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<H1><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Dear Colleagues,</FONT></H1>
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<DIV><STRONG>You will find the <EM>JMIS </EM>30th Anniversary Virtual Issue that
includes some of the well-known papers we have published over the decades
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<DIV><STRONG>You will find the contents of the current issue
here:</STRONG></DIV>
<H1><FONT face="Times New Roman"><I><FONT size=4>Journal of Management
Information Systems</FONT></I> </FONT></H1>
<P><I><FONT color=#000000 face="Times New Roman">Volume 30 Number 1
</FONT></I></P>
<P><B><A href="http://www.jmis-web.org/articles/v30_n1_p5/index.html"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Editorial Introduction</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></B><BR><I><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Vladimir++Zwass+8"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Vladimir Zwass</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I></P>
<P><B><A href="http://www.jmis-web.org/articles/v30_n1_p15/index.html"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Effect of Social Capital of the
Relationship Between the CIO and Top Management Team on Firm
Performance</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></B><BR><I><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Elena++Karahanna+1499"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Elena Karahanna</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">and </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?David+S.+Preston+1318"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">David S. Preston</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I>
<P><B><A href="http://www.jmis-web.org/articles/v30_n1_p57/index.html"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Sustainability of a Firm's Reputation
for Information Technology Capability: The Role of Senior IT
Executives</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></B><BR><I><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Jee-Hae++Lim+1403"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Jee-Hae Lim</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">, </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Theophanis+C.+Stratopoulos+1404"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Theophanis C.
Stratopoulos</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT
face="Times New Roman">and </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Tony+S.+Wirjanto+1405"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Tony S. Wirjanto</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I>
<P><B><A href="http://www.jmis-web.org/articles/v30_n1_p97/index.html"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Information Technology and Productivity
in Developed and Developing Countries</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman">
</FONT></B><BR><I><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Jason++Dedrick+921"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Jason Dedrick</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">, </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Kenneth+L.+Kraemer+176"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Kenneth L. Kraemer</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">and </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Eric++Shih+1500"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Eric Shih</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I>
<P><B><A href="http://www.jmis-web.org/articles/v30_n1_p123/index.html"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Managing Interdependent Information
Security Risks: Cyberinsurance, Managed Security Services, and Risk Pooling
Arrangements</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></B><BR><I><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Xia++Zhao+1478"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Xia Zhao</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">, </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Ling++Xue+1479"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Ling Xue</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">and </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Andrew+B.+Whinston+357"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Andrew B. Whinston</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I>
<P><B><A href="http://www.jmis-web.org/articles/v30_n1_p153/index.html"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Drivers in the Use of Online
Whistle-Blowing Reporting Systems</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman">
</FONT></B><BR><I><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Paul+Benjamin+Lowry+1119"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Paul Benjamin Lowry</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">, </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Gregory+D.+Moody+1182"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Gregory D. Moody</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">, </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Dennis+F.+Galletta+538"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dennis F. Galletta</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">and </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Anthony++Vance+1171"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Anthony Vance</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I>
<P><B><A href="http://www.jmis-web.org/articles/v30_n1_p191/index.html"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Impact of Influence Tactics in
Information System Development Projects: A Control-Loss
Perspective</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></B><BR><I><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Ravi++Narayanaswamy+1501"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Ravi Narayanaswamy</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">, </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Varun++Grover+3"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Varun Grover</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">and </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Raymond+M.+Henry+1167"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Raymond M. Henry</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I>
<P><B><A href="http://www.jmis-web.org/articles/v30_n1_p227/index.html"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Service-Oriented Methodology for
Systems Development</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></B><BR><I><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Mark++Keith+1502"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Mark Keith</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">, </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Haluk++Demirkan+1295"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Haluk Demirkan</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">and </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Michael++Goul+486"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Michael Goul</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I>
<P><B><A href="http://www.jmis-web.org/articles/v30_n1_p261/index.html"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">A Test of Two Models of Value Creation
in Virtual Communities</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman">
</FONT></B><BR><I><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Constance+Elise+Porter+1503"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Constance Elise Porter</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">, </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Sarv++Devaraj+692"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Sarv Devaraj</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">and </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Daewon++Sun+1504"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Daewon Sun</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I>
<P><B><A href="http://www.jmis-web.org/articles/v30_n1_p293/index.html"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Credibility of Anonymous Online Product
Reviews: A Language Expectancy Perspective</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></B><BR><I><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Matthew+L.+Jensen+1314"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Matthew L. Jensen</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">, </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Joshua+M.+Averbeck+1505"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Joshua M. Averbeck</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">, </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Zhu++Zhang+1264"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Zhu Zhang</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">and </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Kevin+B.+Wright+1506"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Kevin B. Wright</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I>
<P><B><A href="http://www.jmis-web.org/articles/v30_n1_p325/index.html"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Risk Mitigation in Supply Chain
Digitization: System Modularity and Information Technology
Governance</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></B><BR><I><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Ling++Xue+1479"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Ling Xue</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">, </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Cheng++Zhang+1507"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Cheng Zhang</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">, </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Hong++Ling+1508"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Hong Ling</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">and </FONT><A
href="http://www.jmis-web.org/cgi-bin/gencontrib.pl?Xia++Zhao+1478"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman">Xia Zhao</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></I></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>Best wishes, </STRONG></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>Vladimir
Zwass</STRONG></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>