[AISWorld] Abstract Announcement: JGIM (Journal of Global Information Management) Vol. 21 Issue 1

[Prof. SIA Choon Ling]

The contents of the latest issue of:

Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM)

Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association

Volume 21, Issue 1, January - March 2013

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<http://www.igi-global.com/jgim>



Editor-in-Chief: Choon Ling Sia, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong



Special Issue on Business Dynamics and ES



Guest Editors:

William Yu Chung Wang, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, and

David J. Pauleen, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand



PAPER ONE



Structuring Information Systems-in-Use: Studying the Replication of an E-Procurement System through a Practice Lens



Angela Lin (Information School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK) and Shin-Horng Chen (Department of Information Management, Department of Information Management, Jinwen University of Science and Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan)


It has become commonplace for companies operating in a global marketplace to relocate, extend, or establish new production facilities overseas. In this global context it is also normal for organizations to replicate the implementation and use of an established information system in a new location. Such replication is not trivial however and if not properly managed can lead to IS obsolescence. Drawing on a practice lens approach the paper presents a case study of the attempted replication of an e-procurement system within a global notebook manufacturer. The study argues that effective replication needs to take into account not only the technical aspects of the system but also the interpretive schemes of its users and their awareness of organizational routines that take together amount to a technology-in-use. The paper concludes with a discussion of the issues arising from the study and their implications for global information systems management.



To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/article/structuring-information-systems-use/73786



To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=73786&ptid=71238&t=structuring+information+systems-in-use%3a+studying+the+replication+of+an+e-procurement+system+through+a+practice+lens





PAPER TWO



A Case Study on the Impact of Customization, Fitness, and Operational Characteristics on Enterprise-Wide System Success, User Satisfaction, and System Use



Celeste See-Pui Ng (Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan County, Taiwan)


Enterprise resource planning (ERP) system success is of paramount importance for almost all organizations, as it is a prerequisite for improved and continuous benefit-realization. This study investigates the impact of ERP business dynamics (i.e., system customization required), system fitness (i.e., process fit, data fit, and user interface fit) and functional area operational characteristics on ERP system success, user satisfaction and system use. The author draws on relevant theoretical background information to construct the research model. Surveys are administered to 91 ERP system users within a multinational food company; in-depth interviews are also conducted with some system users. Empirical results indicate that the amount of ERP system customizations and/or modifications does not have any substantial impact on ERP system use or user satisfaction. In terms of ERP system fitness, these systems are found to be more suitable for complex, functional-area operational environments. The results show that only user interface fit positively affects ERP system use, while only process fit positively influences ERP system user satisfaction. In addition, different degrees of information quality, system quality and service quality have diverse effects on some of the relationships investigated. Finally, the perceived net benefit from an ERP system depends on how the ERP system is used, rather than the management level of the users.



To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/article/case-study-impact-customization-fitness/73787



To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=73787&ptid=71238&t=a+case+study+on+the+impact+of+customization%2c+fitness%2c+and+operational+characteristics+on+enterprise-wide+system+success%2c+user+satisfaction%2c+and+system+use




PAPER THREE



Facilitating the Merger of Multinational Companies: A Case Study of the Global Virtual Enterprise



William Y. C. Wang (Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand), David J. Pauleen (David J Pauleen, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand) and Hing Kai Chan (University of East Anglia, Norfolk, UK)


This paper reports on case research investigating the challenges presented by a newly formed supply chain after a merger and acquisition (M&A) and the subsequent solution - the enactment of a global virtual enterprise (GVE). Adaptive Structuration Theory (AST) is used as a lens to view and understand the transformational effects that occurred after the merger and the adoption of the GVE. A case study approach was adopted with empirical data collected from corporate web sites, direct participation in the project, and in-depth interviews with the two merged multinational supply networks set in Asia (the sub-ordinates are based in China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam) and North America (sites in Canada and the U.S.). The major problems encountered in the M&A process in the supply chain included incompatible product codes, redundant business processes, no unified ERP platforms, conflict of interests of supply chain entities, etc. The findings show the GVE approach improved the efficiency and effectiveness of this global acquisition through the re-alignment of organizational structures and personnel. Implications for practice and the further application of AST to the study of global supply chains and M&A are raised.



