[AISWorld] Abstract Announcement for JGIM 21(3), 2013

[Choon Ling SIA]

The contents of the latest issue of:

Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM)

Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association

Volume 21, Issue 3, July - September 2013

Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically

ISSN: 1062-7375 EISSN: 1533-7995

Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 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





PAPER ONE



Differential Effects on ERP Post-Adoption Stages across Scandinavian and Iberian SMEs1



Pedro Ruivo (ISEGI, Universidade Nova Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal), Tiago Oliveira (ISEGI, Universidade Nova Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal), Björn Johansson (SEM, Lund University, Lund, Sweden) and Miguel Neto (ISEGI, Universidade Nova Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal)



Enterprise resource planning (ERP) post-adoption stages (use and value) and small and medium enterprises (SME) are of high interest among both academics and practitioners. Grounded in the diffusion of innovation theory to explain ERP use and resource-based view theory to explain ERP value the authors postulate that use is an important link to value. The authors propose and test a model using a unique dataset of 883 SMEs from Scandinavia and Iberia. Whereas for both regions, competitive pressure, efficiency, and best-practices are important factors to use ERP, analytics and collaboration are important factors for ERP value. Whereas complexity and training are not relevant for ERP use among Scandinavian SMEs, they are facilitators for Iberian firms. This is an empirical theoretically grounded research studying ERP use and value among SMEs across two distinct European regions, thus adding an international dimension to the IS literature, as well moving beyond dichotomous "adoption versus non-adoption".





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http://www.igi-global.com/article/differential-effects-on-erp-post-adoption-stages-across-scandinavian-and-iberian-smes1/83643



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

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=83643




PAPER TWO



An Examination of the Importance of Core Competencies and Relationship Management in IT Outsourcing Agreements: Empirical Evidence from an Eastern Cultural Context



Yong Jin Kim (Department of Global Service Management, Business School, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea), Jaeki Song (Rawls College of Business Administration, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA), Jeff Baker (Department of Management Information Systems, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates) and Junghwan Kim (Rawls College of Business Administration, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA)



In spite of the fact that IT outsourcing has been repeatedly proven to improve firms' performance, few studies of the strategic importance of IT outsourcing have been undertaken in Eastern cultural contexts. To better understand IT outsourcing performance in an Eastern culture, the authors draw on the strategic orientation-performance framework as they investigate the unique capabilities of firms that determine IT outsourcing performance. The authors highlight the strategic role of client-vendor relationships, and explain that these relationships are influenced by IT outsourcing process management capacity, core competency orientation, and relationship-specific investment in IT outsourcing practices. The quality of this client-vendor relationship, in turn, affects the performance of the IT outsourcing unit. Empirically examining their research model through structural equation modeling, the authors present new insights for IT outsourcing by emphasizing the role of strategic decision making. The authors' findings can enable client firms in Eastern cultures to improve the outcomes of their outsourcing decisions.





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

http://www.igi-global.com/article/an-examination-of-the-importance-of-core-competencies-and-relationship-management-in-it-outsourcing-agreements/83644



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

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=83644




PAPER THREE



The Effects of Network Ties on Relational Social Capital and Knowledge Contribution in Virtual Local Community



Juliana Sutanto (Department of Management, Technology and Economics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland)



It is widely established that the levels of generalized trust, norms of reciprocity, and identification (collectively known as relational social capital) in a virtual community have a positive effect on a member's motivation to contribute knowledge in the community. However, little is known on the antecedents of such relational social capital. This study longitudinally investigates the effects of the strength of network ties on the development of relational social capital in a virtual local community in a Southeast Asia country. It also empirically validates the relationship between relational social capital and actual knowledge contribution. Analyzing 98 community members, the author found that the formation of weak ties is significant on the members' sense of identification with the community, which in turn positively affects their volume of knowledge contributed in the community.





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

http://www.igi-global.com/article/the-effects-of-network-ties-on-relational-social-capital-and-knowledge-contribution-in-virtual-local-community/83645



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

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=83645




PAPER FOUR



XBRL: A New Global Paradigm for Business Financial Reporting



Chunhui Liu (Department of Business and Administration, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Canada)



Ranked as one of top ten technologies for accounting and auditing professionals, eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) is a freely available, open, and global standard language for exchanging business financial information digitally. XBRL holds the greatest promise for building a global standard that is pledged to enhance the accuracy, reliability, efficiency, accessibility and availability of electronic communication of business financial data. This paper sets out to provide a review of literature to lend insights into our understanding of XBRL adoption, implementation, and value realization assessment. A comprehensive review uncovers four sub-themes of research in XBRL adoption: perceived benefits of XBRL adoption; organizational readiness; external pressure; and XBRL adoption. Research challenges for future research are highlighted.





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http://www.igi-global.com/article/xbrl/83646



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

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=83646



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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. *****************************************************



CALL FOR PAPERS



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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All inquiries and submissions should be sent to:
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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