[AISWorld] JGITM, Vol 18, No 2, 2015

Thu Apr 7 14:53:53 EDT 2016

Please distribute to colleagues and relevant lists.  The issue was
published in time; I just got around posting the contents. Sorry for the
delay.
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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 2, (April - June, 2015) OF THE JOURNAL OF
GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (JGITM)
SPECIAL ISSUE: INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE VISEGRAD GROUP OF COUNTRIES
Guest Editor: Wojciech Piotrowicz

EDITORIAL PREFACE: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS IN THE VISEGRAD GROUP
OF COUNTRIES (CZECH REP., HUNGARY, POLAND AND SLOVAKIA) –  A LITERATURE
REVIEW
Wojciech Piotrowicz, Guest Editor, University of Oxford, U.K.
Wojciech.Piotrowicz at sbs.ox.ac.uk
There are two aims of this editorial article. The first is to present the
current state of research related to widely defined Information Technology
(IT) and Information Systems (IS) in the Visegrad Group (V4) of countries.
The second is to introduce papers included in the special issue. While
there are already reviews focused on the transition economies (Roztocki et
al. 2014), there is a lack of reviews which cover the four Visegrad Group
countries – the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia

BEFORE AND AFTER JOINING THE EUROPEAN UNION: THE IMPACT OF INVESTMENTS IN
TELECOMS ON THE VISEGRÁD GROUP OF COUNTRIES AND BALTIC STATES
Sergey Samoilenko, Averett University, USA, ssamoilenko at averett.edu
Kweku-Muata Osei-Bryson, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA,
kmosei at vcu.edu
This study aims to investigate the impact of investments in telecoms on
Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in the context of Transition Economies
(TEs). Specifically, the focus is on a group of seven TEs that is comprised
of the Visegrád Group (VG) of countries (e.g., Czech Republic, Hungary,
Poland and Slovakia) and the Baltic States (BS) (Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania). Using two-time series data sets, one for the period from 1993
to 2003, and another for the period from 2004 to 2010, results suggest that
all the members of the VGBS group exhibited overall growth in
productivity.  Further, a comparison of the two periods shows that the most
significant difference between those periods is that the dominant source of
growth in productivity in the later transition period (2004-2010) was the
efficient utilization of the existing technology, while in the former
transition period the growth was driven by technological changes.

INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE POST-TRANSITION PERIOD IN ENTERPRISES IN SLOVAKIA
Mojmír Kokles, University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia,
kokles at euba.sk
Anita Romanová, University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia,
anita.romanova at euba.sk
Anna Hamranová, University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia,
anna.hamranova at euba.sk
The Slovak Republic belongs to the group of states that have transformed
their economies from a socialist, central-planning to a free-market system.
This study investigates various aspects of IT use in Slovakian enterprises
in the post-transition period (2004-2010). It deals with IT’s strategic
importance, IT investment, and examines IT selection and supplier criteria.
The methodology consists of a search of scientific and citation databases,
analysis and comparison of relevant sources, formulation of research
objectives, determination of measurable indicators, surveys of Slovakian
enterprises, and formulation of results. The results from the surveys of
business practice suggest that there were specific problems relating to the
implementation, innovation and operation of IT in the transformational
environment of the Slovak Republic. Based on the findings, practice
recommendations for Slovakian companies are provided.

DOES ORGANIZATIONAL ETHICS IMPROVE IT JOB SATISFACTION IN THE VISEGRÁD
GROUP COUNTRIES? INSIGHTS FROM POLAND
Jolanta Kowal, University of Wrocław, Poland, jolakowal at gmail.com
Narcyz Roztocki, State University of New York at New Paltz, USA,
roztockn at newpaltz.edu
This study examines the effect of organizational ethics on the job
satisfaction of information technology (IT) professionals in Poland, a
transition economy from the Visegrád Group. Three dimensions of
organizational ethics -  ethical optimism, corporate social responsibility,
and top management action -  are investigated.  The necessary data is
collected by a survey conducted among respondents in different regions of
Poland. Results indicate that all three dimensions of organizational ethics
affect the job satisfaction of IT professionals. The highest job
satisfaction seems to be in organizations where the top management
propagate and enforce high ethical standards.  The application of these
will help in creating incentive system for IT professionals. This new
incentive system can lead to better job efficiency and quality of
Information Systems in the Visegrád Group.

THE EXPERT OPINION: AN INTERVIEW WITH WIKTOR DOKTÓR (CEO, PRO PROGRESSIO)
Interview conducted by Wojciech Piotrowicz
This interview aims to provide a short presentation of IT/IS outsourcing in
Poland and the Visegrad Group of countries (V4), from the view of one of
the leading IT/BPO figures. Wiktor is the Outsourcing Industry Expert and
the CEO of the Pro Progressio Foundation supporting growth and education
concerning BPO/SSC/R&D/ITO/CRM and other forms of modern outsourcing
industries in Poland. Wiktor mentioned why outsourcing in Poland has grown
the fastest, comparing it to other Countries in the Central and Eastern
Europe (CEE) region. He also discussed the main international players that
moved their outsourcing to Poland and the V4 countries, the advantages and
obstacles, the role of central and regional governments, human resources,
and ICT infrastructure.

BOOK REVIEW: DIVERSE REASONS FOR IMPLEMENTING BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS:
THE EXAMPLE OF TYPICAL USAGE PATTERNS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS AMONG
AUSTRIAN AND HUNGARIAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.
LAP LAMBERT ACADEMIC; 2014, PÉTER SASVÁRI, WOLF RAUCH and JUDIT SZABÓ.
Reviewed by: Wojciech Piotrowicz, University of Oxford, UK,
Wojciech.Piotrowicz at sbs.ox.ac.uk
The book focuses on Information Systems (IS) in one of the Visegrad Group
(V4) countries - Hungary. It presents a cross border comparison between IS
usage in Hungarian and Austrian enterprises - old and new countries in the
European Union - to identify differences and similarities in IS usage in
local enterprises on both sides of the border. The additional aim of the
book is to study the relationships between the IT development level of
enterprises and operational effectiveness.

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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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