The International Journal of Information Management (IJIM) is an international, peer-reviewed journal which aims to bring its readers the very best analysis and discussion in the developing field of information management.

The journal:

• Keeps the reader briefed with major papers, reports and reviews
• Is topical: Viewpoint articles and other regular features including Research Notes, Case Studies and a Reviews section help keep the reader up to date with current issues.
• Focusses on high quality papers that address contemporary issues for all those involved in information management and which make a contribution to advancing information management theory and practice.

Information is critical for the survival and growth of organisations and people. The challenge for Information management is now less about managing activities that collect, store and disseminate information. Rather, there is greater focus on managing activities that make changes in patterns of behaviour of customers, people, and organizations, and information that leads to changes in the way people use information to engage in knowledge focussed activities.

Information management covers a wide field and we encourage submissions from diverse areas of practice and settings including business, health, education and government.

Topics covered include:

Aspects of information management in learning organisations, health care (patients as well health workers and managers), business intelligence, security in organizations, social interactions and community development, knowledge management, information design and delivery, information for health care, Information for knowledge creation, legal and regulatory issues, IS-enabled innovations in information, content and knowledge management, philosophical and methodological approaches to information management research, new and emerging agendas for information research and reflective accounts of professional practice. 

Special Issue on Royal Bank International Research Seminar, Culture and Morphing the Real World into the Virtual World
截稿日期: 2024-05-31

The sixteenth meeting of the Royal Bank International Research Seminar will take place at the John Molson School of Business in Montreal, on September 14-16, 2023. The main topic of this seminar is to explore the role of culture in morphing the real world into the virtual world.

Guest editors:

Prof. Michel Laroche
Department of Marketing, John Molson School of Business
Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West
Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8, Canada
(Michel.laroche@concordia.ca)

Special issue information:

The sixteenth meeting of the Royal Bank International Research Seminar will take place at the John Molson School of Business in Montreal, on September 14-16, 2023. The main topic of this seminar is to explore the role of culture in morphing the real world into the virtual world. The main objective of the seminar is to bring together international researchers from different disciplines interested in advancing knowledge on the role of culture in a rapidly changing digital landscape. In recent developments, the digital transformation continues to accelerate; technology affects interpersonal relationships more than ever before requiring researchers to reconsider established paradigms in relation to current and future information technologies. Marketers must now deal with the influence of new information technologies on the increasingly wired consumers and rapidly developing market configurations.

Papers are sought in the following areas of culture, new information technologies, and new consumption patterns (the list is not exhaustive):

    Advancing/Building the theory regarding consumption and adoption of new information technologies, e.g., IoT, metaverse, Artificial Intelligence, and blockchain.
    Acculturation and ethnic identity influences on marketing strategies for the wired consumers.
    Understanding the use of mobile technology and wearables in changing shopping and consumption patterns.
    Influences of robotics on families and reference groups across cultures.
    Influence of new technologies on materialism, values, and cultural tendencies across cultures.
    Transcultural, social well-being, and public policy issues regarding new consumption patterns across cultures, especially among teenagers and vulnerable groups.
    Methodological issues relevant to studying the new consumption patterns, especially the use of big data analytics, robotics, and artificial intelligence.
    Role of new information technologies on advertising perceptions and virtual stores across cultures.
    New pricing issues across cultures, especially the influences of models from the new sharing economies.
    Social media and internet based marketing issues across cultures, including social commerce and co-branding issues.
    Multicultural brand communities and global social media.
    New communication channels and their impact on images of products in cross-cultural contexts.
    Impact of new technologies on product quality perceptions across cultures.
    Culture and the role of new information technologies in consumer journeys.
    Understanding cultural differences in the appreciation of digital sensory experiences.
    Human-robot interactions in different cultural contexts.

Papers should be less than 30 double-space pages, with 1” margins and 12 pt fonts, and follow the guidelines of the International Journal of Information Management. Electronic submissions are required. All papers will be subject to a double blind peer review procedure. The best papers of the Royal Bank International Research Seminar will be considered for publication in a IJIM Special issue on Culture in morphing the real world into the virtual world.

Manuscript submission information:

The deadline for submissions is 31st May 2024.

Please send your submissions (or any inquiry) by email to our Managing Guest Editor, Prof. Michel Laroche at Michel.laroche@concordia.ca 

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