 International Journal of Information Technology and Management (IJITM)
 Call For papers Special Issue on: "Information Technology Risks: Benefits or Threats?"
Guest Editor: Desheng Dash Wu, University of Toronto, Canada Modern business has undoubtedly benefited from the rapid development of Information Technology (IT) tools. On the other hand, IT risk has become one of the most significant threats posed to companies, with a common sense from senior risk managers that this represents a very high threat to business in today’s economy. Business exists to cope with risks, including IT risks. As time spans, management of existing IT systems that are being used by business requires constant and continuous check and review. Companies continuously seek methods and techniques to improve performance to achieve optimised efficiency and effectiveness of utilizing IT tools.
This special issue is intended to present the state-of-the-art work that demonstrates tools to manage IT risks and thus improve IT management in the e-society. Both theoretical and applied work is welcome.
 Subject Coverage
Suitable topics include, but are not limited to, the following aspects:
- Enterprise risk management related to IT
- IT security
- Emerging advances in IT and its new applications
- Management of IT systems in financial risks
- IT and e-governance
- IT risk assessment
- Productivity uncertainty of adopting different IT tools
- IT and uncertainty and risks in the supply chain
- IT outsourcing assessment
- Other issues related to IT risks
Notes for Prospective Authors
Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere
All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Author Guidelines page
Important Dates
Submission Deadline: June 10, 2010
First-Round Reviews: August 30, 2010
Camera-ready version: September 30, 2010 Editors and Notes
You may put all contents in one file and send one copy in the form of an MS Word file attached to an e-mail (details in Author Guidelines) to the guest editor:
Dr Dash Wu
Affiliated Professor, RiskLab
Director of RiskChina Research Center
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON M5S 3G3
Canada
Tel: +1(416)880-5219
E-mail: dwu@rotman.utoronto.ca, dash@risklabchina.ca
Please include in your submission the title of the Special Issue, the title of the Journal and the name of the Guest Editor
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