ICIS 2025 Best Paper Awards Showcase Groundbreaking IS Research

Thank you to all those who presented, attended, sponsored, and volunteered during this year’s ICIS, held in Nashville, Tennessee. ICIS 2025 welcomed over 1,600 attendees. 

ICIS 2025 had over 1,300 papers submitted within 27 insightful and impactful conference tracks. Conference proceedings are available in the AIS eLibrary where you have an opportunity to leave comments for the authors and continue discussing.

Congratulations to the following Best Paper Award recipients:

Best Overall ICIS 2025 Paper in Honor of TP Liang

Richardson, Benjamin, Towards a Positivist Theory of Virtuous IS Use (2025).

Best Overall ICIS 2025 Paper Runner-Ups in Honor of TP Liang

1) Diaferia, Lorenzo; De Rossi, Leonardo Maria; and GAUR, Aakanksha, Making Sense of Open-Source Generative AI Models: A Taxonomy and Archetypes (2025).

2) Alaei, Saideh; Kyriakou, Harris; and Tripathi, Shagun, Optimal Reuse Strategies in New Product Development: A Computational Study of 3D-Printed Products (2025).

Best ICIS 2025 Short Paper in Honor of TP Liang

Kuika Watat, Josue; Jonathan, Gideon Mekonnen; and Zhang, Lidan, Why Generative Artificial Intelligence Does Not Survive First Contact with Bureaucracy (2025).

Best ICIS 2025 Short Paper Runner-Ups in Honor of TP Liang

1) Cooray, Marian Vindya; Pan, Shan; Sandeep, M.S.; Ritchi, Hamzah; Puspita, Rora; Khan, Alexander; and Andoyo, Robi Designing a Voluntary Disease Reporting System (VDRS) For Artisanal Farmers (2025).

2) Abhari, Kaveh; Rivera, Andrea; and Xiao, Bo Sophia, Responsible Artificial Intelligence Design: A Sartrean Blueprint for Navigating the Ethical Complexity of Future AI Research (2025).

Best ICIS 2025 Student Paper in Honor of TP Liang

Wang, Jingyang; Teracino, Elizabeth A.; and Legner, Christine, From Puzzle Pieces to Principles for Sustainability Reporting and Disclosure: A Design Theory (2025).

Best ICIS 2025 Student Paper Runner-Ups in Honor of TP Liang

Soltani, Sanaz; Tuunanen, Tuure; and Venkatesh, Viswanath "Navigating Value Co-Creation and Co-Destruction with Wearable Health Technologies in the Workplace (2025).

Best ICIS 2025 Design Science Award Paper in Recognition of Nunamaker-Chen

Dilger, Philipp; Fetzer, Dominik Christian; and Zeller-Lanzl, Julia, Designing Inclusive Generative Artificial Intelligence-Based Conversational Agents with and for Intellectually Disabled Individuals (2025).

Congratulations to all papers nominated for Best Complete Paper/Best in Track Papers!

