CALL FOR CHAPTERS
Submission deadline January 31, 2001
IT-Based Management: Challenges and Solutions
A book edited by Luiz A. Joia, Brazilian School of Public Administration, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Information Technology has changed heavily the way organizations must be managed. However, old paradigms are still used in Business Administration. IT has changed Strategic Management, Marketing, Logistics, Organizational Design, Human Resources Management, Accounting and so forth. It is unfair to use the old strategic models developed during the industrial era; not to consider the role Internet has in the Marketing frameworks; to despise new organizational architectures; or even do not understand that Logistics and Supply Chain Management must be innovated with the use of Information Technology. Concepts like Learning Organization, Intellectual Capital, Knowledge Management, Performance Evaluation, Electronic Commerce and the like lies heavily on the possibilities enabled by Information Technology. Every facet of Management needs to be rethought by academics and practioners, from Strategy to Logistics, from Marketing to Accounting, from Organizational Design to Personnel Management, just to name a few, taking for granted the turmoil IT has created for the companies around the world and the very need they have to find new modus-operandi and business models.
The main target of this book is to present how IT has created a New Mandate for Management as a whole and for its branches, so as to develop new business models and frameworks based on the importance IT plays in these fields.
Representative topics include but are not limited to the following:
IT and a New Mandate for Management
The role and impact of IT in Strategic Management and New Business Models
The role and impact of IT in Marketing Models
New Organizational Designs enabled by IT
The role and impact of IT in Accounting
IT-Based Supply-Chain Management and Logistics
The role and impact of IT in Project Management
The role and impact of IT in Production Management
IT-Based Retailing
IT-Based Procurement
IT-Based Total Quality Management
The role and impact of IT in Human Resources Management
IT and Corporate Training
The role of IT in Knowledge Management and Intellectual C apital
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before January 31, 2001, a 2-5 page manuscript proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of the proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by May 15, 2001 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter organizational guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by September 15, 2001. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a blind review basis. The book is scheduled to be published by Idea Group Publishing in Spring 2002.
Inquiries and Submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word97) to:
Luiz A. Joia, Ph.D.
Brazilian School of Public Administration
Getulio Vargas Foundation
Rio de Janeiro RJ 22253-900 Brazil
Tel: 55-21-552-0645 Ÿ Fax: 55-21-553-2932 Ÿ Email:
joia@uerj.br_______________________________________________________________
Chapter Organization Guidelines
Please follow the organization below in preparing your chapter:
Describe the general perspective of this chapter. Toward the end, specifically state the objectives of the chapter.
Provide broad definitions and discussions of the topic and incorporate views of others (literature review) into the discussion to support, refute or demonstrate your position on the topic.
Present your perspective on the issues, controversies, problems, etc., as they relate to theme and arguments supporting your position. Compare and contrast with what has been, or is currently being done as it relates to your specific topic and the main theme of the book.
Discuss solutions and recommendations in dealing with the issues, controversies, or problems presented in the preceding section.
Discuss future and emerging trends. Provide insight about the future of the book’s theme from the perspective of your topic. Viability of a paradigm, model, implementation issues of proposed programs, etc. may be included in this section. If appropriate, suggest future research opportunities within the domain of the topic.
Provide discussion of the overall coverage of the chapter and concluding remarks.
Your references should be fully documented and organized strictly in the APA style. Consult your library or contact Order Department, American Psychological Association, P.O. Box 2710, Hyattsville, MD 20784, for a copy of their Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association – 4th edition for APA style.
It is the author’s responsibility to obtain written permission to use any copyrighted materials. The publisher of the book requires a copy of the written permission submitted with the final version of the chapter.