AIS Special Interest Group on IS Leadership (SIGLead)

News: SIGLead 2006 conference

Mission and purpose

IS leadership is an important element of IS research, education, and practice because IS leadership sets directions, creates commitment, and adapts the IS unit to fit a changing environment. Unlike many information technologies, IS leadership is an enduring concern. It is an issue that should face organizations for many years because leadership has been a persistent concern of all societies and organizations. Firms that achieve sustainable IS leadership are more likely to develop superior capabilities in IS gain (e.g., Wal-Mart's logistics system, Sabre's airline reservation system, and Cisco's order fulfillment system) and gain a considerable competitive advantage.

The mission of the AIS Special Interest Group on IS Leadership (SIGLead) is to:

• Encourage and promote the study of IS leadership.
• Create a forum for the discussion, exchange, and dissemination of information on IS Leadership.

To fulfill its mission, SIGLead plans to:

• Take an active role in publishing articles on IS leadership 1
  
• Sponsor and administer on an on-going basis mini-tracks on IS leadership at AMCIS, ECIS, and PACIS.
• Create a portal for IS leadership containing material on IS leadership for educators, researchers, and practitioners.
• Sponsor a pre-ICIS meeting during which IS leaders and researchers can interact to identify current problems, exchange knowledge, and deepen the understanding of IS leadership.
• On a regular basis, submit IS leadership panel proposals to ICIS.

Topics covered by SIGLead include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Educating and developing IS leaders
• Creating sustainable IS leadership
• IS leadership research
• IS leadership readiness assessment
• Attributes of effective IS leaders
• IS technological leadership
• Impact of IS leadership on firm performance
• Types of IS leadership
• IT Governance

SIGLead membership services

Portal

Joining

• Contact Elena Karahanna or join the listserv.
• You also need to sign up with AIS.

Listserv

• siglead@listserv.uga.edu

SIGLead council

Americas (Region 1)

• Elena Karahanna, University of Georgia, USA
• Nicolau Reinhard, University of São Paulo, Brazil
• Rick Watson, University of Georgia, USA

Europe, Middle East, and Africa (Region 2)

• Tawfik Jelassi, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (ENPC), France
• Ronald Maier, Martin Luther University, Germany

Asia and the Pacific (Region 3)

Wei Kwok Kee, National University of Singapore, Singapore