Emerging Contexts in Adoption and

Diffusion Research: Exploring New

Ground to Advance the Fields

IT Management Track

 Mini-Track Chair(s):

Andrew Schwarz (aschwarz@lsu.edu, Louisiana State University
Larry Seligman (seligman@terry.uga.edu), University of Georgia

Mini-Track sponsored by SIGADIT: http://www.sigadit.org

Reaching new heights requires exploring new ground. This mini-track aims to expand our knowledge of IT/IS adoption and diffusion by focusing on emerging contexts in today’s fast-paced, global economy. Submissions appropriate for this mini-track will study IT/IS adoption and/or diffusion in contexts for which we currently have minimal understandings. Contributions of these submissions should provide new insights into the adoption or diffusion of IT/IS in these under-explored contexts. Research at all levels of analysis is invited.

The mini-track will focus on:

• Adoption or diffusion of complex technologies to support interorganizational efforts
• IT/IS implementation issues in agile/flexible programming environments
• Application of chaos/complexity theories to explain IT/IS adoption or diffusion in complex environments
• IT/IS adoption and diffusion in underserved communities
• Adoption and diffusion strategies to support organizational agility
• Industry level patterns in IT/IS adoption and diffusion

(Note: Any research addressing RFID technology should be submitted to our mini-track entitled “Reaching New Heights through an Understanding of the Application, Adoption, and Use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)”) 

AMCIS 2007 Colorado        http://www.biz.colostate.edu/amcis07/ Key Dates:

Paper Abstracts Due (optional)	:	Monday, February 5, 2007
Papers Due:		Monday, March 5, 2007
Notification of Acceptance:		Monday, April 16, 2007
Camera Ready Copy Due:		Monday, April 30, 2007

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