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<div style="MARGIN: 0px"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman,serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font color="black" size="2" face="Tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Prof Choon Ling SIA of City University of Hong Kong will be taking over Editor-in-Chief
of the Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM) effective 1 March 2012. Dr. Sia is ably supported by Ms Amy Shi who is completing her PhD under Dr. Sia's supervision.
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<div style="MARGIN: 0px"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman,serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font color="black" size="2" face="Tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Dr. Sia is Professor and Associate Head of the Department of Information Systems
at City U's triple accredited College of Business. He has published in top IS journals including MISQ, JMIS, Info & Management, ISR and DSS on a wide range of topics including those of interest to JGIM. For instance, cultural-customisation of web strategies
to promote internet shopping as well as the effects of individualism-collectivism and uncertainty avoidance on internet shopping. Dr. Sia also served as an AE for the Global IT Issues / Management track for both ICIS 2006 and ICIS 2007.</span></font></span></font></div>
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<div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman,serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font color="black" size="2" face="Tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">For more information about JGIM, including its mission and scope of JGIM, please visit:
<a href="http://www.igi-global.com/jgim">http://www.igi-global.com/jgim</a>. The Journal is widely indexed and its 5-year impact factor stands at 1.829 (JCR, 2010).</span></font></span></font></div>
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<div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman,serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font color="black" size="2" face="Tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Please submit all enquiries and original manuscripts to JGIM's new email address at <a href="mailto:jgim@cityu.edu.hk" target="_blank"><font size="2" face="Tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">jgim@cityu.edu.hk</span></font></a><font color="black" size="2" face="Tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">.
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<div style="MARGIN: 0px"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman,serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font color="black" size="2" face="Tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Felix</span></font></span></font></div>
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<p><font size="2">++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br>
Dr. Felix B Tan<br>
Professor of Information Systems<br>
Head of Department</font></p>
<p><font size="2">Business Information Systems<br>
Faculty of Business & Law<br>
AUT University, Private Bag 92006<br>
Auckland 1020, New Zealand<br>
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</font><font size="2">Tel: +649-9219487<br>
Fax: +649-9219876<br>
email: felix.tan@aut.ac.nz<br>
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