Please distribute to colleagues and relevant lists.<br>*************************<br>CONTENTS OF VOLUME 16, NUMBER 1, (January, 2013) OF THE JOURNAL OF GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (JGITM)<br>Note that 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.<br>
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<br>CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE OF JGITM (VOL. 16, NO.1, January 2013)<br><br>IT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT IN M&A POST IMPLEMENTATION: THE CHALLENGE BETWEEN EASTERN AND WESTERN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES<br>Barry Shore, Associate Editor, University of New Hampshire, USA, <a href="mailto:bshore@unh.edu">bshore@unh.edu</a><br>
The editorial discusses social systems that must be navigated in an international merger or acquisition when the acquiring company is engaged in harmonizing or centralizing information systems. Much of the literature that addresses the social process is Western based and there is an implicit assumption that it is this culture that will prevail. It can be hypothesized that when a Western company is involved in an M&A and the target is an Asian company, Western standards of management will generally dominate. However such assumptions can prove to be fallacious and lead to a number of problematic issues. <br>
<br>CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES:DISSEMINATION ON TURKISH WEB SITES<br>Aykut Hamit Turan, Namık Kemal University, Turkey, <a href="mailto:aykut.turan@gmail.com">aykut.turan@gmail.com</a><br>S. Ahmet Menteş, Namık Kemal University, Turkey, <a href="mailto:ahmetmentes@yahoo.com">ahmetmentes@yahoo.com</a><br>
Recent corporate scandals in developed economies have underscored the importance of adopting appropriate corporate governance practices. This study aims to explore web site design and content features of Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) listed firms. While this analysis has revealed that the utilization of design features and the type and extent of the corporate information content do not differ much among the studied industries, the authors found some statistical differences based on Corporate Governance Ratings (CGRs). Turkish firms seem to be in their early stages of using ICTs in corporate governance practices.<br>
<br>INFORMATION PRIVACY AND AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT IN CHINESE ORGANIZATIONS<br>Xiaogang Chen, <a href="mailto:chenxg@swufe.edu.cn">chenxg@swufe.edu.cn</a><br>Jing Ma, <a href="mailto:majing@swufe.edu.cn">majing@swufe.edu.cn</a><br>
Jiafei Jin, <a href="mailto:jin@swufe.edu.cn">jin@swufe.edu.cn</a><br>Patricia Fosh, <a href="mailto:p_fosh@yahoo.co.uk">p_fosh@yahoo.co.uk</a> <br>All authors at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China.<br>
This study examines the impact of employees’ perceptions of information privacy on their affective commitment to work organizations. The findings suggest that perceptions of information handling control and of legitimacy of organizational information practices positively relate with affective commitment. The relationship between perception of information handling control and affective commitment is only significant, however, for employees identifying weakly with collectivism and is stronger for male than for female employees. The relationship between perception of legitimacy of organizational information practices and affective commitment is only salient for female employees. The implications of these findings for organizational and legal polices are discussed.<br>
<br>KNOWLEDGE SHARING IN OFFSHORE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: A VENDOR PERSPECTIVE<br>Peng Xu, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA, <a href="mailto:peng.xu@umb.edu">peng.xu@umb.edu</a><br>Yurong Yao, Suffolk University, USA, <a href="mailto:yyao@suffolk.edu">yyao@suffolk.edu</a><br>
>From the vendor’s perspective, the authors investigate the mediating role played by knowledge sharing in the success of offshore software development and identify factors that contribute to knowledge sharing in offshore software development (OSD). Findings confirm that knowledge sharing mediates the impact of the use of methodology and relationship with clients on the success of offshore software development projects; particularly, knowledge sharing has more impact on process efficiency than on product quality. This study contributes to the theoretical understandings on how development methodology and vendor relationship with clients helps overcome challenges in OSD, and how knowledge sharing functions as a mediator between these factors and success. The findings help vendors identify critical determinants of knowledge sharing and suggest strategies to execute OSD.<br>
<br>THE EXPERT OPINION: AN INTERVIEW WITHMR. DAVID COSTRINI, WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE<br>Conducted by Naveed Baqir, University of Delaware,<a href="mailto:mnbaqir@udel.edu">mnbaqir@udel.edu</a> and Johnny McClain, Graduate Student, University of Delaware<br>
Many educational institutions are developing mobile content (mobile websites and/or mobile apps) to deliver different services for access through mobile websites. The University of Delaware has also undertaken several technology initiatives to provide access to various services for students and faculty members through a mobile app. The interview discusses a host of issues related to mobile application development, such as motivation, scope, development experience and metrics.<br>
<br>BOOK REVIEW: A FRAMEWORK FOR USABILITY EVALUATION OF MODELING LANGUAGES, BY CHRISTIAN SCHALLES<br>Reviewed by Roberto Vinaja, Texas A&M University—San Antonio, USA, <a href="mailto:bvinaja@tamusa.tamus.edu">bvinaja@tamusa.tamus.edu</a><br>
Interestingly, although modeling is at the core of the IT development process and business process modeling, there is scarce research on the usability of modeling tools. This is a comprehensive book addressing most aspects of modeling concepts and languages. Among the many topics included are: general concepts, literature, specific languages, standards, diagrams, metrics, impacts, and managerial implications.<br>
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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.<br>
<br>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.<br>
<br>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).<br>
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