[AISWorld] JGITM, Vol 16, No 2, April 2013

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 16, NUMBER 2, (April, 2013) OF THE JOURNAL OF GLOBAL
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (JGITM)
Note that JGITM is among the elite group of MIS journals included in the
prestigious Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI).  It is 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:
admin at ivylp.com
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IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED A FREE SAMPLE IN THE PAST AND WOULD LIKE TO
RECEIVE ONE, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL MESSAGE TO THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Prashant
Palvia, Ph.D.,
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (pcpalvia at uncg.edu and
rmouzts at uncg.edu).
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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. 16, NO.2, April 2013)

THE WORLD IT PROJECT: A PROGRAM ON INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND CALL FOR
PARTICIPATION
Prashant Palvia, Editor in Chief, University of North Carolina at
Greensboro,    pcpalvia at uncg.edu
Much of the research in information systems and information technology
(IS/IT) has been dominated by a U.S-centric or a Western-centric view.
This editorial describes the “World IT Project” which will investigate
important world issues. A good understanding of the critical IT issues
facing firms and their employees and their surrounding context will be
important from the firm, national, and international points of view.  The
overall research framework is presented.  Since this is a massive project
involving data collection from over 40 countries and will take a number of
years to complete, opportunities exist for international researchers to
collaborate.  There are many rewards to country investigators in joining
the project.

STRATEGIC PURPOSE OF SOFTWARE PATENTS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF GERMAN
ORGANIZATIONS
Andrew Setterstrom, Northern Illinois University, USA, asetterstrom at niu.edu
Peter Mykytyn, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA,
mykytyn at business.siuc.edu
Kathleen Mykytyn, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA,
kmykytyn at business.siuc.edu
Kai Reimers, RWTH Aachen University, Germany, reimers at wi.rwth-aachen.de
Given the global environment, the question of why organizations from one
country seek patent protection from another country is of concern to both
organizations and researchers. To better understand the strategic rationale
motivating non-US firms to seek software patents in the US, an exploratory
multi-case study involving three German firms was conducted. Results
suggest that, at a minimum, obtaining US software patents is a strategic
necessity. Firms were also found to use software patents for protection
against infringing activities and for strengthening competitive advantage.
Possible explanations are provided using the Miles and Snow’s strategy
topology. Recommendations for future research and integration with existing
theories are also presented.

TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS INCUBATORS IN CHINA AND INDIA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Mingfeng Tang, Southwestern of Finance and Economics University, China,
tang at swufe.edu.cn
Angathevar Baskaran, Middlesex University Business School, UK,
a.t.baskaran at mdx.ac.uk;
Jatin Pancholi, Middlesex University Business School, UK,
j.pancholi at mdx.ac.uk
Yong Lu, The Pennsylvania State University, yul14 at psu.edu
Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) in China and India are compared by
employing an analytical framework that combines the national system of
innovation concept and a modified TBI integrative framework. Two research
questions are investigated: What are the management polices & practices of,
and incubation services offered by the TBIs in China and India?, and How
successful are the TBI’s in China and India? Findings reveal that there are
a number of similarities (including objectives, selection criteria for
tenants, funding of new ventures, and basic services provided) and
differences (including ownership/ legal status, structure and governance,
funding, value-added and specialists services, incubation period, number of
TBIs, tenants, employees, and revenues) between China and India. Both
systems evolved due to specific national context, which led to most of
these differences

THE IMPACT OF ICT INVESTMENTS ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A REGRESSION SPLINES
ANALYSIS
Felix Olu Bankole, University of the Western Cape, South Africa,
fbankole at uwc.ac.za
Kweku-Muata Osei-Bryson, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA,
kmosei at vcu.edu
Irwin Brown, University of Cape Town, South Africa,  irwin.brown at uct.ac.za
The purpose of this study is to explore the conditional impacts of ICT
investments (Hardware, Software, Internal Services Spending and
Telecommunication) on two dimensions of Human Development (Standard of
Living and Health) within three contexts (classified as High, Medium and
Low income countries. The study utilized a novel approach called regression
splines to analyse the data. Results suggest, among other things, that: (1)
the impact of investments in the different ICT components varies with
context; (2) impacts are in many cases conditional and complex; and (3) the
direction of impacts of ICT investment on Standard of Living may be
different from the corresponding directions of impacts on Health. It is
therefore necessary for policy makers and IS executives to do in-depth
tradeoff analysis between the different components of ICT investment to
determine appropriate allocations.

THE EXPERT OPINION: AN INTERVIEW WITH GREG KNOTT, VICE PRESIDENT AND
DIVISION CIO OF GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS, RYDER SYSTEM, INC.
Conducted by Paul S. Licker, Oakland University, licker at oakland.edu
Greg Knott is VP & Division CIO of Global Supply Chain Solutions at Ryder
System, Inc., responsible for all Information Technology solutions provided
by Ryder to help companies optimize their supply chain operations. This
interview covers such topics as the role of IT in the transportation
industry, strategic IT initiatives, internationalization, global IT
architecture, the role of IT in internationalization, managerial and
technical challenges, privacy and transborder issues, and cultural factors.

BOOK REVIEW: THE USE OF SMART MOBILE EQUIPMENT FOR THE INNOVATION IN
ORGANIZATIONAL COORDINATION, BY NAM JAE CHO
Reviewed by Roberto Vinaja, Texas A&M University—San Antonio, USA,
bvinaja at tamusa.tamus.edu
The proliferation WANs, smartphones, tablets, and other portable devices
has catalyzed the benefits of mobile systems. Professor Cho provides an
Asian perspective on this burgeoning phenomenon. The study described in the
book provides empirical evidence and triangulation by combining case study
and survey methodologies. The case is about SMRT (Seoul Metropolitan
Railway Transit, one of the largest transportation organizations).  SMRT
manages 30,000 facilities and serves 3.4 million passengers each day. The
IT environment is experiencing a convergence of technologies that were
previously independent, such as telecommunications, computing, and
broadcasting. This book examines the relationship between the convergence
of IT and coordination within an organization.
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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.
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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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