[AISWorld] JGITM, Vol 15, No 4, October 2012

[Prashant Palvia]

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 15, NUMBER 4, (October, 2012) OF THE JOURNAL OF GLOBAL
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (JGITM)
Note that JGITM is now 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.
http://jgitm.uncg.edu/
Publisher: Ivy League Publishing, http://www.ivylp.com, email:
admin at ivylp.com
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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
pcpalvia at uncg.edu.

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.

CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE OF JGITM (VOL. 15, NO.4, October 2012)

EDITORIAL PREFACE: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION:
THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE
Sumit Sircar, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, SumitSircar at muohio.edu
The editorial argues that the relative competitive positions with regard to
ICT are shifting between the U.S., long the dominant force in ICT, and
other nations.  These developments can be linked to trends in national
innovation capacity, the quality of education, and immigration.  It uses
China and India as examples to demonstrate its points. Consequently, ICT
professionals in developed countries can expect many opportunities in
countries other than their own, and should be prepared to move and live in
foreign environments for extended periods of time.

IMPACT OF CULTURE ON KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: A META-ANALYSIS AND FRAMEWORK
Tim Jacks, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, tjacks at siue.edu
Steve Wallace, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, sawallac at uncg.edu
Hamid Nemati, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, nemati at uncg.edu
Culture, both national and organizational, can have profound impacts on
knowledge management. A meta-analysis was conducted on 52 articles from ten
IS journals combining both quantitative and qualitative studies in a unique
methodological approach. Key findings include a marked shift away from
normative language towards more interpretive and critical discourse
emphasizing the power issues in the cultural context of knowledge
management. Trust and openness are key dimensions that impact knowledge
management processes, but these traits are achieved through business
leadership, rather than a particular technological artifact. The most
striking finding from the cross-case analysis is that organizational
culture can overcome or mitigate differences in national culture. An
overall framework is provided to serve as an important guidepost for future
research

A PHENOMENOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY AT A MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE FROM INDIA
Satya Prakash Saraswat, Bentley University, ssaraswat at bentley.edu
Phenomenology was applied to investigate issues related to the deployment
of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) at one of the largest
government sector multinational banks in India.  The study finds that the
emerging architecture of ICT strategy in this organization contains five
categories of issues.  In declining order of their importance, these
categories are (1) ICT Culture in Organization, (2) Organizational ICT
Politics, (3) Organizational ICT Sociology, (4) the Economics of ICT, and
(5) the Infrastructure of ICT.  The significance of these findings is
discussed with examples that demonstrate that a phenomenological approach
can reveal the hidden dimensions and root causes of the ICT related
problems which may not be clear from empirical surveys.

CONTROL AND COORDINATION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN MULTINATIONAL
CORPORATIONS: AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION OF SUBSIDIARY AND HOST COUNTRY
FACTORS
Madhu T. Rao, Seattle University, rao at seattleu.edu
This study examines the factors influencing the integration of the IS
function across subsidiaries in MNCs. Specifically, the impact of
subsidiary strategic role, perceived environmental uncertainty (PEU), and
host country IS resources on the use of formal and informal mechanisms of
control and coordination is examined. Multiple regression models were run
on matched sets of data collected from 54 headquarters-subsidiary pairs.
The relationship between the strategic role of a subsidiary and level of
integration was found to be significant. Moderate support was found for the
relationship between IS resources and integration, though not in the
direction expected. There was no support for the predicted relationships
involving perceived environmental uncertainty.

THE EXPERT OPINION: AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. JOHN FORELLI, VP INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY, BORGATA HOTEL CASINO & SPA –ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY
Conducted by Naveed Baqir, University of Delaware, mnbaqir at udel.edu and
Mengyu Li, University of Delaware
John Forelli is the Vice President of Information Technology at Borgata
Hotel Casino & Spa. Unlike global chain hotels, independent hotels like
Borgata face unique challenges that require individualized solutions.
Learning from his experience is of particular interest in order to
understand the global vs. local issues within Global Hospitality IT. Many
issues are discussed including IT infrastructure, technology innovation,
and IT strategy.

BOOK REVIEW: RESEARCH IN SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN: MODELS AND METHODS,
EDITED BY STANISŁAW WRYCZA
Reviewed by Roberto Vinaja, Texas A&M University—San Antonio, USA,
bvinaja at tamusa.tamus.edu
Systems Analysis and Design is considered to be a core area in the IS
field. While there is extensive literature on modeling and methodologies in
practitioner outlets and software engineering, it is encouraging to see a
renewed interest from IT researchers. The book Research in Systems Analysis
and Design brings an interesting perspective from European researchers,
especially from some Eastern European countries like Poland, Russia, and
Ukraine.

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For copies of the above articles, please check for the Journal of Global
Information Technology Management (JGITM) in your institution's library.
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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.

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.

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).
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