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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I am pleased to announce publication of the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'><a
href="http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t775653688"
target="_top" title="Click to go to publication home">Journal of Organizational
Computing and Electronic Commerce</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Volume 20, Issue 3<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<h1><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'>“The Influence of Partner Knowledge
Complementarities on the Effectiveness of IT Outsourcing” <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Kyung Kyu Kim</span></font></i></b><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>, </span></i><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Yonsei</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><i><span
style='font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Ho Kyoung Shin</span></font></i></b><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>, </span></i><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Yonsei</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><i><span
style='font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Myeong Ho Lee</span></font></i></b><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>, </span></i>Korea Information Society Development
Institute<i><span style='font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Abstract
<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Despite the importance of knowledge complementarities to inter-firm
cooperation, few researchers in information systems (IS) have examined, to
date, the construct of knowledge complementarities (KC), and none have examined
its role in the success of IT outsourcing alliances. In this paper, we
distinguish between potential knowledge complementarities (PKC) and synergistic
value, which comprise KC. PKC is conceptualized as a multidimensional construct
encompassing knowledge types (similar and specialized) and knowledge domains (business
and IT). Further, we examine the extent to which PKC between the client and the
vendor promotes success in IT outsourcing alliances. This research also
includes relative absorptive capacity because it is relevant when complementary
knowledge flows between organizations. We used data from a field study of 81
firms in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Korea</st1:country-region></st1:place>
to test the proposed model. Our findings indicate that each dimension of PKC
contributes uniquely to knowledge complementarities. The results also show that
PKC is significantly associated with IT outsourcing effectiveness. Relative
absorptive capacity is found to be a moderator between PKC and IT outsourcing
effectiveness. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are
discussed in the paper.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<h1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>“Uneasy
Alliances: Tradition and ICT Transformation in the Value Chain”<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Walter D. Fernandez</span></font></i></b>,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Australian</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">National</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><b><i><span
style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Sigi Goode</span></font></i></b>,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Australian</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">National</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><b><i><sup><span
style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></sup></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Miranda Robinson</span></font></i></b>,
National Centre for Information Systems Research (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<b><i><span
style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<h3><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Abstract <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Information and Communication Technology-enabled transformation in
modern organizations continues to attract managerial and academic attention.
One of the less explored aspects of this kind of initiative is the impact of
organizational transformations on the culture of employees and the impact of
the diverse workforce cultures on transformation initiatives. Set against the
backdrop of acculturation theory, this paper examines the delicate balance
between aggressively modernizing the competitive profile of the firm on one
hand and nurturing the firm's various organizational cultures and historical
traditions on the other. We contribute to the literature by presenting a case
of a large, high-profile firm that experienced the problems of disaggregated
cultures arising from small business amalgamation when attempting to transform
its value chain operation.<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman"><o:p></o:p></font></b></strong></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h1><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'>“The Impact of Information Overload and
Contribution Overload on Continued Usage of Electronic Knowledge Repositories”
<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Gee-Woo Bock</span></font></i></b>,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Sungkyunkwan</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><b><i><span style='font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Mimrah Mahmood, </span></font></i></b><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">National</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Singapore</st1:country-region></st1:place><b><i><span
style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Sanjeev Sharm,<sup>
</sup></span></font></i></b>Oracle Asia Pacific (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Singapore</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Youn Jung Kang, </span></font></i></b>Sungkyunkwan
University<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<h3><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Abstract <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>In the modern competitive organizational environment, more and more
organizations are implementing knowledge management initiatives to achieve
strategic advantages. One such initiative involves the implementation of
electronic knowledge repositories (EKR). EKR implementation frequently results
in a rapid increase in the quantity of information that must be processed daily
by employees. This raises concerns about information overload (IO), and this is
particularly true in relation to modern EKRs that use distributive technology.
Furthermore, employees can also suffer from contribution overload (CO) because
they can fulfill the functions of both knowledge seekers and knowledge
contributors. This study employs the cognitive dissonance theory to determine
whether IO and CO affect employees' willingness to use EKRs. The results from
144 survey respondents provide the first empirical evidence that contribution
overload exerts a direct and significant negative effect on the intention to
continue using EKR, whereas information overload exerts an indirect and
significant negative effect on the intention to continue using EKR by altering
perceived usefulness and satisfaction with the system.<i><span
style='font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<h1><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'>“The Modeling Process for Stage Models”
<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Hans Solli-Saether</span></font></i></b>,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Norwegian</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> of Management <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Petter Gottschalk</span></font></i></b>,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Norwegian</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> of Management <o:p></o:p></p>
<h3><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Abstract <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The purpose of this paper is to present and test a modeling procedure
because researchers have struggled for decades to develop stages-of-growth
models that are both theoretically founded and empirically validated. This
article presents the concept and hypothesis of stages, the history of stage
models, and a procedure that may serve as a useful tool in modeling stages of
growth. Based on previous research and lessons learned from case study
experience of the government sector in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Norway</st1:country-region></st1:place>, a procedure for the stages
of growth modeling process is suggested and demonstrated. The procedure is used
for developing a stage model for e-government interoperability. This article
provides new insight into issues and challenges faced when engaging in stages
of growth research. The paper proposes a new approach to stages of growth
modeling. The utility of the suggested procedure is to improve theory building
and empirical validation. The contribution to academia is the modeling process
that can be applied in future developments of stages of growth. The
contribution to practice lies in the stage hypothesis of organizational
development over time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>For further information about </span></font><b><i><span
style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>JOCEC</span>,</i></b> including
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12.0pt'>Please consider the <b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:
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Computing and Electronic Commerce</a> </span></i></b>as a possible outlet for
your own very best original research dealing with multiparticipant digital
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Clyde</span></font></st1:place> W. Holsapple<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Editor-in-Chief, <b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><a
href="http://www.leaonline.com/loi/joce">Journal of Organizational Computing
and Electronic Commerce</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Gatton</span></font></st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> of Business and
Economics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Kentucky</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
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