[AISWorld] JGIM 20(1) - 20th Anniversary Special Issue

[Felix Tan]

The contents of the 20th Anniversary Special Issue of:

Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM)
Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association
Volume 20, Issue 1, January-March 2012
Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically
ISSN: 1062-7375 EISSN: 1533-7995
Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey-New York, USA
www.igi-global.com/jgim

Editor-in-Chief: Felix B. Tan, Auckland University of Technology, New
Zealand

PAPER ONE

MNEs and Information Management: Structuring and Governing IT Resources
in the Global Enterprise

M. Lynne Markus, Bentley University, USA
Siew Kien Sia, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Christina Soh, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

This paper for the 20th anniversary issue of the Journal of Global
Information Management (JGIM) looks back on the last ten years of
research on two related areas highlighted in Tan and Gallupe’s (1999)
manifesto for research on global information management in the decade
ahead: global enterprise management and global management of information
resources. In particular, the paper examines the relationship between
the structure and governance of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and the
structure and governance of IT resources in MNEs. Early IS research
hypothesized alignment between enterprise organization structure and the
structure of the IT function in high-performing organizations. However,
research on “structure” in both MNEs and IT resources shifted to the
concept of “governance”. This paper argues that IT organization design
(structure and governance in combination) should be the focus of future
research on IT resources management in MNEs. In addition, the paper
argues that the relationship between MNE design and IT resources
management is a critical topic. The paper examines three relationships
among these two concepts: the contingency theory argument that IT
resources management should follow and be aligned with MNE organization
design, the universalistic argument that there is one best way to
organize IT resources in MNEs, and the co-evolutionary argument that IT
enterprise resources management design can lead, as well as follow, MNE
organization design.

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http://www.igi-global.com/article/mnes-information-management/61415

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http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=61415

PAPER TWO

Global Information Management Research: What Have We Learned in the Past
Decade?

Fred Niederman, Saint Louis University, USA
Hadi Alhorr, Saint Louis University, USA
Yung-Hwal Park, Saint Louis University, USA
Carri R. Tolmie, Saint Louis University, USA

This study assesses the past decade in the GIM domain, based on Journal
of Global Information Management (JGIM) research findings. Based on the
issues addressed by these articles, the authors develop 11 topical
categories and discuss each in terms of the accumulation of knowledge
contributed by these findings. The authors also discuss for each topic
possible extension and further understanding based on related research
in international business. In consideration of the topics of these
articles, a large number simultaneously addressing multiple topics and
potential of explicitly linking these topics in future research are
discussed. Additionally, the authors update prior quantitative analysis
considering JGIM citations of key international business scholars,
evolution of research methods, and levels of scope and analysis in these
articles. Finally, the authors indicate gaps in the body of research
within categories, when categories are considered in relationships, and
when looking further from the perspective of recent IB research.

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http://www.igi-global.com/article/global-information-management-research/61416

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http://www.igi-National ICT Policies and Development: A Stage Model and Stakeholder
Theory Perspective

Ricardo M. Checchi, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA
Karen D. Loch, Georgia State University, USA
Detmar W. Straub, Georgia State University, USA
Galen R. Sevcik, Georgia State University, USA
Peter Meso, Georgia Gwinnett College, USA

While there is a fairly robust literature on information and
communications technology (ICT) national policy, there are missing
elements in the existing research. First, nation states at different
stages of development are generally not considered in terms of what kind
of ICT national policy is optimal. Second, a stakeholder perspective on
the creation and implementation of the policy is typically absent. This
theoretical paper attempts to fill these gaps by combining the idea of
nations at different stages of development with stakeholder theory. The
authors also integrate past thinking and research about information
technology transfer, i.e., ICT outcomes, into a Stage-Stakeholder Model
of ICT Policy. Directions for future research are proposed.

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http://www.igi-global.com/article/national-ict-policies-development/61417


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http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=61417

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For full copies of the above articles, check for this issue of the
Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM) in your institution's
library. This journal is also included in the IGI Global aggregated
"InfoSci-Journals" database:
http://www.igi-global.com/EResources/InfoSciJournals.aspx. 
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