To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/article/facilitating-merger-multinational-companies/73788



To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=73788&ptid=71238&t=facilitating+the+merger+of+multinational+companies%3a+a+case+study+of+the+global+virtual+enterprise





PAPER FOUR



ERP Misfit-Reduction Strategies: A Moderated Model of System Modification and Organizational Adaptation



Tan Shiang-Yen (Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia), Rosnah Idrus (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia) and Wai Peng Wong (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia)


Misfit between Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and business is widely recognized as the main cause of ERP system failure. Modification of the ERP system and adaptation of business processes have been hyped as the means to reduce misfits between ERP system and business organizations. Nevertheless, to date, very little empirical evidence exists to demonstrate that the potential has indeed been realized. Thus, the purpose of this study is to empirically examine to which extent the two misfit-reduction strategies, namely system modification and organizational adaptation mitigate the negative impacts of ERP misfits on ERP system performance, which is measured by information quality in this study. A total amount of 305 sets of questionnaire that collected from the ERP system users in manufacturing sector in Malaysia were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach. The findings of this study have revealed that the effects of the two misfit-reduction strategies vary based on the different characteristic of ERP misfits. Specifically, system modification is found to significantly reduce the negative impacts of deep-structure misfit such as process misfit, whereas organization adaptation is significant in mitigating surface-structure misfit such as data presentation and layout.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/article/erp-misfit-reduction-strategies/73789



To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=73789&ptid=71238&t=erp+misfit-reduction+strategies%3a+a+moderated+model+of+system+modification+and+organizational+adaptation



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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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Mission of JGIM:



The Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM) publishes original material concerned with all aspects of global information resources management. JGIM is the primary forum for researchers and practitioners to disseminate the evolving knowledge in the theory and practice related to information technology and management of information resources at the international level. The journal emphasizes the managerial and organizational facets of information technology resources management. Articles published in JGIM deal with a vast number of issues concerning usage, failure, success, policies, strategies, and applications of information technology in organizations in and across developed, emerging and developing nations.



Coverage of JGIM



The journal accepts submissions in the following categories:



*Research Article - Contributions to this section are full research papers. The research must be complete and make substantial theoretical and/or empirical contributions to knowledge in the field. Papers using various theoretical and methodological approaches are invited.



*Research Note - This section welcomes research that is novel and complete but not as comprehensive as to qualify as a full research paper, e.g., exploratory studies and methodological papers. Rigor and quality are still essential in this section.



*Research Review - Reviews should be insightful and carefully crafted articles that conceptualize research areas and synthesize prior research. Research review articles must provide new insights that advance our understanding of the research areas, and help in identifying and developing future research directions. Research review articles can be between 3000-8000 words.



Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts that are consistent to the following submission themes:



(a) Cross-National Studies. These need not be cross-culture per se. These studies lead to understanding of IT as it leaves one nation and is built/bought/used in another. Generally, these studies bring to light transferability issues and they challenge if practices in one nation transfer (and if they don't, they shed light on how or why not).



(b) Cross-Cultural Studies. These need not be cross-nation. Cultures could be across regions that share a similar culture. They can also be within nations (subcultures, ethnicities, etc.). These studies lead to understanding of IT as it leaves one culture and is built/bought/used in another. Generally, these studies bring to light transferability issues and they challenge if practices in one culture transfer (and if they don't, they shed light on how or why not).



(c) JGIM continues to welcome single country studies but encourage authors to consider weaving the country context throughout the manuscript thereby situating the study in the country context. In addition, findings of these studies can be compared to similar research from better represented nations.



(d) Studies of the development, implementation, management and use of IT in multinational, transnational, inter-national and global organizations.





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Choon Ling Sia
Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Global Information Management
jgim at cityu.edu.hk<mailto:jgim at cityu.edu.hk>



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