[AISWorld] JGITM, Vol 13, No 3, July 2010

[Prashant Palvia]

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 13, NUMBER 3, (July 2010) OF THE JOURNAL OF GLOBAL
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (JGITM)

Note that JGITM is now among the elite group of MIS journals included in the
prestigious Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI).   It will be included in
both SSCI and CC/S&BS, both produced by Thomson Reuters.

http://jgitm.uncg.edu/

Publisher: Ivy League Publishing, http://www.ivylp.com, email:
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CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS: The journal invites contributions from all parts of
the world from academic and industry scholars involved in research,
management, and the utilization of global information resources. Besides
quality work, at a minimum each submitted article should have the following
three components:  an IS topic, an international orientation (e.g., cross
cultural studies or strong international implications), and strong evidence
(e.g., survey data, case studies, experiments, secondary data, etc.).
Please submit your manuscript electronically to the Editor-in-Chief at
pcpalvia at uncg.edu.

REVIEW PROCESS: Each suitable article is blind-reviewed by three members of
the editorial review board. A recommendation is then made by the
Editor-in-Chief or an Associate Editor. The final decision is made by the
Editor-in-Chief.  If a revision is recommended, the revised paper is sent
for final approval to one of the Editors.



CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE OF JGITM (VOL. 13, NO.3, JULY 2010)



EDITORIAL PREFACE: PROMISES AND PERILS OF INTERNET BASED NETWORKING

Shailendra C. Jain Palvia, Long Island University, spalvia at liu.edu

Rudy Pancaro, Long Island University, rpancaro at epcomworld.com

Social, professional, and entertainment networking on cyberspace are
becoming the norm in today’s society.   Several issues are discussed in this
essay: online and offline social capital; where the real and virtual meet;
humans turning into hermits in a prospering hangout culture; generation gap
among users; legal and privacy issues; fraud and misuse; is Facebook the
next Google?; social networking in classrooms; marketing innovations with
social networking; cyber bullying; and quality, security, and trust.



IT DOESN’T FIT! THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURE ON B2B IN THAILAND

Savanid Vatanasakdakul, Macquarie University, Australia,
savanid.vatanasakdakul at mq.edu.au

John D'Ambra, University of New South Wales, Australia,
j.dambra at unsw.edu.au

Prem Ramburuth, University of New South Wales, Australia,
p.ramburuth at unsw.edu.au

This study investigates how Thai culture affects the use of internet-based
business-to-business (B2B) technology in the Thai tourism industry.
Extending Goodhue and Thompson’s Task-Technology-Fit (TTF) model (1995), the
study explores, in particular, five dimensions of cultural fit and their
implications for how the B2B technology is adopted. These dimensions are
personal relationships, long-term relationships, inter-organisational trust,
ability to communicate in the English language and western influence.
Results showed that more the B2B technology was perceived by the users to
fit their culture, the more likely they were to use the technology.
Nevertheless, task-technology fit still had a greater impact than culture on
a firm’s perceived performance.



AN ONLINE BANKING SECURITY FRAMEWORK AND A CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON

Nena Lim, Curtin University of Technology, Australia, n.lim at curtin.edu.au

Paul H. P. Yeow, Monash University, Sunway Campus, Malaysia,
paul.yeow at buseco.monash.edu.my

Yee Yen Yuen, Multimedia University, Malaysia, yyyuen20302000 at yahoo.com

This research develops a security framework for online banking based on
security information posted on websites of eight major banks in Australia
and Malaysia and to investigate whether and why banks in culturally
different countries manage security differently. Twenty-five security
measures were identified and classified into three categories – physical,
administrative, and technical. Results show that Australian banks provide
general security information more often than Malaysian banks.  Moreover,
Australian banks pay attention to all categories of security measures
whereas Malaysian banks lack physical security measures. Such differences
are attributed to cultural factors such as individualism, power distance,
and uncertainty avoidance. Results help customers in Australia and Malaysia
assess the security of their online banks and are useful as a benchmark to
banks worldwide.



