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JOURNAL OF CASES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Special Issue: Challenges in the Context of Professional Services Firms
Guest Editor: Linda L. Brennan, Ph.D., P.E., Mercer University, USA
Submission Deadline: July 15, 2008
Publication Date: July-December 2009
Professional services firms present unique challenges in the application and
management of information technologies. Attorneys, accountants, physicians,
engineers, and other professionals create and apply knowledge by adding
value to information. Information technology can be a key resource for
firms that provide professional services.
Yet, the application and implementation of information systems in this
context can be problematic. Professionals may resist the structure implied
by an information system or the time commitment required for its
implementation. They may be unwilling to make tacit knowledge explicit.
The customized nature of the professionals work may further confound the
challenges.
Developing insights into these challenges can be interesting and
instructive. Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts
detailing cases that illustrate issues and applications of information
technology in professional services firms. Possible topics include (but are
not limited to) the following:
* Design considerations for new systems
* Implementation approaches by firms
* Realized opportunities to leverage or extend professionals services
* Acquisition approaches for knowledge sharing
* Maintenance strategies for knowledge bases currency
* Social changes in organizational and interpersonal behaviors
* Unexpected consequences of technology use
* Ethical issues in technology application
* Business cases for technology investment.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
The Journal of Cases in Information Technology is a scholarly,
peer-reviewed, quarterly publication of IGI Global. Manuscripts for the
special issue must follow the case organization and submission guidelines of
the journal, available directly at:
http://www.igi-global.com/jcit. Only
original and previously unpublished cases will be considered for review.
Simultaneous submissions are not allowed.
Cases are expected to be empirically-based, centered on a decision point or
key juncture, and grounded with a review of the literature. The
instructional purpose of the manuscript should be explicitly addressed in
the executive summary of the case.
Authors of accepted cases will be asked to prepare case support material,
including 5-7 questions and answers, epilogue and lessons learned, and
supplemental sources for additional information.