[AISWorld] JGITM, Vol 17, No 2, April-June, 2014

[Prashant Palvia]

Please distribute to colleagues and relevant lists.
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Dear IS friends:

I apologize for not posting this announcement earlier. The last two issues
of the Journal of Global Information Technology Management (JGITM) were
published in time in May 2014 and August 2014.  As you may know, JGITM was
taken over by Taylor & Francis Group (T&F) in February 2014. T&F has a
remarkable record: it has been in existence since 1798 (more than 200
years) and publishes about 2000 journals. We now have a modern submission
and review system, web site as well as full marketing support.  To submit
papers, please go to: http://www.editorialmanager.com/ugit.
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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.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group (T&F), http:// www.tandfonline.com/UGIT
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Prashant Palvia, University of North Carolina at
Greensboro, pcpalvia 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 to the submission site:
http://www.editorialmanager.com/ugit

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.
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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 17, NUMBER 2, (April - June, 2014) OF THE JOURNAL OF
GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (JGITM)

CHALLENGES AND FORESIGHTS OF GLOBAL VIRTUAL WORLDS MARKET
Jacky Xi Zhang, Tianjin University, China, xizhang1982 at gmail.com
Hongshi Zhang, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Government, China,
zhanghsh at sem.tsinghua.edu.cn
Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos, University of Oviedo, Spain
Yongqiang Sun, Wuhan University, China
Virtual Worlds (VWs) are receiving increased global attention in a wide
range of applications in education, business, government and social
contexts. This editorial discusses challenges of global virtual world
markets, including how to retain customers and how to realize localization.
It also provides lessons for designing strategies in global virtual world
markets.

BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATIONS FOR ICT BASED SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME SEGMENTS
IN EMERGING ECONOMIES
Rekha Jain
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India, rekha at iimahd.ernet.in
Although proliferation of mobile services in emerging economies like India
has made it possible to provide a variety of services such as banking,
health, education etc., to low income segments (LIS) through mobiles, it is
challenging to do so. Notwithstanding its importance, there is very little
work on what factors contribute to BMI for LIS in emerging economies in
this area. This study contributes to both empirical and theoretical
knowledge by developing case studies on business model innovations using
ICT based services in India. It identifies the dimensions of differences
between developed countries and emerging economies with respect to i) the
factors that contribute to ICT based  business model innovations for LIS
and ii) the role of the start-ups in this situation.

INITIAL ADOPTION VS. INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF E-PROCUREMENT IN CONSTRUCTION
FIRMS:
AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION IN VIETNAM
Quangdung Tran, Hohai University China, and National University of Civil
Engineering, Vietnam, trandung at hhu.edu.cn
Changzheng Zhang, Hohai University, China, hhu2007 at hhu.edu.cn
Hongyi Sun, City University of Hong Kong, mehsun at cityu.edu.hk
Dechun huang, Hohai University, huangdechun at hhu.edu.cn
This study explores the factors that impact the initial adoption and
institutionalization of e-procurement in construction firms in developing
countries. It proposes a research model based on an interaction perspective
that is a combination of the technology-organization-environment framework
and the theory of reasoned action. Findings show that the government plays
an extremely important role in decision-making of both initial adoption and
institutionalization of e-procurement in individual construction
enterprises. The determinants of initial adoption of e-procurement are very
different from those of institutionalization of the technology. The
experience of the initial adoption of e-procurement is found not to have
any significant effect on the decision of subsequent implementation of the
technology.

CONCEPTUALIZING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
CAPABILITY FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: A MALAYSIAN PERSPECTIVE
Lew Sook Ling, Multimedia University, Malaysia, sllew at mmu.edu.my
Ong Puay Tee, Multimedia University, Malaysia, ptong at mmu.edu.my
Uchenna Cyril Eze, BNU-HKBU United International College (UIC), China,
uchennaeze at uic.edu.hk This study argues that from an organizational
diffusion perspective, information infrastructure capability (IIC) has the
potential to increase organizational competitive advantage. Underpinned by
prior studies, this research framework of IIC includes the following key
categories: dynamic, integrating, data management, security, utility and
collaborating capabilities. Based on the findings, dynamic and utility
capabilities are the key significant capabilities for achieving
organizational competitive advantage. Security and data management
capabilities were inconsequential in achieving organizational competitive
advantage. Utilizing knowledge was among the top KM activities leading to
competitive advantage.

THE EXPERT OPINION: AN INTERVIEW WITH WILLIAM MORELAND, OPERATIONS MANAGER
FOR RESTAURANT SYSTEMS, MICROS-FIDELIO, AUSTRALIA
Conducted by: Emmanuella Owens and Naveed Baqir, University of Delaware,
USA, mnbaqir at udel.edu
William C. Moreland, as the Operations Manager – Restaurant Systems for
MICROS-Fidelio Australia, manages the product, implementation and support
teams for MICROS in Australia & New Zealand. The interview discusses new
projects and strategies at Micros-Fidelio, their particular software and
technologies, and the unique features of the restaurant industry.

BOOK REVIEW: AN ANALYSIS OF COLLABORATION IN THE AUSTRALIAN AND CHINESE
MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION MARKETS, BY ZHANG A. PUBLISHER: BERLIN HEIDELBERG,
GERMANY: SPRINGER-VERLAG.
Reviewed by Roberto Vinaja, Texas A&M University—San Antonio, Texas,
bvinaja at tamusa.tamus.edu
This book presents a timely empirical analysis of collaboration in the
mobile telecommunication industry, in China and Australia based on both
qualitative and quantitative methods. This study closes a gap because
previous related studies that have mainly focused on large firms in the
U.S. and Europe. The book has nine chapters. It offers valuable insights to
managers, policy makers, and researchers interested in the role of
technology in global inter-organizational collaboration.
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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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Please participate in the 2015 GITMA Annual World conference to be held in
St. Louis, USA on June 21-23, 2015.  http://www.gitma.org. The submission
deadline is November 15, 2014.
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