Social and Ethical Implications of ICT Use Short Description of the Proposed Track Recent years have witnessed a mounting integration of information and communication technology (ICT) in all areas of our lives, transforming the way we work, study, share, play, socialize, and live together as a society. Despite the many personal, educational, and work benefits offered by ICT, its use raises a variety of social and ethical concerns (like technology addiction, cyberbullying, eroded personal relationships, influenced elections, online fraud, Internet vigilantism, invasion of privacy, and infringement of intellectual property right to mention just a few). While an extensive body of research has emphasized the bright side or the positive impact of ICT use, nascent academic research is balancing this view. Thus, research on the dark side or the undesirable social and ethical consequences associated with the use of ICT for individuals, organizations and societies is receiving more attention in the light of recent developments (e.g., Ransbotham, Fichman, Gopal, & Gupta, 2016, Majchrzak, Markus, & Wareham, 2016). The objective of this track is to develop theoretical insight into and a practical understanding on topics and issues that address the potential social and ethical implications of ICT use, with focus on the various unfavourable aspects associated with ICT use. We especially welcome papers that identify and address relevant knowledge gaps in: (1) the nature of the problem under investigation (i.e., ICT use and its associated social/ethical implications), (2) aspects associated with the problem, and (3) potential IT and/or non-it solutions that can mitigate the problem. Other topics that touch on social and ethical implications of ICT use are equally welcome. The track is open to all methodological approaches. We invite both full research and research in progress papers. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Societal impact of current or emerging technologies or technological trends, e.g., Internet of Things, Internet of People, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, social/mobile computing, etc. Unethical uses of ICTs in elections, organisations, marketing etc. Cyberbullying, online harassment, online trolling, and Internet judges Work stress, overload, addiction, financial victimization, and illegitimate surveillance Reputation and credibility issues in ICT-based applications Responsible ICTs innovation ICT-related unemployment and deskilling Employee responsibility and autonomy of organizational use of ICTs The role of ICT in social inclusion/exclusion and educational (in)equality Strategies and interventions (e.g., IT design, IT use practices, IT management policies, and governance mechanisms) for addressing the societal consequences of ICT use Incorporating societal concerns in ICT planning and governance Implications of a digital society where sharing data, information and knowledge is common for governments, businesses and people
Publishing Opportunities in Leading Journals High quality and relevant papers from this track will be selected for fast-tracked development towards Internet Research (http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/intr). Selected papers will need to expand in content and length in line with the requirements for standard research articles published in the journal. Although the track co-chairs are committed to guiding the selected papers towards final publication, further reviews may be needed before final publication decision can be made. Internet Research (IntR) is an international and refereed journal that is indexed and abstracted in major databases (e.g., SSCI, SCI, ABI/INFORM Global). The topics published in IntR are broad and interdisciplinary in nature. The impact factor (2016) and the 5-year impact factor (2016) of the journal is 2.931 and 4.580 respectively. 1 Name (main contact) Organization URL Short Biography Track Co-Chairs Christy M.K. Cheung ccheung@hkbu.edu.hk Associate Professor Hong Kong Baptist University www.christycheung.com Christy M.K. Cheung is Associate Professor in Hong Kong Baptist University. She received her Ph.D. from City University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include social media, e-commerce, knowledge management, IT adoption and usage, and societal impact of information technology. Her research articles have been published in MIS Quarterly, Decision Support Systems, Information & Management, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Journal of Information Technology, and Journal of Management Information Systems. Cheung has served as the co-chair for ECIS 2017 (Track: Social and Ethical Implications of ICT Use), ECIS 2016 (Track: Designing Innovative Digital Services), ECIS2015 (Track: Social Media Research and Analytics), ICIS 2015 (Theme-Track: Exploring the Information Frontier), PACIS 2016 (Track: Societal Implications of ICT), PACIS2015 (Track: Social Media and Business Impact), PACIS 2014 (Track: Social Media and E-Commerce), ECIS 2013 (Track: Social Media and Society), and HICSS 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 (Minitrack: Social Media and e-business Transformation).
2 Name Ofir Turel oturel@fullerton.edu Professor Organization California State University, Fullerton URL http://oturel1.wixsite.com/ofirturel Short Biography Ofir Turel is a Professor of Information Systems and Decision Sciences at California State University, Fullerton, and a Scholar in Residence at the Decision Neuroscience Program at the University of Southern California. His research interests include a broad range of behavioral, bio-physiological and managerial issues in various information systems contexts. He has published over 90 articles in IS, business, research methods, psychology, psychiatry and medicine journals. Example outlets include MIS Quarterly, Journal of MIS, MIT Sloan Management Review, Communications of the ACM, European Journal of Information Systems, Information Systems Journal, Decision Support Systems, Social Neuroscience, Journal of Psychiatric Research and Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging. He serves as an AE for MIS Quarterly, Internet Research, Frontiers in Psychology, Frontiers in Psychiatry and many mini-tracks (including ICIS, AMCIS and ECIS). He co-chairs a mini-track on the dark sides of IT use at HICSS. 3 Name Helena Wenninger Organization URL Short Biography h.wenninger@lancaster.ac.uk Lancaster University http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/people/helena-wenninger Helena Wenninger is () at Lancaster University Management School, UK. She received her PhD in Information Systems at Technical University Darmstadt, Germany. Her research interests cover patterns of social media usage and online communication as well as their consequences for individuals, businesses and society. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed outlets like Information Systems Research (ISR) and conferences like the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS). Wenninger has served as track co-chair for ECIS 2017 and 2018 (Track: Social and Ethical Implications of ICT Use). She also serves as Associate Editor for journals like Internet Research, and as reviewer for Information Systems Journal, European Journal of
Information Systems, Information and Management, and conferences like the International Conference of Information Systems. Track Associate Editors 1 Name Carmen Leong Carmen.leong@unsw.edu.au Organization University of New South Wales 2 Name Jie Yu jie.yu@nottingham.edu.cn Organization The University of Nottingham Ningbo China 3 Name Irina Heimbach Irina.Heimbach@whu.edu Organization WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management 4 Name Amjad Fayoumi a.fayoumi@lancaster.ac.uk Organization Lancaster University 5 Name Ben Choi benchoi@ntu.edu.sg Organization Nanyang Technological University 6 Name Sebastian Schuetz sebastian.w.schuetz@outlook.com Organization University of Arkansas 7 Name Lauri Wessel
lauri.wessel@fu-berlin.de Organization Free University of Berlin 8 Name Mengxiang Li mengxiangli@hkbu.edu.hk Organization Hong Kong Baptist University 9 Name Ruba Aljafari raljafari@katz.pitt.edu Organization University of Pittsburgh 10 Name Sangseok You syou03@syr.edu Postdoctoral Research Fellow Organization Syracuse University 11 Name Jens Foerderer foerderer@uni-mannheim.de Organization University of Mannheim 12 Name Yong Liu yong.liu@aalto.fi Organization Aalto University 13 Name Tommy Chan tommy.chan@northumbria.ac.uk Organization Northumbria University 14 Name Brian Lee
brian_lee@uml.edu Organization University of Massachusetts Lowell 15 Name Youngseok Choi thomas.aquinas9@gmail.com () Organization Loughborough University 16 Name Dimitra Skoumpopoulou d.skoumpopoulou@northumbria.ac.uk Senior Organization Northumbria University 17 Name Zach W. Y. Lee zach.lee@durham.ac.uk Organization Durham University