[AISWorld] JGITM, Vol 17, No 4, 2014

Tue Apr 28 12:13:07 EDT 2015

Please distribute to colleagues and relevant lists.  The issue was ready in
January 2015. Sorry for the late posting.
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Dear IS friends:

JGITM was taken over by Taylor & Francis Group (T&F) in February 2014. 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 4, (October - December, 2014) OF THE JOURNAL
OF GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (JGITM)

DIFFUSION AND ADOPTION OF INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT STANDARDS
ACROSS COUNTRIES AND INDUSTRIES
Deniz Tunçalp, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, tuncalp at itu.edu.tr
In this editorial, the author calls the attention of the international
researcher community to the ISO 27001 information security management
standard and a number of potential research questions, based on the
empirical data reported by International Organization for Standardization
(ISO).

PRIVACY COPING AND INFORMATION SHARING BEHAVIORS IN SOCIAL MEDIA: A
COMPARISON OF CHINESE AND U.S. USERS
Hamid Nemati, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA,
nemati at uncg.edu
Jeffrey D. Wall, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA,
jdwall2 at uncg.edu
Anthony Chow. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA,
aschow at uncg.edu
This study compares privacy issues among social media users in the U.S. and
China. It also explores privacy issues among users with different levels of
Internet addiction and different online identity perceptions. The study
finds that U.S. and Chinese users differ in their privacy coping and
information sharing behaviors. Chinese users may be at greater risk to
privacy violations because of their online behaviors. Additionally, users
addicted to social media and users with different online identities may be
vulnerable to privacy violations. Potential explanations for these findings
are provided and directions for future research are offered.

TRUST BUILDING IN ONLINE PEER-TO-PEER LENDING
Tengwen Zhang, Southwestern University of Finance & Economics, China
Mingfeng Tang, Southwestern University of Finance & Economics, China,
tang at swufe.edu.cn
Yong Lu,  Southwestern University of Finance & Economics, China
Dayong Dong, Southwest Jiaotong University, China,
dongdayong at home.swjtu.edu.cn
Online peer-to-peer lending is a new type of financial market where
individual borrowers and lenders interact directly without collateral or
financial institution as an intermediary. A trust model is developed to
understand the critical factors that influence lender’s trust building
process. The results confirm that “Trust in Borrowers” positively affects
the lender’s Willingness to Lend. However, “Trust in the Intermediary” does
not affect to the lender’s Willingness to Lend, which is different from
traditional C2C e-commerce. The relationship between trust building and the
Chinese culture – Guanxi is also discussed.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT OUTSOURCING: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN NIGERIA
Cristina Casado-Lumbreras, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Spain,
cristina.casado at unir.net
Ricardo Colomo-Palacios, Østfold University College, Norway,
ricardo.colomo-palacios at hiof.no
Francisca N. Ogwueleka. Federal University Wukari, Nigeria,
drfrancisca at ymail.com
Sanjay Misra, Atilim University, Turkey, sanjay.misra at atilim.edu.tr
This article investigates the possibilities of sub-Saharan Africa as a
sourcing destination in the software field. The authors interviewed a set
of professionals from Europe and Africa. Results indicate that there are
many disadvantages and difficulties impeding Nigeria to become a preferred
sourcing destination. The main ones are the absence of a strong software
industry and the concerns about legislative, fiscal and commercial
premises. On the other hand, it is observed that there are also relevant
added values and competitive advantages in Nigeria (English speaking
country, same time zone and cost) and, therefore, it can become a potential
target for software development outsourcing in the medium and long term.

THE EXPERT OPINION: AN INTERVIEW WITH DONGMING PAN, CHAIRMAN OF SUICHANG
AGRICULTURAL ECOMMERCE COMPANY LTD.
Conducted by
Xueyan Yang, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, China,
yangxy at zafu.edu.cn
Xiaoni Zhang, Northern Kentucky University, U.S., zhangx at nku.edu
Dongming Pan is Chairman of Suichang Agricultural Ecommerce Company Ltd.
and the President of Suichang Agricultural Web Store Association in China.
In this interview, he talks about his experiences at the Suichang
Agricultural Web Store Association, agricultural Ecommerce in the Suichang
model, and a number of related issues.

BOOK REVIEW: DEPENDABILITY PROBLEMS OF COMPLEX INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
HEIDELBERG, GERMANY: SPRINGER CHAM HEIDELBERG, 2104 BY ZAMOJSKI, WOJCIECH
AND SUGIER JAROSŁAW.
Reviewed by Robert Vinaja, Texas A&M University San Antonio, Texas, USA,
Bethuel.Vinaja at tamusa.tamus.edu
The editors have gathered an interesting collection of chapters authored by
experts in the area of systems dependability; as a result, this book
provides a fresh perspective. The last chapter in the book is authored by
Professor Zamojski himself and presents research supported by the Polish
National Science Centre.
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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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