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Dear colleagues,

We would like to draw you attention on the call for papers for "Distributed work in time of metamorphosIS: towards an integrative approach", track #13 of the next MCIS 2014 (Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems), that will be held in Verona, Italy, September 3-5, 2014.

The deadline for submitting completed research papers or research in progress papers is May 15th, 2014.

You can find details about the track at the end of this email and on the official website of the conference at: http://www.mcis2014.it

Hope to see you in Verona!

Best regards,

The chairs,

Fabiola Bertolotti, Marleen Huysman, Elisa Mattarelli, and Maria Rita Tagliaventi

MCIS 2014, Verona, Italy, September 3-5, 2014

TRACK 13. Distributed work in time of metamorphosIS: towards an integrative approach

Chairs: 
- Fabiola Bertolotti, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia

- Marleen Huysman, VU University Amsterdam
- Elisa Mattarelli, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
- Maria Rita Tagliaventi, Università di Bologna 

Description:
Different forms of distributed work (e.g., virtual teams, online communities, teleworking, telecommuting, makers communities) are now common solutions to carry out knowledge intensive and strategic activities within and across organizations. Different disciplines, ranging from organizational behavior, to human-computer interaction, to environmental engineering, to name just a few, have explored the challenges and opportunities that individuals, teams, organizations, and networks face when dealing with work distribution, touching upon diversified issues such as: collaborative technology use and design, conflicts, cultural tensions, environmental outcomes, and societal implications. Although this growing body of research has significantly extended our knowledge on the different features of distributed work, it has often been carried out in a quite fragmented fashion, so that we lack a coherent and unitary framework on the topic. Moreover, in times of metamorphosis, the resolution of the complex problems associated to work distribution calls for integrative approaches. Unfortunately, few are the works that mix perspectives (e.g. theoretical approaches), levels of analysis (e.g. individual, team, organizational), and disciplinary standings (e.g. IS, engineering, management).  We believe that this integration effort would provide a leap in distributed work research and practice.

This track is aimed at extending the growing body of research on distributed work. We particularly encourage papers that mix different perspectives (e.g. technology and behavior) or different levels of analysis (e.g. individual, team, and organization) or methods (qualitative and quantitative), and come from  different disciplinary standings. We are open to both empirical and theoretical papers. We encourage the submission of both full papers and work-in-progress.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

- Virtual, distributed, and globally distributed teams
- Online communities
- Makers communities
- Telework and telecommuting
- Technology use in distributed settings
- Multi-level theories on distributed work
- Cultural issues in distributed work
- Societal implications of distributed work

Submission types

·      Completed research papers are full-length papers (up to 12 pages) of completed research projects. Accepted completed research papers will be presented at MCIS 2014 and published in the MCIS 2014 proceedings.

·      Research in progress papers are article developed from promising but incomplete research projects that will benefit from the feedback of other MCIS participants. RIP length is limited to 7 pages. Accepted research-in-progress papers will be presented at MCIS 2014 and published in the MCIS 2014 proceedings.