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colleagues and relevant lists.<br>
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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 14, NUMBER 2, (April 2011) OF THE JOURNAL OF GLOBAL
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (JGITM)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Note that JGITM is now among
the elite group of MIS journals included in the prestigious Social Sciences
Citation Index (SSCI).<span style=""> </span>It is included in
both SSCI and CC/S&BS, both produced by Thomson Reuters. <a href="http://jgitm.uncg.edu/">http://jgitm.uncg.edu/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Publisher: Ivy League
Publishing, <a href="http://www.ivylp.com/">http://www.ivylp.com</a>, email:
<a href="mailto:admin@ivylp.com">admin@ivylp.com</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">SPECIAL ISSUE ON “<span style="">INFORMATION SYSTEMS OUTSOURCING: TRENDS,
ISSUES, AND CHALLENGES”. GUEST EDITORS: VIKAS JAIN, </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB">YOGESH K. DWIVEDI, AND </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">VISHANTH WEERAKKODY</span></p>
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IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED A FREE SAMPLE IN THE PAST AND WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE
ONE, PLEASE WRITE OR SEND AN EMAIL MESSAGE TO THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Prashant
Palvia, Ph.D., The University of North
Carolina at Greensboro (<a href="mailto:pcpalvia@uncg.edu">pcpalvia@uncg.edu</a>
and <a href="mailto:rmouzts@uncg.edu">rmouzts@uncg.edu</a>).<br>
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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 electronically to the Editor-in-Chief at <a href="mailto:pcpalvia@uncg.edu">pcpalvia@uncg.edu</a>.<br>
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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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE OF
JGITM (VOL. 14, NO.2, April 2011)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">SPECIAL ISSUE ON “<span style="">INFORMATION SYSTEMS OUTSOURCING: TRENDS,
ISSUES, AND CHALLENGES”. GUEST EDITORS: VIKAS JAIN, </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB">YOGESH K. DWIVEDI, AND </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">VISHANTH WEERAKKODY</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">EDITORIAL PREFACE: NEW
FRONTIERS IN GLOBAL IS OUTSOURCING</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;" lang="EN-GB">Vikas Jain, </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">The University of Tampa, USA, <a href="mailto:vjain@ut.edu">vjain@ut.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;" lang="EN-GB">Yogesh K. Dwivedi,</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;" lang="EN-GB">
Swansea University, Wales, UK, </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><a href="mailto:ykdwivedi@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">ykdwivedi@gmail.com</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 121.5pt; text-indent: -121.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Vishanth
Weerakkody, Brunel University, UK<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><a href="mailto:vishanth.weerakkody@brunel.ac.uk">vishanth.weerakkody@brunel.ac.uk</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">IS outsourcing has grown over
the last two decades.<span style=""> </span>Despite a
significant body of research on IS outsourcing, several issues surrounding IS
outsourcing still require additional clarity. The businesses still remain
puzzled which outsourcing models work best and which do not. The outsourcing
companies continue to face significant challenges while managing project
related risks including political and intellectual property risks.<span style=""> </span>Through this special issue on IS, the guest
editors contribute to the discussion on IS outsourcing using the latest
academic research in the area. This special issue aims to reflect on research
in information systems outsourcing and identify the current worldwide trends in
information system outsourcing and off-shoring.<span style="">
</span>Research papers were sought from around the world that combine
technical, managerial, organizational and socio-economic aspects of IS outsourcing
including off-shoring. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;">STRATEGY AND VENDOR SELECTION IN IT OUTSOURCING: IS
THERE A METHOD IN THE MADNESS?</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Dev K.