LOCUS OF CONTROL AND LOCATION PRIVACY: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY IN SINGAPORE

Heng Xu, The Pennsylvania State University, hxu at ist.psu.edu

Privacy concerns are particularly salient for Location-Based Services (LBS),
because LBS could potentially associate the lifestyle habits, behaviors, and
movements with a consumer’s personal identity. Drawing on psychological
control literature, the authors conducted an experiment to test: i) whether
the presence of privacy assurance approaches has a considerable influence on
alleviating consumers’ privacy concerns, and ii) whether such influence will
be moderated by the individual difference variable – locus of control (LOC).
Results demonstrate the importance of LOC in moderating the effects of
privacy assurance approaches on alleviating consumers’ privacy concerns.  The
marriage of the privacy and social psychology literature may provide a rich
understanding of consumers’ privacy reactions to LBS usage, and therefore
benefit the privacy research in IS.



THE EXPERT OPINION: AN INTERVIEW WITH MIKE UWE DICKERSBACH, VICE PRESIDENT,
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - THAYER LODGING GROUP

Conducted by M. Naveed Baqir, University of Delaware, mnbaqir at udel.edu

The interview discusses the role of information technology (IT) in the
global hospitality industry in general, and Thayer Lodging Group in
particular.  Also explored are the emerging trends in the use of IT for
improved customer experience and strategic IT applications in the next
several years.



BOOK REVIEW: IS OFFSHORING: ESSAYS ON PROJECT SUITABILITY AND SUCCESS, BY

MARKUS K. WESTNER, GABLER VERLAG; WIESBADEN, GERMANY; 2009

Reviewed by Roberto Vinaja, Texas A&M University - San Antonio,
robertvinaja at gmail.com

The book “IS Offshoring” is an outstanding work that integrates an extensive
literature review and two major empirical studies. One qualitative research
study focuses on project suitability, while the other study focuses on
project success and it is based on a quantitative approach.



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For copies of the above articles, please check for the Journal of Global
Information Technology Management (JGITM) in your institution's library.
******************************************** MISSION: The mission of the
Journal of Global Information Technology Management (JGITM) is to continue
to be the premier journal on Global Information Technology Management.  It
is a refereed international journal supported by global IT scholars from all
over the world.  JGITM publishes articles and reports related to all aspects
of the application of information technology for international business.
For example, it will report on information resource management, managerial
and organizational concerns, educational issues, and innovative applications
related to global IT. Very important to the journal is its emphasis on
quality and relevance.  The journal disseminates this knowledge to
researchers, practitioners, academicians, and educators all over the world
on a timely basis.  Finally, the journal is international in all respects:
content, article authorship, readership, and the editorial board.



SCOPE AND COVERAGE: The journal's scope is multidisciplinary. It publishes
research, applied, and educational articles from all areas of MIS as well as
functional IT applications that have international focus. The journal also
entertains a variety of methodological approaches. It encourages manuscript
submissions from authors all over the world, both from academia and
industry. In addition, the journal will also include educational cases and
reviews of MIS books that have bearing on global aspects. Practitioner input
will be specifically solicited from time-to-time in the form of industry
columns and CIO interviews.



Articles in the journal include, but are not limited to the following
areas:  Frameworks and models for global information systems (GIS),
Development, evaluation and management of GIS, Electronic Commerce, Internet
related issues, Societal impacts of IT in developing countries, IT and
Economic development, IT Diffusion in developing countries, IT human
resource issues, DSS/EIS/ES in international settings, Organizational and
management structures for GIS, Transborder data flow issues, Electronic data
interchange, Telecommunications, Distributed global databases and networks,
Cultural and societal impacts, Comparative studies of nations, and
Applications and case studies (both educational and research).

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The 12th annual Global Information Technology Management Association (GITMA)
World Conference will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on June 5, 6, & 7,
2011.  The submission deadline is Nov. 15, 2010. http://www.gitma.org
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