CALL FOR CHAPTERS

****** CALL FOR CHAPTERS ******

Chapter Proposal Submission Deadline: November 30, 2007
Full-Chapter Submission Deadline: April 15, 2008

Theme: "Mobile and Ubiquitous Commerce: Advanced E-Business Methods"

****** Volume 4 of Advances in Electronic Business Series ******


CO-EDITORS

Dr. Milena Head, McMaster University, Canada
Prof. Dr. Eldon Y. Li, National Chengchi University, Taiwan and Cal
Poly, San Luis Obispo, USA


INTRODUCTION

The mission of Advances in Electronic Business is to foster the understanding of management methods, information technology, and their joint application in business processes. The subject coverage may include theories and practices of business technologies, enterprise management, public policies,logistics, privacy and law, business ethics, and information technologies that are related to electronic business. The audience of this book series will be broadly-based, including professionals, policy-makers, academics,researchers, and managers in IT, business and commerce.

OBJECTIVE

Mobility and ubiquity are among the most important technological and market trends of the 21st century. The wide deployment of wireless data communication networks and the explosive growth of mobile users have created incredible demand for mobile and ubiquitous commerce applications. For users, these applications can provide unprecedented flexibility and convenience in their professional and personal lives. Mobile devices allow users to work, communicate and transact anywhere/anytime. Ubiquity in mobile services implies that users need not even provide explicit input to communicate their current needs and context.
For companies, mobile and ubiquitous applications provide new opportunities to execute business transactions, interact with trading partners, improve customer service levels, extend brand presence, and enhance collaboration between an increasingly mobile workforce. While existing business models must be re-examined to enable these opportunities, companies also need to understand how to best cope with
the burden of being always on.

This volume of Advances in Electronic Business intends to stimulate discussion and understanding by presenting theoretical and empirical research on mobile and ubiquitous commerce. Research results and future perspectives will be presented for the development and sustainable deployment of anywhere/anytime applications and services. It is hoped that this volume will help provide a roadmap for future scholarship and business success in this critical domain.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to:

* Mobile and ubiquitous commerce business models
* Mobile and ubiquitous commerce applications
* Security and privacy issues
* The mobile enterprise
* Mobile workforce support
* Location-based services
* Context-aware enterprise scenarios
* RFID and mobile supply chain management
* Usability issues and studies
* Mobile and ubiquitous payment solutions
* User acceptance and adoption
* Balancing location awareness and privacy
* Community creation in mobile commerce
* Mobile marketing
* Mobile healthcare
* Mobile learning
* Data management for mobile applications
* New collaboration paradigms
* Mobile agents
* Emerging mobile technologies
* Business, cultural, and individual impacts
* Social and economic impacts
* Emerging theories on mobile and ubiquitous commerce


SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

* Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before
November 30, 2007, a 2-5 page manuscript proposal clearly
explaining the mission and concerns of the proposed chapter.
* Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by December 31,
2007 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter
organizational guidelines.
* Full chapters are expected to be submitted by April 15, 2008.
* All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review
basis. The book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global
(formerly, Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the IGI Publishing
(formerly Ideas Group Publishing),
Information Science Publishing, IRM Press, CyberTech Publishing,
and Information Science Reference (formerly Idea Group Reference)
imprints.

Inquiries are welcome.  Submissions should be forwarded electronically
in MS-Word format to:

Dr. Milena Head
DeGroote School of Business
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada
Tel.: 905-525-9140 ext. 26996
Fax: 905-526-0852
E-mail: headm@mcmaster.ca headm@mcmaster.ca>

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