AIS SIG DITE

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗠𝗖𝗜𝗦 Are you looking to connect with other members of AIS SIG DITE and discuss mentoring? Join us for an energizing Official Ancillary Meeting (OAM) at AMCIS! We’ll kick off with a playful icebreaker, share an overview of SIG DITE, and spotlight our ✨Early Career Researcher Mentorship program✨. You’ll get the chance to connect with scholars exploring similar phenomena and collaborate on bold new ideas to expand and enhance mentoring in Information Systems. 🚀 📅 Date & Time: Friday, August 15, from 7–8 pm EDT 🔗 Sign-Up Link: https://lnkd.in/e-EAD67c Bring your insights, enthusiasm, and that spark of curiosity—let’s make mentoring in IS even better, together. 👥 #mentoring #Research #PhD #AMCIS2025

‼️‼️ ‼️ The 5th AIS SIG DITE Paper Development Workshop will take place on 25–26 September at the University of Hamburg Business School. If you're researching digital innovation, transformation, or entrepreneurship, please join us for two days of focused feedback and lively conversation. We have assembled a fantastic set of mentors and the event will feature keynotes by Youngjin Yoo and Dr. Matthias Lange. Over 60 papers have advanced through previous workshops; many later appeared in leading outlets. Please help us by passing the call along to colleagues and students who might be interested. Dates: 25–26 September, University of Hamburg Business School Format: small-group discussions with our amazing mentors, plus keynotes and panels Cost: no registration fee, no copyright transfer, and no published proceedings—perfect for refining papers headed to ICIS, AMCIS, AoM, working papers, rejections, ... How to participate: Send an extended abstract or working draft by 30 June to sigditepdw@gmail.com. We will begin reviewing submissions on June 30 and continue to accept submissions on a rolling basis. Full details can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gUutNVY3 Hans Berends, Jonny Holmström, Lauri Wessel, Lisen Selander, Kathryn Brohman, Ph.D., Ola Henfridsson, Mari-Klara Stein, Maha Shaikh, Philipp Hukal, Markus Weinmann, Lauren Waardenburg, Tina Blegind Jensen, Joey van Angeren, Ulrike Schultze, Jan Recker, Julian Lehmann, Lucas Göbeler

𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 “𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗦 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵“ 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 Anjana Susarla Professionals in academia and industry are increasingly talking about Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and specifically Large Language Models (LLMs). Today's PhD Research Academy was all about GenAI and how we can responsibly use it in research. Professor Anjana Susarla described LLMs as prediction machines using a large vector space. Her talk started with a history of computing and LLMs before moving into a technical overview of the current state of GenAI and possible use cases in IS research. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀: ➡️ 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵. They can increase scale with harder-to-quantify variables from more diverse sources, and allow easier use of various computational research methods like sentiment analysis and network analysis. We saw concrete examples of these applications, including designing field experiments. ➡️ 𝗛𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝗯𝗶𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵. Hence, humans remain responsible agents in research. It’s crucial to use GenAI critically. We discussed the Janus face of AI for research, acknowledging both its immense potential and inherent dangers. (See Anjana's ISR editorial on this (Susarla et al., 2023)) ➡️ 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜 𝘂𝘀𝗲. This includes A/B testing and Chain-of-Thought prompting (e.g., pilot tests for questionnaires). For pre-training models, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) can significantly reduce hallucinations. Focusing on prompting, considering context, role, and examples, and even A/B testing GenAI outputs are all valuable strategies. Many thanks to Anjana Susarla for sharing her incredible insights and expertise with our community! 💡 🎬 More information on the PhD Research Academy is available on our website. You can (soon) find the video recording of the session on our YouTube channel. In the meantime, take a look at the slides on our homepage (🔗 links in the comments). We are already looking forward to our next session by Ida Asadi Someh in August on 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀! 🚀 Register on our mailing list to receive an invitation (if you haven’t yet): https://lnkd.in/eGDdfrjf Your PhD student ambassadors TC Eley IV and Dr. Ann-Katrin Eicke

𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 “𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗗𝗼’𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀“ 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 Jason Thatcher We all write papers, submit them, and hope for revisions. But how to respond to reviewers once we are in the revision process? We are grateful that Jason Thatcher joined us today in the SIG DITE PhD Research Academy to give advice on this topic. For instance, Jason shared a typology of revisions and translated common reviewer comments into their meanings. Thank you, Jason, for sharing your depth of knowledge and experiences with our community! 💡 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀: ➡️ 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆; they are not your enemies. Reviewers invest time and effort into reviewing your paper and give valuable feedback, mostly without any compensation. Thus, make sure to acknowledge their work and comments. A “thank you” is always a good idea. ➡️ 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹. A thorough revision is hard work but will make your paper better. Make sure to address all comments diligently in the response letter and explain your choices (at best with citations), especially if you could not agree with a comment. When you see reviewer comments as an opportunity to bring your paper to the next level, they will help you on your publication journey! ➡️ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱. When crafting your current revision, already think about the next round of revisions. With your response letter, you set the tone and can signal openness for further feedback. ➡️ 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲. When being a reviewer yourself, ensure that you write thoughtful and respectful reviews. Thinking about those on the other side of the process can make both reviewing and responding to reviewers a better experience. 🎬 More information on the PhD Research Academy is available on our website. You can find the video recording of the session on our YouTube channel and the slides (soon) on our homepage (🔗 links in the comments). We are already looking forward to our next session featuring Anjana Susarla on “𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵” on June 17th, 9:30-11 am ET. 🚀 Register on our mailing list to receive an invitation (if you haven’t yet): https://lnkd.in/eGDdfrjf Your PhD student ambassadors TC Eley IV and Dr. Ann-Katrin Eicke

🎉 We just announced the 5th AIS SIG DITE Paper Development Workshop - an event that will take place on September 25-26 at University of Hamburg Business School. Please submit your #DITE research and help us reach those that might be interested in attending! Initial submissions—an extended abstract—are due on June 30.

