<div dir="ltr">Please distribute to colleagues and relevant lists.<br>*************************<br>Dear IS friends:<br><br>I have great news to share with you. On February 1, 2014, Taylor & Francis Group (T&F) took over as the new publisher of the Journal of Global Information Technology Management. T&F has a remarkable record: it has been in existence since 1798 (more than 200 years) and publishes about 2000 journals. With this transition, we will have a modern submission and review system as well as full marketing support. To submit papers, please go to: <a href="http://www.editorialmanager.com/ugit">http://www.editorialmanager.com/ugit</a><br>
<br>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>Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group (T&F), http:// <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/UGIT">www.tandfonline.com/UGIT</a> <br>
******************************************************************************<br>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 to the submission site: <a href="http://www.editorialmanager.com/ugit">http://www.editorialmanager.com/ugit</a><br>
<br>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.<br>
<br>CONTENTS OF VOLUME 17, NUMBER 1, (Jan – March, 2014) OF THE JOURNAL OF GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (JGITM)<br><br>REGIONAL ECOSYSTEMS FOR SMALL INNOVATIVE IT FIRMS<br>Cristina Ponsiglione, University of Naples Federico II, <a href="mailto:cristina.ponsiglione@unina.it">cristina.ponsiglione@unina.it</a><br>
Giuseppe Zollo, University of Naples Federico II, <a href="mailto:giuseppe.zollo@unina.it">giuseppe.zollo@unina.it</a><br>In a small innovative IT firm, only a part of competencies is internal and under entrepreneurial control, another part is external and tied by a variety of collaboration forms. Further, the high rate of innovation in IT sector requires that competencies should be renewed with a very high frequency. This editorial discusses several perspectives in this context, e.g., the relevance of proximity, regional locus of innovation, learning region, smart specialization, pattern of innovation, and beyond the state-of-the-art. It also compares emergent innovation with planned innovation.<br>
<br>NATIONAL-LEVEL DETERMINANTS OF GLOBAL MUSIC PIRACY AND ONLINE MUSIC SALES: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY<br>Saini Das, Indian Institute of Management, Indore, India, <a href="mailto:sainid@iimidr.ac.in">sainid@iimidr.ac.in</a><br>
Arunabha Mukhopadhyay, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, India <a href="mailto:arunabha@iiml.ac.in">arunabha@iiml.ac.in</a><br>Kallol Bagchi, University of Texas at El Paso, USA, <a href="mailto:kbagchi@utep.edu">kbagchi@utep.edu</a><br>
This study investigates the factors that affect global music piracy directly and electronic business indirectly. These factors can be grouped into three categories: economic, legal/regulatory, and technological. Economic status and regulatory status emerge as the primary factors affecting music piracy. Technology indirectly affects music piracy by acting as a mediator between a nation’s economic status and the music piracy rate. A nation can reduce its music piracy rate and enhance e-business by devising stricter laws to safeguard intellectual property, punishing violations of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) related laws more strictly, allowing more free trade with other countries, inspiring attitudinal changes about inappropriate copying behavior through awareness campaigns, and encouraging increased and secure broadband usage<br>
<br>INFLUENCE OF CONTEXT AND CULTURE ON MANAGERIAL PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES IN THE TURKISH SOFTWARE INDUSTRY<br>Stefan Koch, Bogazici University, Turkey, <a href="mailto:stefan.koch@boun.edu.tr">stefan.koch@boun.edu.tr</a> <br>
Ayse Basar Bener, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, <a href="mailto:ayse.bener@ryerson.ca">ayse.bener@ryerson.ca</a><br>Turgay Aytac, Prescience Inc., West New York, NY, USA, <a href="mailto:taytac@scidesktop.org">taytac@scidesktop.org</a><br>
Ayse Tosun Misirli, University of Oulu, Finland, <a href="mailto:ayse.tosunmisirli@oulu.fi">ayse.tosunmisirli@oulu.fi</a><br>Edward W.N. Bernroider, WU – Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria, <a href="mailto:ward.bernroider@wu.ac.at">ward.bernroider@wu.ac.at</a><br>
This is an empirical examination of the Turkish software industry to understand how its current profile, managerial practices and perceptions are shaped by the context of an emerging economy and cultural background. In comparison to a developed economy with a very different culture, Austria, employees, know-how and access to new technologies are perceived as less important, while productivity and sales are considered more important. Marketing to foreign countries as well as policy are perceived as major barriers, while domestic rivalry, software piracy and e-business readiness are perceived as smaller growth barriers. The domestic market is relatively developed, but rivalry is low and dominated by large companies. Generally, the companies exhibit a short-sighted perspective, with limited focus on process maturity, and investments in continuous training of employees.<br>
<br>A CROSS-NATIONAL ANALYSIS OF INTENTION TO USE MULTIPLE MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES<br>Fumiyo N. Kondo, University of Tsukuba, <a href="mailto:kondo@sk.tsukuba.ac.jp">kondo@sk.tsukuba.ac.jp</a> <br>Hisashi Ishida, LTS, Inc., <a href="mailto:hisashi.ishida@lt-s.jp">hisashi.ishida@lt-s.jp</a><br>
This research proposes a model for cross-national analyses of intention to use multiple mobile entertainment services using a modified technology acceptance model (TAM) and the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Antecedents of intention to use were examined through a survey of young adult mobile users in Japan and the U.S. The based on a modified TAM-TPB framework, fits generally well for cross-national analyses of entertainment services. All except one path in the estimated models for Japan and the U.S. were statistically significant. The results indicate that paths originating from perceived value can differ, possibly due to practical considerations such as pricing and regulations. These results have useful implications for the adoption of global marketing.<br>
<br>THE EXPERT OPINION: AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. KATHY WHITE LOYD, BOARD MEMBER, MATTEL, INC., AND ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO.<br>Conducted by: Prashant Palvia, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA <a href="mailto:pcpalvia@uncg.edu">pcpalvia@uncg.edu</a><br>
Dr. Loyd has held several senior executive IT positions during her career. This interview discusses many of her managerial experiences including: challenges at Cardinal Health, Baxter Healthcare and Honeywell; strategic and international applications of IT; implementation challenges; the founding of Rural Sourcing and Horizon Institute of Technology; and the opportunities and perils of outsourcing.<br>
<br>BOOK REVIEW: RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT IN THE NETWORKED ECONOMY<br>BY OMAR K. HUSSAIN, THARAM S. DILLON, FAROOKH K. HUSSAIN, AND ELIZABETH J. CHANG<br>Reviewed by Roberto Vinaja, Texas A&M University—San Antonio, Texas, <a href="mailto:bvinaja@tamusa.tamus.edu">bvinaja@tamusa.tamus.edu</a><br>
Organizations across the world are increasingly investing resources in IT and related services and resources. IT provides new capabilities but, at the same time, introduces new potential risks. As a result, IT managers must fully understand the process of risk management, in order to mitigate potential risks. This book is a remarkable guide to risk management by authors who worked in collaboration with the Digital Ecosystems and Business Intelligence Institute (DEBII) in Australia. The authors discuss various aspects of risk management as well as present an innovative framework.<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>
********************************<br>Please join us at the 15th GITMA World conference in Philadelphia, USA, on June 22-24, 2014. <a href="http://www.gitma.org">http://www.gitma.org</a>. The GITMA international conference attracts participants from all continents. It has a friendly cozy atmosphere leading to rewarding collaborations. <br>
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