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CASES ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP
A book edited by Dr. Jose A. Medina-Garrido, Dr.
Salustiano Martinez-Fierro, and Dr. Jose Ruiz-Navarro
(to be published by
Idea Group Inc.)
Chapter proposals: By January
31, 2006
Full chapters : By May 31, 2006
Introduction
Scholars, practitioners and
public administrations recognize that technology has transformed and will
continue to transform the way human beings work, live, and learn. In particular,
information technology (IT) has changed the way we do business. A huge number
of opportunities are emerging to create new firms based on this technology. The
technology promotes opportunities for future entrepreneurs who will create and
guide their organizations in the conversion of technical ideas into new
businesses, products, services, and solutions. Creation of technology-based
organizations requires an understanding of the interaction of technology with
all aspects of the organization to build and maintain sustainable competitive
advantages.
One form of IT entrepreneurship
(although not the only one) involves using the Internet to conduct business,
promote business or perform entrepreneurship. Nevertheless, while much of the
press has been interested in the revolution in e-commerce, the overall e-business
opportunities are more numerous and the opportunities in entrepreneurship in IT
are more numerous still.
The Overall Objective of the Book
The topic of entrepreneurship
in combination with IT leads to a multidisciplinary book with a special
emphasis on technological entrepreneurship in the IT field. This book will
focus on the process of discovering, creating and turning IT-based
opportunities into new products and services in existing organizations
(corporate entrepreneurship) and new ventures. The way to illustrate this to readers
of this book will be through real-life cases of entrepreneurship using IT.
The Target Audience
This book is expected to
be an important guide for managers and senior managers searching for innovative
sources of competitive advantages through IT.
In addition, it should prove
interesting for those entrepreneurs thinking about creating a new firm but
lacking others’ successful experiences. This book should be a useful tool for
entrepreneurs looking for IT opportunities, as it will prove to be a guide for
them to plan and implement their business projects. Potential entrepreneurs
will find practical recommendations for the start-up phase and key factors for
success.
It will also be
relevant to consultants and students interested in strategic and IT issues.
Finally, this book
will be a resource for students and researchers in business and management
studies, as a book for successfully governing new ventures based on IT opportunities.
Recommended topics include:
The forthcoming book
titled “Cases on Information Technology Entrepreneurship” will include
real-life cases dealing with IT and entrepreneurship. These cases should stress:
·
The role of IT in the entrepreneurship phenomenon.
·
Attributes and profiles of IT entrepreneurs.
·
Entrepreneurial successes and failures in applying
information technologies in innovative ways.
·
Key success factors and implementation requirements.
·
Practical tools for successfully developing new ventures based on IT opportunities.
·
Other related topics dealing with real-life cases of
IT and entrepreneurship.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Researchers and
practitioners are invited to submit, on
or before
Further information in: http://www.uca.es/dept/organiza_emp/cfc.htm
Inquiries and
Submissions can be forwarded electronically
(Word document) or by mail to:
Dr. Salustiano
Martinez-Fierro
Facultad de
Empresariales
UNIVERSIDAD DE CADIZ
Avda. Duque de Najera, 8
11002 – Cadiz (SPAIN)
e-mail: salustiano.martinez@uca.es Fax : +34 956 01 54 02