Global Information Technology Management Association (GITMA) Conference

The research on persuasive and transforming technology has been advanced for more than a decade to improve lives and help organizations succeed. The fundamental question still remains – with all the evolving innovations and digital revolution, do societies get happier and organizations more sustainable? It rather seems that many aspects of life nowadays are getting unbalanced despite this progress in building increasingly capable technological innovations.

The Persuasive and Transforming Technology track at GITMA 2020 conference welcomes papers addressing the following and other technology related:

TOPICS

To facilitate debate and steer the discourse on the future of persuasive and transforming technology, the proposed track invites researchers and practitioners to share their scientific insights and practical applications to sustainably impact lives and organizations across the globe. Scholars and experts are welcome to expand our collective understanding beyond the limitations of oversimplified digital transformation, traditional change management, and stereotypical behavioral designs.

The track aims at encouraging discussion around the current state-of-the-art and the future of persuasive and transforming technology and its diverse implications on private and public organizations. Submissions are expected from researchers and professionals representing a wide range of related fields, including change management, behavioral economics, gamification, nudging, persuasive technology, behavior change, information systems, user experience design, psychology, neuroscience, etc.

Digital Innovations for Sustainable Changes in Organizations and Societies

We have been advancing technologies and processes to make our lives better and businesses grow. The fundamental question still remains - with all the evolving innovations and digital transformations, are we really making success in achieving happier societies and sustainable organizations? As it seems that our lives and businesses are getting increasingly unbalanced despite us making huge progress in building increasingly capable technological innovations.

To facilitate debate and steer the discourse on the future of business transformation, this track invites researchers and practitioners to share their scientific insights and practical applications to sustainably impact lives and organizations across the globe.

We invite submissions addressing all the essential life contexts, including leadership, finance, wellbeing, innovation, entrepreneurship, autonomy, education, diversity, culture, sustainability, equality, social change, governance, emergency, marketing, ecology, and more.

Track Chairs

• Agnis Stibe, TRANSFORMS.ME, France

• Susanne Durst, University of Skövde, Sweden

• Serdal Temel, Ege University, Turkey

Submissions are welcome in the form of working papers, critical essays, or full research manuscripts, adopting different theoretical lenses and worldviews, using a variety of research methods, analyzing various types of organizations, and exploring the topic in different cultural settings.