🌍✨ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐤𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐟𝐟! We just launched the new AIS SIG DITE 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙈𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢! With 𝟰𝟰 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟵𝟴 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘀 (representing 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟯 𝗔𝗜𝗦 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀!) officially part of this year’s cohort, this program is a 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 built for 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩, 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 🤝 A unique feature of this program is that mentors are just one step ahead in their careers compared to their mentees, thus creating a space for mentees to learn from those who have recently walked in their shoes. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲! And thank you to the SIG DITE board of directors for supporting this initiative (Lauri Wessel, Abayomi Baiyere, Hila Lifshitz, Kathryn Brohman, Ph.D., Nicolai F.). To all our mentors and mentees: Have a successful and inspiring time ahead! 🚀 Your PhD Student Ambassadors TC Eley IV and Dr. Ann-Katrin Eicke Association for Information Systems #Mentorship #Academia #EarlyCareerResearchers #AcademicCommunity #CareerGrowth

𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 Aron Lindberg Our third 2025 PhD Research Academy session featured Professor Aron Lindberg on computational approaches to qualitative research with a 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀. Thank you, Aron, for sharing your depth of knowledge with our community! 💡 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀: 1️⃣ 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙣'𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙙𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝. Computational methods are already beginning to be combined with qualitative research. Early career researchers can develop unique competencies at this intersection. 2️⃣ 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙯𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙧𝙮. As compared to large language models, word embeddings offer a higher degree of validity, reliability, and replicability. Word embeddings can be used to analyze one moment in time or longitudinal processes, that are developments in word embeddings over time. 3️⃣ 𝘼 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨. These five moves range from setting up the model to the creative process of developing novel theory. Aron highlights that these computational processes do not get rid of the manual close reading of texts for qualitative research. These methods are not shortcuts, but allow for new possibilities to find patterns and increase the rigor of qualitative research. 🎬 More information on the PhD Research Academy is available on our website and the video recording of the session will soon be available on our YouTube channel (🔗 links in the comments). We are already looking forward to our next session featuring Professor Jason Thatcher. 🚀 Register on our mailing list to receive an invitation (if not yet done): https://lnkd.in/eExupxrp Your PhD student ambassadors TC Eley IV and Dr. Ann-Katrin Eicke

On behalf of Marshall Van Alstyne, Geoff Parker, Andrei Hagiu, Feng Zhu and the Questrom School of Business, Boston University, we are excited to invite you to submit your platform and DITE research to the 12th Annual Platform Research Symposium. The deadline is approaching quickly. When: July 14-15, 2025 Where: Boston University Questrom School of Business. The symposium will be held at the Boston University Center for Data Science. Submissions Due: April 11, 2025. Authors will be notified of decisions on or around May 11, 2025. How: Visit https://lnkd.in/gZdNKv5g and go to "Submissions" Format: The Platform Research Symposium is the premier conference on platform research, which brings together global scholars to advance the latest research on platforms for an exciting two-day event. It features paper presentations, discussions, and plenty of opportunities for networking. PhD Consortium The day before the main event, PhD students are invited to an in-person seminar for instruction by top platform scholars.   Students wishing to participate in the PhD Consortium must specifically apply to this track when submitting a paper. The organizers cannot be responsible for identifying which papers qualify for the PhD Consortium. List of Platform Topics (non-exclusive): · Platform Strategy · Governance · Policy, Antitrust, Data Rights · Design & Architecture · Internal Organization · Transformation, Product to Platform · Partner Roles, Ecosystems · Data & Analytics on Platforms · Fake News & Misinformation · Network Effects & Externalities · Metrics & Valuation · Decentralized Autonomous Organizations · Generative AI   Please do not hesitate to forward this invitation to other DITE researchers who are currently working on platform research.   CoChairs: Elizabeth J. Altman, Gordon Burtch, Bin Gu, Dokyun Lee, Abraham Avi Seidmann, and Meizi Zhou.

𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 Dorothy Leidner Our second 2025 PhD Research Academy session featured Professor Dorothy Leidner on Theorizing from Literature Reviews. Thank you, Dorothy, for sharing your depth of knowledge with our community! 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀: 📖 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀. Literature reviews can be categorized based on two dimensions: if they are (1) synthesizing or theorizing and (2) describing or identifying trends/gaps. Professor Leidner identified the resulting types of literature reviews in each quadrant and positioned them in the field. 📝 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀. Professor Leidner shared her process of highlighting relevant sections in the text she is reading, writing notes about those highlights, and then organizing those notes. She also recommended finding the 5-10 key papers for your literature review and reading them in depth to develop your theorizing. Overall, theorizing from literature reviews is a creative process that requires an in-depth understanding of the relevant literature.💡 🎬 More information on the PhD Research Academy is available on our website and the video recording of the session is available on our YouTube channel (links in the comments). We are already looking forward to our next session featuring Professor Aron Lindberg on “Computational Approaches to Qualitative Research“ (April 27, 10 am ET). Register on our mailing list to receive an invitation (if not yet done): https://lnkd.in/eExupxrp Your PhD student ambassadors TC Eley IV and Dr. Ann-Katrin Eicke