a variety of paradigms that employ diverse methods and use qualitative
or quantitative data.
Potential areas of interest:
* Studies of the production, implementation and use of commercially and
non-commercially licensed packages
* Global - local tensions in packaged software environments such as
those related to ethics, usability and economics
* Work that explicitly identifies differences between different kinds
of packaged software application types
* Comparisons of the fundamentals of packaged software with other modes
of development such as custom and open source
* The use of packaged software in domestic environments
* The roles of IS Professionals such as vendors and consultants, in the
packaged software industry
* Comparative analysis of methodologies for packaged software, open
source and custom development
Instructions for authors:
1. Manuscripts should be around 6000 words in length.
All submissions will be screened by the special issue editors prior to
review and then subject to double blind review as is normal for the
journal.
2. Each paper must have a title page that includes the
title of the paper, full name of all authors, and complete addresses
including affiliation(s), telephone number(s), and e-mail address(es).
Where appropriate, please nominate an author for correspondence.
3. The first page of the manuscript should include the
title and a 200-word abstract of the paper.
4. Papers should contain original material and not be
previously published, or currently submitted for consideration
elsewhere.
5. Papers should be submitted to [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> in Word format.
We encourage prospective authors to contact a special issue editor with
their ideas in draft form.
For further submission instructions, see:
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/ejis/instructions.html
Important dates
Papers due: 31 March 2006
Notification of acceptance: 31 July 2006
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Dr. Ben Ligh
Senior Lecturer
University of Salford
5th Floor Maxwell Building
SALFORD Greater Manchester M5 4WT
Tel. +44 (0)161 295 5443
Email. [log in to unmask]
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Steve Sawyer
Associate Professor,
College of Information Sciences & Technology, 301F IST Building The
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 USA
814-865-4450 (o)
814-865-6426 (f)
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http://www.ist.psu.edu/faculty_pages/sawyer/
Affiliate appointments with:
Department of Labor Studies & Industrial Relations,
Department of Management & Organization,
Science Technology & Society Program, Research Fellow, Center for
the Information Society, Visiting Associate Professor of Information
Studies (Syracuse University).
Read a short overview on social informatics:
http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Jun-05/sawyer.html
Buy our book on social informatics:
http://books.infotoday.com/books/UndComSocInf.shtml
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