vu0112@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Cliff Joslyn) (04/11/89)
Call For Papers and Referees
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ORGANIZATION THEORY
23rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS-23
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
January 2 -- 5, 1990
The Emerging Technologies and Applications Track of HICSS-23 will contain a
special set of papers addressing topics in ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND
ORGANIZATION THEORY. For an organization to function, countless decisions
must be made at all levels of the firm. Over time, organizations adapt to
the internal and external environmental demands and constraints in a manner
which yields structures that reduce the complexity of such decision making
tasks. These structures are comprised of both formal and in formal
components which are sometimes quite difficult to articulate; therefore,
modifications or ignorance of such structures can lead to unanticipated,
often undesirable results.
As our capability and effort turn toward assisting decision makers with
information technology, it is essential that we understand and appreciate
the interaction between the systems we build and the organizational
structures in which we embed them. Relevant interesting and innovative
results are emerging from artificial intelli gence (AI) and cognitive
science research. AI systems have capabilities fundamentally different from
more traditional support systems. The notion of configuring an intelligent
agent which can assume more of the decision-making responsibility has
importan t ramifications when considering how the organizational structure
may be affected.
Collections of such agents working either independently or with humans
complicate the issues involved. Whereas earlier researchers have proposed
a link between organizati onal structures and information systems, it has
been further proposed that because AI systems embed problem solving
components, the design of these problem solving components affect, and are
affected by, the technology and the organizational structure.
The goal of this session is to bring together papers which begin to
address the link between AI research, organizational theory, cognitive
science, and the automated support of complex decision making in
organizations. Topics relevant to this session would include:
--> How can intelligent agents function in an organization?
--> What is the nature of the interaction between intelligent agents,
human agents, and organizational structures?
--> How can multiple intelligent agents cooperate and coordinate in
the support of complex decision making in an organizational setting?
--> What are the issues involved in implementing single or multiple
agent systems?
--> How can AI be used to model organizational structures or theories?
--> What are the major design issues to consider when operating an AI
system within an organization?
--> How can AI systems help realize truly adaptive organizational structures?
--> What can organization theory tell us about configuring distributed
AI systems?
--> And what can distributed AI tell us about organization theories?
Papers selected for presentation will appear in the conference proeedings,
which are published by the Computer Society of the IEEE, and, possibly,
later also in a special issue of a professional society periodical.
HICSS-23 is sponsored by the University of Hawaii in cooperation with the
ACM, the IEEE Computer Society, and the Pacific Research Institute for
Information Systems and Management (PRIISM).
INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
Manuscripts should be 22--26 typewritten, double-spaced pages in length
(including figures and references). Do not send submissions that are
significantly shorter or longer than this. Papers must not have been
previously presented or published, nor currently submitted for journal
publication. Papers must not have been previously presented or published.
Each manuscript will be subjected to a rigorous refereeing process.
Manuscripts should have a title page that includes the title of the paper,
full name of its author(s), affiliation(s), complete physical mail and
electronic address(es), telephone number(s), and a 300-word abstract.
DEADLINES:
1. Six hardcopies of the manuscript are due postmarked by June 5, 1989.
2. Notification of acceptance by September 1, 1989.
3. Camera-ready accepted manuscripts due by October 1, 1989.
SEND SUBMISSIONS AND QUESTIONS TO EITHER OF THE CO-CHAIRS:
Dr. Michael J. Prietula
Graduate School of Industrial Administration
Carnegie-Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 268-8833
BITNET: mp2j@andrew.cmu.edu
-- OR --
Dr. Renee A. Beauclair
School of Business
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40292
(502) 588-7830
BITNET: RABEAU01@ULKYVM