AMCIS 2007@KEYSTONE -- CONFERENCE TRACK(MINI TRACK)

Cross Cultural IS Research

Global IT

Scott McCoy

College of William and Mary

School of Business

Tyler 320C

Williamsburg, VA

Tel: (757) 221-2062

Fax: (757) 221-2937

Email: scott.mccoy@business.wm.edu

Guillermo Rodríguez Abitia

Director del Centro de Desarrollo de Tecnologías de Información y Electrónica

Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Estado de México

Tel: 52(55) 5864.5672

Fax: 52(55) 5864 5651

Email: grdrz@itesm.mx

Jon Heales

UQ Business School

Faculty of Business Economics and Law

The University of Queensland

Brisbane QLD 4072

Australia

Phone: +617 3365 6433

Fax: +617 3365 6788

Email: j.heales@uq.edu.au

Description:

This mini-track will focus broadly on international issues in Information Systems (IS) research. The aim of this track is to provide a forum to discuss, develop, and promote a range of issues related to cross cultural IS research, including theories, practice, methodologies and techniques. The track is open to all types of research methodologies (e.g., conceptualization, theorization, case study, experimentation, survey).

This track will be specifically inviting for those who are conducting research on the role of national culture in Information Systems. As the globalization of business and systems continues, there is a need for additional study on the cross-cultural adoption and use of IT. Further, it is important to specifically consider cultural dimensions when investigating differences across countries or across cultures. This involves making theoretical connections between the technology and National Culture and testing those relationships with measures of culture.

Although this track is open to most any international topic, it is most intended for those who have gone beyond simple reports of differences between countries or cultures to those who are investigating the reasons for those differences.

Both research-in-progress and completed research papers will be welcome.

The track will be open to any topic as it relates to international/cross culture IS, including, but not limited to the following:

Technology Acceptance/Adoption/Use
Knowledge Management
Electronic Commerce
IT Transfer
Government IT Applications
IT System design and implementation
Organizational and behavioral studies
Studies of IT success and failure
IT Management