Social issues in organizations

Social issues in organizations represents one of the most often discussed underpinnings in information systems research throughout the tenure of the IS field. Social issues are those research topics most aligned with the human factor in terms of information systems planning, development and utilization. This minitrack was designed to include all aspects of social issues that are impacted by information technology affecting organizations and inter-organizational structures. This includes the conceptualization of specific social issues and their associated constructs, proposed designs and infrastructures, empirical validation of social models, and case studies illustrating socialization success and failures. Key topics for this minitrack cover areas as diverse as ethics, culture, relationships, human interaction, security, and design. This year, 14 papers were submitted resulting in 6 papers accepted and grouped into two theme areas: (1) trust and relationships and (2) technology acceptance model research.