ICIS 2025 Best Complete Paper Nominees / Best in Track Papers

• Dilger, Philipp; Fetzer, Dominik Christian; and Zeller-Lanzl, Julia, Designing Inclusive Generative Artificial Intelligence-Based Conversational Agents with and for Intellectually Disabled Individuals (2025).
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• Wang, Jingyang; Teracino, Elizabeth A.; and Legner, Christine, From Puzzle Pieces to Principles for Sustainability Reporting and Disclosure: A Design Theory (2025).
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• Glatzel, Anna-Lena; Habla, Maximilian; Züllig, Kilian; and Zimmermann, Steffen, From Reviews to Insights: Concept-based Variations of Textual Reviews for Explanations in Recommender Systems (2025).
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• Pomrehn, Larissa, The Role of Neurodiversity and Level of Interaction in Shaping Perceptions of Algorithmic Decision-Making (2025).
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• Hartl, Philipp and Schnurr, Daniel, Encouraging Data Donations: An Experimental Analysis of Contextual Factors and Personal Antecedents (2025).
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• Diaferia, Lorenzo; De Rossi, Leonardo Maria; and GAUR, Aakanksha, Making Sense of Open-Source Generative AI Models: A Taxonomy and Archetypes (2025).
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• Nserat, Joseph, Do You Believe What You See? Labeling Audiovisual AI-generated Content to Enhance Trust in Media Platforms (2025).
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• Shaikh, Maha and Pujol Priego, Laia, Digital Objects Establishing Openness in Open Communities (2025).
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• Kuhlmann, Lea and Staudt, Philipp, Pursuing Growth and Mission: Distinct Scaling Strategies of Mission-Driven Digital Platforms (2025).
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• Bahith, Seluan; Matter, Philipp; Leikert-Boehm, Ninja; and Miscione, Gianluca, From Budgeting in Agility to Agility in Budgeting: Insights from Swiss Insurers (2025).
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• Pries-Heje, Jan; Baskerville, Richard; and Hansen, Magnus Rotvit Perlt, Continuous Digital Transformation: A Confluence Between a Malleable Organization and Constantly Emerging Digitalization (2025).
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• Miranda, Shaila M.; Almutawa, Naif; and Anyaehie, Chinonso Francis, Science and Commerce in Quantum Computing: Toward an Oscillatory Theory of Ecosystem Emergence (2025).
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• Pan, Jingwen; Lu, Angela; and Fang, Yulin, Sharing Economy Informal Groups and In-Group Female Leadership: Evidence from Airbnb (2025).
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• Simda, Padagnassou and Gimpel, Gregory The Future of Big Tech & Banking: A Platform Ecosystem Scenario Analysis (2025).
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• Hong, Zeyuan (Stephen); Choi, Ben; and Boh, Waifong Command or Collaborate in Augmented Reality? Investigating Voice Tone and Visual Instruction in Augmented Reality Human-AI Diagnosis (2025).
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• Tian, Chen; Chellappa, Ramnath K.; and Gomez Martinez, Jonathan, Supply, Demand or Policy Driven? An Empirical Examination of Data Center Location Strategies in the United States (2025).
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• Fischer-Pressler, Diana; Volkmer, Sara Alida; and Urbach, Nils, One Solution to fix them all: Does Decentralization fix the Problems of Social Media? (2025).
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• Aniceto, Janaina and Corbett, Jacqueline, Data Literacy Development in Hackathons: An Activity Theory Perspective (2025).
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• Richardson, Benjamin, Towards a Positivist Theory of Virtuous IS Use (2025).
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• Xu, Yihao; Zhao, Wenxiang; and Yao, Xiaoyu Subtly There, Deeply Felt: Modeling Cultural Values in Crowdfunding Success Prediction (2025).
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• Bluemelhuber, Benedikt and Novak, Florian Alexander, Exploring GenAI Adoption: A Comparative Case Study of Startups and Corporations (2025).
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• Sang, Lan and Dobolyi, David, Toward Trustworthy Health Information: Automated Quality Assessment of Health News Using Fine-Tuned LLMs (2025).
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• Yang, Lusi and Maruping, Likoebe M When Crowds Shape Capital: Entrepreneurial Endeavors in Crowdfunding and Venture Capital Investments (2025).
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• Alaei, Saideh; Kyriakou, Harris; and Tripathi, Shagun, Optimal Reuse Strategies in New Product Development: A Computational Study of 3D-Printed Products (2025).
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• Liu, Yihong; Menon, Syam; and Sarkar, Sumit, Batching and Fairness When Recommending Multiple Teams in Online Platforms (2025).
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• Lane, Jacquelin; Boussioux, Leonard; Ayoubi, Charles; Chen, YingHao; Wang, Pei-Hsin; Lin, Camila; Spens, Rebecca; and Wagh, Pooja Narrative AI and the Human-AI Oversight Paradox in Evaluating Early-Stage Innovations (2025).