Dutta, University of New Hampshire. <a href="mailto:Dev.dutta@unh.edu">Dev.dutta@unh.edu</a></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Kholekile
L. Gwebu, University of New Hampshire. <a href="mailto:Khole.gwebu@unh.edu">Khole.gwebu@unh.edu</a></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Jing Wang,
University of New Hampshire. <a href="mailto:Jing.wang@unh.edu">Jing.wang@unh.edu</a></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Both outsourcing strategy and
choice of vendors have the potential to influence the success of information
technology outsourcing (ITO) initiatives. However, the ways in which these
factors combine leading to success has not received much attention in prior
research. This study explores the patterns of ITO strategy and vendor selection
adopted by outsourcing firms having high internal IT capabilities versus those
with low capabilities. This analysis on a sample of over 200 firms reveals that
maintaining strong internal IT capabilities is a defining factor for
outsourcing firms when selecting an appropriate mix of ITO strategies and
vendors. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ACTIVE PRIMING OF CULTURAL STEREOTYPES IN OUTSOURCING
DECISION MAKING </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Thomas F. Stafford, University
of Memphis, <a href="mailto:tstafford@memphis.edu">tstafford@memphis.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Outsourcing decisions can be strongly influenced by
country-of-origin perceptions related to destination cost and host country
technological expertise. These perceptions operate in stereotype-like fashion
and tend to substitute for rational and deliberative decision making in the
choice of outsourcing destinations. Managers frequently send software projects
to India and manufacturing projects to China, as a routine and automated matter,
even though numerous alternatives frequently exist. The psychological concept
of contrast priming for influencing judgment is developed here as a potential
ameliorative measure to instantiate deliberative consideration of outsourcing
decision criteria in client-supplier contract negotiations. The expectation is
that priming theory will provide a managerial tool useful for increasing
objective evaluations of outsourcing destinations to the general benefit of all
parties involved. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoTitle" style="text-align: left;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">IT OUTSOURCING IN THE PUBLIC
SECTOR: A LITERATURE ANALYSIS</span></p><p class="MsoTitle" style="text-align: left;" align="left"><a name="_Toc260693989"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sonia Gantman,</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> Bentley
University, <a href="mailto:sonia.gantman@gmail.com">sonia.gantman@gmail.com</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This
article presents an analysis of geographically and disciplinary scattered
academic publications on ITO in public organizations.<span style=""> </span>The interdisciplinary scope of public ITO
research area is defined, and conceptual approaches of IS and Public
Administration research fields to public ITO are compared.<span style=""> </span>Highlighting the impact of certain
organizational characteristics on ITO decisions, governance and results makes a
contribution to ITO research in general.<span style="">
</span>Consolidation and analysis of diverse findings will benefit both public
officials and outsourcing vendors.<span style="">
</span>Finally, the study suggests directions for future research. Discussion
on control in outsourced IT projects can be found in the literature belonging
to several research disciplines. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="OLE_LINK4"></a><a name="OLE_LINK3"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">THE EXPERT OPINION: </span></span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt;">AN INTERVIEW WITH DAVID L.
PEARSON EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, AND CHRISTOPHER
S.D. ROGERS, GLOBAL VICE PRESIDENT, IT SYKES ENTERPRISES</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Conducted by Vikas Jain, University
of Tampa, </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="mailto:vjain@ut.edu"><span style="">vjain@ut.edu</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style=""></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">SYKES
Enterprises is a family of global businesses that provides customer contact
management solutions and services in the business process outsourcing (BPO)
arena. Several issues are discussed, such as: major considerations that clients
have while selecting an outsourcing partner, the evolution of the outsourcing
market, metrics used by clients to assess the effectiveness of outsourcing
operations, success factors, and future trends.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">BOOK REVIEW: INFORMATION
SYSTEMS AND OUTSOURCING STUDIES IN THEORY AND PRACTICE, BY LESLIE P. WILLCOCKS
AND MARY C. LACITY</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Reviewed by Vishal Midha, <a href="mailto:vmidha@utpa.edu">vmidha@utpa.edu</a> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This
book is a set of readings on Information Systems Outsourcing resulting from
more than 20 years of experience of the editors. The first section primarily
stresses on the importance of critically examining theories borrowed from
various fields to study IT outsourcing. The second section focuses on
outsourcing practice and is based on over 500 case studies. This section
evaluates the processes and practices associated with domestic, offshore, and
global sourcing of IT services from both, client and supplier perspectives</span></p>
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<h5 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">For copies of the above articles, please check for
the Journal of Global Information Technology Management (JGITM) in your
institution's library.</span></h5>
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<h5 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">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.</span></h5>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">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).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The 12<sup>th</sup> annual Global Information Technology
Management Association (GITMA) World Conference will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada,
USA on June 5, 6, & 7, 2011.<span style="">
</span><a href="http://www.gitma.org">http://www.gitma.org</a><br></span></p>