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<br>Dear All,
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<br>This Call for Chapters will hopefully be of interest to some of you.
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<br>‘Managing Corporate Standardization and Meeting Growing Economic Demands’.
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<br>The CfC is enclosed below. The deadlines are:
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<br>15 July 2018: Proposal Submission Deadline
<br>22 July 2018: Notification of Proposal Acceptance/Rejection
<br>31 August 2018: Full Chapter Submission
<br>30 September 2018: Final Review Results Returned
<br>31 October 2018: Final Chapter Submission.
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<br>And in case of any questions - just do ask.
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<br>Cheers,
<br>Kai.
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<br>Call for Book Chapters
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<br>'Managing Corporate Standardization and Meeting Growing Economic Demands'
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<br>Editor: Kai Jakobs, RWTH Aachen University
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<br>General
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<br>Standardisation is no longer an almost exclusively technical activity. 
<br>Rather, most large firms as well as policy makers and many other public 
<br>sector entities have by now realised the economic and political 
<br>relevance of standards. This holds particularly, though certainly not 
<br>exclusively, for the field of Information and Communication Technologies 
<br>(ICTs).
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<br>Accordingly, an increasing number of both firms and public authorities 
<br>experience the need to properly manage their standardisation activities. 
<br>These activities range from a 'laissez-faire' approach to a strictly 
<br>managed activity with well-defined roles and processes.
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<br>Over the past decades, standardisation research has become an 
<br>increasingly popular topic, with potentially significant practical 
<br>ramifications. 'Potentially' is an important qualification, though – 
<br>thus far, the links between research and real-life practice are still 
<br>weak; all too often insights from academia just don't get noticed by 
<br>industry. Likewise, research does not necessarily address those aspects 
<br>of relevance for practitioners. This book aims to help narrow the gap 
<br>between research and practice in the field of standardisation management.
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<br>Objective
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<br>The book covers the various aspects that relate to the management of 
<br>standardisation in private firms as well as in the public sector. Its 
<br>main objective is to help identify good practices in the management of 
<br>standardisation activities, both internal and external.
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<br>Target Audience
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<br>The book's topic may be addressed from very different angles. 
<br>Accordingly, it will be of relevance to both practitioners and 
<br>researchers from various disciplines including, but not limited to 
<br>Business Studies, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, History, 
<br>Information Systems, Law, Management Studies and Sociology.
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<br>Sample Topics
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<br>Topic covered include, but are by no means limited to
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<br>* approaches to corporate standardisation management in the public and 
<br>the private sector;
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<br>* corporate standardisation strategies;
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<br>* selection of suitable standards bodies;
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<br>* internal vs.(?) external standardisation;
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<br>* IPR management;
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<br>* managing multi-disciplinary standardisation;
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<br>* links between R&D and standardisation;
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<br>* standardisation and organisational learning aspects;
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<br>* intra- and inter-organisational flows of information about 
<br>standardisation;
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<br>* marketing and standardisation;
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<br>* the individual in standards setting – selection, training, motivation;
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<br>* new ways of co-operation between standards bodies;
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<br>* potential new standardisation landscapes;
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<br>* responsible standardisation.
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<br>Submission Procedure
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<br>If you are interested in contributing to this book, please submit a 
<br>chapter proposal of 1,000 – 2,000 words by 15 July 2018. Notification of 
<br>acceptance/rejection will be mailed by 22 July 2018. Authors of accepted 
<br>proposals will be asked to submit a full draft manuscript by 31 August 
<br>2018. These manuscripts should have roughly 7,000 – 10,000 words. All 
<br>full chapter submissions will go through a double-blind peer-review 
<br>process. Notification of acceptance/ rejection will be e-mailed by 30 
<br>September 2018. Deadline for final chapters will be 15 November 2018, 
<br>with a target publication date of Autumn 2019.
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<br>All submissions need to be made through IGI-Global's submission system at
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<br>http://www.igi-global.com/authorseditors/titlesubmission/currentprojectsbooks.aspx 
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<br>(you may need to register first)
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<br>Authors of full proposals may be asked to provide supplementary reviews.
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<br>Publisher
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<br>This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global, publisher of the 
<br>'Information Science Reference', 'Medical Information Science 
<br>Reference', 'Business Science Reference', and 'Engineering Science 
<br>Reference' imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, 
<br>please visit www.igi-global.com.
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<br>This publication is anticipated to be released in the second half of 2019.
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<br>Important Dates
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<br>15 July 2018: Proposal Submission Deadline
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<br>22 July 2018: Notification of Proposal Acceptance/Rejection
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<br>31 August 2018: Full Chapter Submission
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<br>30 September 2018: Final Review Results Returned
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<br>31 October 2018: Final Chapter Submission
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<br>Editorial Review Board
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<br>Kai Jakobs, RWTH Aachen U., DE
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<br>Knut Blind, FhG FOKUS, DE & Fraunhofer FOKUS
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<br>Carl Cargill, Consutant, US
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<br>Tineke Egyedi, DIRoS, NL
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<br>Vladislav Fomin, Vytautas Magnus U., LT
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<br>Stephan Gauch, HU Berlin, DE
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<br>Ian Graham, U. of Edinburgh, UK
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<br>Richard Hawkins, U. of Calgary, CA
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<br>Geerten van de Kaa, TU Delft, NL
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<br>Kalle Lyytinen, Case-Western Reserve U., US
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<br>Mostafa Hashem Sherif, Consultant, US
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<br>Jan Smits, TU Eindhoven, NL
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<br>Henk de Vries, Erasmus U., NL
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<br>Willem Wakker, ACE, NL
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<br>Robert van Wessel, ApexIS, NL
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<br>Please send all inquiries to the editor at Kai.Jakobs@cs.rwth-aachen.de;
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<br>Kai Jakobs
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<br>RWTH Aachen University
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<br>Informatik 4
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<br>Ahornstr. 55
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<br>D-52074 Aachen
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<br>Germany.
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<br>Kai Jakobs
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<br>RWTH Aachen University
<br>Computer Science Department
<br>Informatik 4 (Communication and Distributed Systems)
<br>Ahornstr. 55, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
<br>Tel.: +49-241-80-21405
<br>Fax:  +49-241-80-22222
<br>Kai.Jakobs@comsys.rwth-aachen.de
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