ICIS 2025 Best Short Paper Nominees

• Wu, Tong User Engagement with Online Deals: The Role of Discounts and Poster Status (2025).
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• Kuika Watat, Josue; Jonathan, Gideon Mekonnen; and Zhang, Lidan, Why Generative Artificial Intelligence Does Not Survive First Contact with Bureaucracy (2025).
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• Brils, Celina; Saesen, Julie; and Strese, Steffen The Role of GenAI Conversation Style in Satisfaction and Competence Perceptions (2025).
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• Schmitt, Marc Digital Ecosystems: Enabling Collaboration in a Fragmented Worlds (2025).
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• Lunina, Yulia and Choi, Ben When Machines are Learning, Why Not Humans? A Study Examining Roadcraft Training by AI Coaches (2024).
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• Ye, Mingxi; Jin, Siyuan; Li, Ziyuan; Yue, Wei Thoo; and Tam, Kar Yan Seniority, Spillovers, and AI-Enhanced Code Contributions: Evidence from a Large Enterprise (2025).
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• Abhari, Kaveh; Rivera, Andrea; and Xiao, Bo Sophia, Responsible Artificial Intelligence Design: A Sartrean Blueprint for Navigating the Ethical Complexity of Future AI Research (2025).
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• Umair, Azka; Ostovar, Mahya; and Conboy, Kieran, Rhythm of Work: Understanding the Dynamics of Rhythm in Online Labor Platforms (2025).
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• Feng, Jiahui; Liu, Hefu; Wu, Juntao; Liu, Huiyu; and Zhao, Peng, Beyond the Match: Predicting Bilateral-matching Satisfaction with Multi-view Heterogeneous Graph Neural Network (2025).
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• Ramos, Isabel; Mesquita, Anabela; Lopes, António Luís; Moreira, Fernando; Barros, Victor; Sousa, Rui Dinis; Regadas, Gonçalo; Gomes, Luis; and Leite, Patricia, Studying the GenAI’s Impact on Learning and Critical Thinking: A Multi-Site Field Experiment (2025).
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• Tang, Renjun; Miscione, Gianluca; Katashinskaya, Zoya; and Zavolokina, Liudmila, Listening to Refugee Voices by foregrounding their Ethical Dilemmas in Digital Platform (2025).
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• Kopahs, Leonie and Schumann, Matthias Learning to Triage: Comparing Experiential Approaches to Ethical Decision-Making in Mass Casualty Incidents (2025).
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• Barbala, Astri Moksnes and Conboy, Kieran, Towards a Conceptualization of Data Rhythm: An Assemblage-Based Approach (2025).
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• Cooray, Marian Vindya; Pan, Shan; Sandeep, M.S.; Ritchi, Hamzah; Puspita, Rora; Khan, Alexander; and Andoyo, Robi Designing a Voluntary Disease Reporting System (VDRS) For Artisanal Farmers (2025).
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• Luo, Chen; Liu, Libo; and Cui, Tingru, Identifying Lead Users on Social Media to Foster Digital Innovation: A Generative AI Approach (2025).
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• Wang, Wei; Chen, Meng; and Volberda, Henk W. Multihoming in B2B and B2C: Cross-Platform Product Portfolio Configuration and New Product Performance (2025).
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• Agrawal, Lavlin; Heavin, Ciara; Lindsey, Chuck; Sharman, Raj; and Tiu, Christian, The Ripple Effects of a Social Movement on P2P Lending (2025).
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• Kuo, Shu-Yu; Jiang, Yu-Chi; Chou, Yao-Hsin; and Li, Eldon Y., Training Knowledge Transfer for Adaptive Portfolio Rebalancing Based on Trend Ratio with Quantum-inspired Optimization System (2025).
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• Kernstock, Philipp; Stahl, Tamara; Hein, Andreas; and Krcmar, Helmut, Polycentric Governance of Data Ecosystems (2025).
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• Mohanty, Pooja and Grundstrom, Casandra, The Making of AI's Identity for Organizational Transformation: An Ethnographic Study (2025).
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• Soltani, Sanaz; Tuunanen, Tuure; and Venkatesh, Viswanath "Navigating Value Co-Creation and Co-Destruction with Wearable Health Technologies in the Workplace (2025).
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• Xu, Yu; Fang, Mengyuan; Gao, Chaoyue; Leung, Alvin; and Ye, Qiang, The Impact of AI-Induced Market Uncertainty on the Users’ Minting Strategies in NFT Marketplace (2025).
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• Gimnich, Moritz; Weinert, Christoph; and Weitzel, Tim, Deconstructing Filter Bubbles: Attributes and Interactions (2025).
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• An, Jingzhao; Liu, De; Santhanam, Radhika; and Zhao, Xi The Impact of Teaming with Friends on User Retention: Evidence from an Online Multiplayer Game (2025).
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• Wahl, Katharina, Staying Present Under Pressure: A Multilevel Study of Team Mindfulness in IT Projects (2025).
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• Lomo, Marvin Adjei Kojo and MEHTA, NIKHIL, InfoSec Advice Persuasiveness: The Role of Content Characteristics and Advice Fatigue (2024).

