Call for papers

THE SI'S FACING PARADIGM SHIFTS: DECARBONISATION, REHUMANISATION AND THE SEARCH FOR MEANING

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If Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a fertile theme that has infused management sciences over the last two decades, the societal and organisational issues that arise from it have never been so prevalent. CSR is defined by the European Commission as "the voluntary integration by enterprises of social and environmental concerns into their business operations and their interaction with their stakeholders". CSR issues are central to management science, particularly in the field of information systems management (e.g. Raisinghani and Idemudia, 2019; Shareef et al., 2021; Trid et al., 2019; Weng, 2022).

 Although this is a particularly prolific research theme, questions remain regarding the responsibility of all actors acting in the entrepreneurial environment in the broad sense, and in the field of information systems in particular (e.g. Asadi et al., 2021; Butler and Hackney, 2021). In this respect, Trid et al (2019) highlight a strong link between environmental objectives, skills and organisational culture with regard to environmental issues, and in particular in the relationship between corporate governance and employees. While its application has been reflected in the regulatory (PACTE law) and normative (ISO 26000) frameworks, CSR can also be analysed in terms of simulacra (Baudrillard and Evans, 1991), by mimicking supposedly responsible organisations, in particular by adopting strategies, or even artefacts (of which information systems are an emblematic emanation to say the least).

 Moreover, its mandatory nature, due to the combined effect of isomorphism and standardisation of practices, raises the question of the evolution of organisational governance in post-CSR organisations. In particular, the evolution of value creation and control systems raises questions (Fallery, 2016). IS, as the pillar of these control mechanisms, are profoundly affected. The continuous improvement process for increasingly responsible information systems is already underway, with the aim of reducing ecological and/or social or even economic footprints. However, certain documents, such as the sixth IPCC report published in April 2022 , suggest that this approach is not going fast enough. Research on the 'post-CSR' also contributes to a reflective and critical approach to the CSR mechanisms put in place in organisations. CSR is a source of innovation but has limits to be explored, involving the organisation, but also all its stakeholders (e.g. suppliers, employees, customers, users), while contributing to the creation of common social capital (Kwon and Adler, 2014). Trischler et al (2020) show in this respect the importance of adopting a transversal approach to CSR within organisations, in order to develop real ecosystems, or even arenas of collective choice (Ostrom, 2010), driven by their social capital. The positioning of this conference will thus be anchored in this desire for transversality.

The AIM 2023 conference will be an opportunity to question the roles and challenges of information systems in the face of the social and environmental concerns of many actors acting along the value chain. Prospects for more sustainable and humane organizations (Biot-Paquerot et al., 2021) can be envisaged by discussing the conditions of ICT use, implementation and IS policy at the macro scale but also their effects at the meso and micro scale. Considering that digital activities represent 4% of global CO2 emissions, a greener and more sustainable digital transition raises many challenges.

To feed the reflection on the role of IS on decarbonization, rehumanization and the search for meaning, we expect contributions that could address the following topics (non-exhaustive list):

• Sustainable digital transformation & decarbonation
  • Green IT & Green IS
  • Environmental culture & international context (e.g. developed countries, emerging countries)
  • Digital sobriety

• Digital pollution
  • Strategic issues of digital pollution for companies, users' reaction and resistance to digital pollution, adoption of more sustainable behaviors, etc.
  • Cloud management and carbon footprint (FinOps)
  • E-waste management
  • Digital pollution reduction, stakeholder involvement

• Data management, cloud & sustainability
  • Corporate responsibility for transaction data retention (employee, user, etc.) with a convergence of interests towards GDPR
  • Fintech, data management and corporate responsibility

• Corporate responsibility towards stakeholders
  • Labeling of CSR commitments: choices, issues and impacts
  • Social responsibility actions and discourse

• Actors and rehumanization of organizations
  • Consumer protection through responsible information systems
  • Well-being at work and the notion of employer responsibility
  • Taking into account psychosocial risks and new forms of technostress
  • Towards the rise of a digital "Flygskam
  • Resistance of company personnel to CSR policies in information systems

• Hybrid forms of responsible companies & company offers
  • Forms of responsibility and type of organizations (traditional vs. social enterprises)
  • Value creation, extensions of value logics
  • Digital responsibility
  • Development of nudges
  • Paradoxes between companies' environmental offers and real environmental costs

• Communities
  • User communities & responsible approach
  • Shadow SI, innovation communities
  • Community awareness, community & responsible activism

Authors are invited to submit their work within the general theme of the AIM 2023 conference, the punctual thematic tracks and the multi-year themes carried by the AIM thematic groups (AIMTG). More information to come on the AIM website (https://aim.asso.fr) and the conference website (https://aim2023.sciencesconf.org/).

THEMES, TRACKS & GTAIM

Authors are invited to submit their work within the general theme of the AIM 2023 conference, the specific thematic tracks and the multi-year themes led by the AIM Thematic Groups (GTAIM). More information to come on the AIM website (https://aim.asso.fr) and the conference website (https://aim2023.sciencesconf.org/).

• General topics
• Organisational transformations
• Work and Digital
• Digital innovation and disruption
• Pedagogy in information systems
• The impact of artificial intelligence on business and society

• GTAIM - Digital transformation and health IT issues
• GTAIM - Information security and information systems
• GTAIM - Use and appropriation of digital tools
• GTAIM - Industry of the future
• GTAIM - Digitalisation of the supply chain
• GTAIM - Criticism, regulation and ethics of the digital transformation of organisations and societies
• GTAIM - New IS issues in finance

• Doctoral Consortium

• TRACK 2023: Inclusion & digital
• TRACK 2023: Responsible consumption, digital marketing & IS
• TRACK 2023: Mobility, digital and decarbonation

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