Interests, Ideas, and Suggestions

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1 Interests, Ideas, and Suggestions Advantages/Disadvantages of Using Networks Dorothy and the E. Internet Leidner Ferguson Professor Software Information Systems Categories Department of of s Information Systems Examples Hankamer of School of Usage Business Baylor Applications University, Waco, in Society TX 11 th Annual Big XII+ MIS Research Symposium Oklahoma State University - Spears School of Business Management Science and Information Systems Faculty April 5 7, /17/2013 Big XII+ MIS Research Symposium Stillwater, OK 1

2 My Areas of Interest The I in IS Visibility of Information in Social Systems Product Traceability Advantages/Disadvantages of Using The Impact of New IT on Individuals, Teams, Organizations Networks and the Internet & Society Software Knowledge Management Categories of s Social technologies Applications in Society The Management of IT IT Strategy and Planning IT Leadership 4/17/2013 Big XII+ MIS Research Symposium Stillwater, OK 2

3 Choosing a Good Topic Good topics are ones you feel passionate about, or at least extreme interest in Advantages/Disadvantages of Using Networks and the Internet Software Categories of s Applications in Society Good topics usually have at the core a central issue, not just a technology or management trend Good topics are based in problems/issues facing practice 4/17/2013 Big XII+ MIS Research Symposium Stillwater, OK 3

4 Some Good Topics The Tried & True The Nouveau Offshoring/Outsourcing Social Media IT Development Advantages/Disadvantages Social of Using Organizations IT & Business Impact IT and Sustainability IT Adoption/Diffusion/Innovation Networks and the Internet Cloud Computing IT Management Software IT Ambassadors (IT Leadership) Categories of s Big Data Mobility/Multitasking Applications in Society 4/17/2013 Big XII+ MIS Research Symposium Stillwater, OK 4

5 Suggestions: Idea Window Shopping Advantages/Disadvantages of Using Networks and the Internet McKinsey Quarterly; CIO Insight; world; Business Week Software Categories of s Applications in Society Browse the titles of each issue of MISQ, ISR, JAIS and the rest in the basket read the interesting ones (to you) Browse monthly practitioner sources Browse the most recent year s PhD dissertation titles in IS/IT Browse the titles of the AMCIS and ICIS proceedings each year and read the most interesting papers (to you) Once a year, browse the titles of Organization Science, JAP, AMR 4/17/2013 Big XII+ MIS Research Symposium Stillwater, OK 5

6 Suggestions: Think Out of the Box Look for areas being ignored that are the inverse of areas being widely examined Who are non knowledge Advantages/Disadvantages workers & what non knowledge of Using work needs IT support Marketers want to Networks gather and information the Internet about consumers: who wants to get information to consumers Software Categories of s Comment sections in response to business stories in online journals Applications in Society Look for new sources of data & data gathering Blogs, tweets Look for new theories that have not been used in IS Look to combine theories in new ways 4/17/2013 Big XII+ MIS Research Symposium Stillwater, OK 6