This call for papers may be of interest to many of us...health care papers
welcome.
Conference: 47th Hawaiian International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
Track: Organizational Systems and Technology
Mini-track: Tensions, Emergence, and Generative Mechanisms in Complex
Sociotechnical Systems
Within the 47th Hawaiian International Conference on System Sciences
(HICSS), we have organized a minitrack on Paradoxes and tensions in
innovation and implementation of complex systems. The 47th HICSS, one of
the most prominent Conferences on Information Systems and Sciences
worldwide, will be held on January 6-9, 2014 at Hilton Waikoloa, Big Island
(http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu).
Tensions, emergence, and generative mechanisms are ubiquitous in complex
sociotechnical systems in wide ranging contexts including but not limited to
e-health, mobile platforms, integrated supply chains, innovation ecosystems,
and online communities. Conflicting demands, contradictory practices, and
competing views create tension that can energize or inhibit the emergence of
effective action and create unintended consequences in complex
socio-technical systems.
There is a growing literature on tensions, duality, emergence, and
generative mechanisms as alternatives to contingency and structural
theories. Likewise, complexity theory and agent based modeling are
increasingly being used to understand complex social phenomena in
information systems and organizational research, particularly in the areas
of interdependencies, emergence, and generative science.
The mintrack focuses on papers that theoretically or empirically advance our
understanding of how tensions, emergence, and generative mechanisms can be
leveraged, enhanced, and honed to create new and frame-breaking
opportunities, enhance their understanding, and ensure successful
co-evolution of complex sociotechnical systems in dynamic environments.
We solicit excellent papers that will develop and expand this area. The
papers can use any acceptable methodology and theory. We welcome papers at
any level of analysis and encourage papers that take a cross level perspective.
MINITRACK CHAIRS
Sirkka L. Jarvenpaa (chair), McCombs School of Business, University of Texas
at Austin, USA,
Sirkka.jarvenpaa@mccombs.utexas.edu
Holly J. Lanham (co-chair), Department of Medicine, The University of Texas
Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA,
lanham@uthscsa.edu
IMPORTANT DATES
June 15 Submission full manuscripts
Aug 15 Acceptance Notifications
Sept 15 Submission camera-ready paper
Oct 1 Early Registration fee deadline
More info:
http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu
Thanks,
Holly
Holly J. Lanham, PhD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Medicine
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Information, Risk and Operations Management
McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin
c: 512.970.9971
http://hollylanham.com