[AISWorld] JGITM, Vol 18, No 1, 2015

Tue Apr 28 15:18:12 EDT 2015

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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 18, NUMBER 1, (January - March, 2015) OF THE JOURNAL OF
GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (JGITM)

IT FOR GREEN, A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Ricardo Colomo-Palacios, Østfold University College, Norway,
rcolomo at gmail.com
In today’s environment, the sustainability of energy supply and consumption
must be based on better management solutions and new technologies in the
generation, distribution and consumption of energy. Information Technology
(IT) is one of the main players in energy consumption in the world. As a
reaction to that, the so-called Green IT movement has emerged. This field
of study is aimed to reduce IT-related energy consumption and overall IT
environmental impact. This editorial discusses various issues in Green IT
and suggests areas of future research,

THE RUSSIAN AND UKRAINIAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OUTSOURCING MARKET:
POTENTIAL, BARRIERS AND MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
Virginia Franke Kleist, West Virginia University, USA,
Virginia.kleist at mail.wvu.edu
Amy B. Woszcynski, Kennesaw State University, USA, awoszczy at kennesaw.edu
Humayun Zafar, Kennesaw State University, USA, hzafar at kennesaw.edu
Pamila Dembla, Kennesaw State University, USA, pdembla at kennesaw.edu
This study describes the advantages and disadvantages of IT outsourcing to
Ukraine and Russia.  Our results assist technology managers who wish to
make an informed decision on whether or not to outsource IT projects to
Russian/Ukraine, considering two important issues: 1) the political,
economic, and social landscape, and the advantages and disadvantages of
choosing to locate IT projects in the region; and 2) the Russian/Ukrainian
IT workers’ teamwork perceptions. While the results indicate that
well-educated and teamwork-oriented Russian and Ukrainian information
technology employees may increase the chances of IT outsourcing success, we
remain skeptical regarding the political, economic, legal, social, and
business environments.

A FRAMEWORK FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY INDUCED
TRANSFORMATION OF THE HEALTHCARE BUSINESS MODEL IN SLOVENIA
Dalibor Stanimirovic, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia,
dalibor.stanimirovic at fu.uni-lj.si
Functional integration of planned ICT solutions with various business
aspects of the healthcare system has remained largely ignored in Slovinia,
while the existing and obsolete business model of the healthcare system
continues to operate significantly limited and unadapted to the increasing
penetration of ICTs. This study explores the characteristics and structure
of the BM concept, identifies the impending effects of informatization on
the healthcare BM, and provides a framework for ICT-induced transformation
of the existing healthcare BM in Slovenia. Results imply that the
transformation of the healthcare BM should consider various factors
including a redefinition of the functions and relationships of and between
the main actors of the BM, and the reconfiguration of the organizational,
structural, and technological elements in line with the long-term business
objectives.

IMPROVISATIONAL CAPABILITIES IN E-COMMERCE ADOPTION: A MULTIYEAR COMPARISON
Hsien-Lee Tseng, Taiwan E-Governance Research Center, Taiwan,
nova1219 at gmail.com
Ya-Ching Lee, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan,
yaclee at cm.nsysu.edu.tw
Pin-Yu Chu, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, vchu at nccu.edu.tw
This study applies the organizational information processing theory to
investigate if the fit between the firms’ outside environment and inside
ability enhance business performance, which includes  e-commerce processing
needs and e-commerce processing capability. More precisely, examined are
the mediation effects of improvisational capabilities, for the fit concept,
on performance. Results indicate that e-commerce processing needs
positively affect improvisational capabilities, which then spurs internal
processes performance, encourages learning and growth, elevates customer
satisfaction, and increases financial performance.

THE EXPERT OPINION: AN INTERVIEW WITH ARUNKUMAR, TECHNICAL MANAGER AND
DIRECTOR, ALCATEL-LUCENT INDIA LIMITED
Interview conducted by Mahesh S. Raisinghani
Arunkumar is a Technical Manager in Alcatel-Lucent India Limited and is a
member of All India Management Association (AIMA). In this interview, among
other issues, he describes the role of IT in his organization, strategic
applications of IT, global IT architecture, and international issues. He
also talks about technical and management challenges in IT implementations.

BOOK REVIEW: THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF GERMAN SOFTWARE-BASED COMPANIES.
HEIDELBERG, GERMANY: SPRINGER; 2015, PICOT,  ARNOLD,  HESS THOMAS,
HÖRNDLEIN CHRISTIAN, AND KALTENECKER NATALIE, JABLONKA, C., SCHREINER, M.,
WERBIK, A., BENLIAN, A., NEUBURGER, R., GOLD, B.
Reviewed by Robert Vinaja, Texas A&M University San Antonio, Texas, USA,
Bethuel.Vinaja at tamusa.tamus.edu
The global software industry has traditionally been dominated by US firms.
A key idea in the book is the concept of internationalization, which is
viewed as either entering a foreign market or opening locations in another
country. The book includes several concepts for internationalization
including successful startegies, an innovative framework, and well thought
out recommendations.
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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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