Social, Behavioral and Organizational Aspects of Information Systems

Mike Gallivan & Debra Howcroft

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Mike Gallivan (Georgia State University, USA)
Debra Howcroft (University of Manchester, UK)

Recent years have witnessed increasing attention being paid to the social, behavioral and organizational aspects of information systems, yet this topic continues to present researchers with a variety of complex issues. This track will focus on the social relations, social behavior and social context that shape the development, adoption and use of various forms of information technology. We aim to reflect on our understanding of these issues and set the agenda for future directions in this area. We particularly welcome controversial pieces that will challenge our thinking regarding taken-for-granted assumptions, models, and research practices.

Drawing on regional, national and international perspectives this track will examine the following suggested topics:

• How much have we advanced in our understanding of the debate about organizations, society and technology?

• To what extent does the technology – with its increasing pervasiveness and penetration – remain the predominant focus of attention?

• When facing fresh technological challenges such as mobile computing, ubiquitous computing, open source systems, or enterprise systems, do we retreat to prophecies based on the transformative potential of technology?

• Have we countered the claims of technological determinism or are we still lured by the glare of the ‘white heat of technology’? How do we evaluate the claims made on behalf of the technology?

• Have we progressed beyond studying the impact of technology on organizations and society to understanding the dynamic relationships among the technology, adopters, and social context?

• Has an over-emphasis on the social, led to a lack of theorization of the technical? Have researchers made progress towards theorizing the IT artifact?

• Has consideration of social issues resulted in a concentration on the theoretical rather than the empirical dimensions of research?

• Are particular social theories of value in aiding our understanding of the social implications of technological development, adoption and use?

• To what extent has our consideration of stakeholders extended beyond developers and users? Do we adequately account for the broad range of people likely to be affected by systems development and use?

• How can an individual level of analysis inform our understanding of technology construction and use?

• How advanced is our understanding of cross-cultural and social issues within developing countries? Do IS researchers still employ a static or "museum-like view of culture"?

• Have we dissolved the boundary between the social and the technical? Do we still focus on one aspect, often to the exclusion of the other?

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Associate Editors:

• Alison Adam (University of Salford, UK)

• Rosio Alvarez (University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA)

• Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn (Luleå University of Technology, Sweden)

• Dubravka Cecez-Kecmanovic (University of New South Wales, Australia)

• Liz Davidson (University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA)

• Bill Doolin (Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand)

• Ole Hanseth (University of Oslo, Norway)

• KarlHeinz Kautz (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark)

• Nathalie Mitev (London School of Economics, UK)

• Sue Newell (Bentley College, USA)

• Brian Nicholson (University of Manchester, UK)

• Niki Panteli (University of Bath, UK)

• Angeliki Poulymenakou (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece)

• Leiser Silva (University of Houston, USA)

• Erica Wagner (Cornell University, USA)

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Reviewers:

Abiodin Bada

Chrisanthi Avgerou

Christine McLean

Craig Standing

Eerran carmel

Ela Klecun

Elke Wolf

Gamila Shoib

Kathy McGrath

Laurie McLeod

Mike Newman

Paul Cragg

Robert Davison

Robert Wellington

Shirin Madon

Sid Huff

sundeep sahay

Susan Scott

Tanya Castleman

Virpi Tuunainen

Andrew Basden

Anita Mirijamdotter

Christina Mörtberg

Darek Eriksson

Jessada Panyasorn

Julia Kotlarsky

Keith Dixon

Marita Holst

Marleen Huysman

Mickey Howard

Ulrika Danielsson

Mamata Bhandar

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