ICIS 2025 Best Student Paper Nominations

• Wang, Jingyang; Teracino, Elizabeth A.; and Legner, Christine, From Puzzle Pieces to Principles for Sustainability Reporting and Disclosure: A Design Theory (2025).
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• Glatzel, Anna-Lena; Habla, Maximilian; Züllig, Kilian; and Zimmermann, Steffen, From Reviews to Insights: Concept-based Variations of Textual Reviews for Explanations in Recommender Systems (2025).
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• Schaetzle, Anna; Zöll, Anne; Sammet, Nicklas; Brack, Fabian Gabriel; Scholz, Jonas; and Schwarz, Lennart, A Research Agenda for Generative AI in Organizational Knowledge Management: Addressing Risks in Knowledge Storage, Retrieval, and Transfer (2025).
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• Haffner, Lily Charlotte; Kotlarsky, Julia; and Oshri, Ilan How Technology-Aided Decision-Making is Framed in Live Media Sports Broadcasting: A Temporal Analysis of VAR Interventions in Officiating (2025).
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• Chen, Tianyuan and Hoo Tan, Chuan, Elderly Young Co location and Perceived Usefulness of Online Communication (2025).
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• Aniceto, Janaina and Corbett, Jacqueline, Data Literacy Development in Hackathons: An Activity Theory Perspective (2025).
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• Alsubaie, Mohammed; Caldwell, Adam Edgar; Pitruzzello, Sam; Li, Jian; Akram, Nimra; Maynard, Sean B.; Ahmad, Atif; and Ainslie, Scott, Process Modeling in Information Systems (2025).
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• Soltani, Sanaz; Tuunanen, Tuure; and Venkatesh, Viswanath, Navigating Value Co-Creation and Co-Destruction with Wearable Health Technologies in the Workplace (2025).
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• Wei, Wenqi; Li, Xiang; and Tanriverdi, Hüseyin, Software Generation With LLMs: Privacy, Utility, and Cybersecurity Tensions (2025).

Outstanding Associate Editors

• Supunmali Ahangama
• Reza Alibakhshi
• Michael Cahalane
• Tommy K.H. Chan
• Saeede Eftekhari
• Rob Gleasure
• Mala Kaul
• Tat Koon Koh
• Maria Kutar
• Yuan Li
• Mariia Petryk
• Daniel Skog
• Gero Strobel
• Charles Walter
• Yazhu (Maggie) Wang
   

• Puzant Balozian
• Leonardo Banh
• Jeff Cummings
• Ignacio Descazeaux
• Abel Gbogbolu
• Xuewen Han
• Sarah Honigsberg
• Siyuan Jin
• Na Liu
• Soumya Mudgal
• Livia Norstrom
• Chris J. Vargo
• Bingyi Wu
• Agnes Yang
• Yukun Yang