[AISWorld] Contents of JGITM, Vol 19, No 2, April - June 2016

[Prashant Palvia]

Please distribute to colleagues and relevant lists.  Sorry, I have been a
little late in posting the contents. This issue was published in time in
June, 2016.
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Dear IS friends:

JGITM is published by the Taylor & Francis Group (T&F). We have a modern
submission and review system, web site, as well as full marketing support.
To submit papers, please go to: http://www.editorialmanager.com/ugit.

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Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Prashant Palvia, University of North Carolina at
Greensboro, pcpalvia at uncg.edu
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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.).
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for final approval to one of the Editors.
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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 19, NUMBER 2, (07 June, 2016) OF THE JOURNAL OF GLOBAL
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (JGITM)

EDITORIAL PREFACE: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY STILL A FORCE
FOR GOOD?
Edward M. Roche, Columbia Business School, New York, New York, USA,
emr96 at columbia.edu
Factors affecting business-information technology strategic alignment have
been investigated in numerous research studies, mostly in developed
countries including Western Europe and North America. Given that the
Western world has a distinct business culture, there is reason to
investigate the boundaries of the generalizability of these research
studies. This article, therefore, investigates strategic alignment in a
non-Western, developing-country context, specifically Iran. For this
purpose, the antecedents of alignment in the existing literature were
investigated. After categorizing them and developing a research model, the
model was tested using structural equation modeling. Our main aim is to
find out whether the antecedents identified in prior studies are also
relevant in Iran. The results provide preliminary evidence of differences
between the factors affecting strategic alignment in each region.

ANTECEDENTS OF STRATEGIC IS ALIGNMENT IN IRAN
Neda Abdolvand, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran,
n.abdolvand at alzahra.ac.ir
Mohammad Mehdi Sepehri, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran,
mehdi.sepehri at modares.ac.ir
Factors affecting business-IT strategic alignment have been investigated in
numerous research studies mostly in developed countries including the
Western Europe and North America. Given that the Western world has a
distinct business culture, there is reason to investigate the boundaries of
the generalizability of these research studies. This paper, therefore,
investigates strategic alignment in a non-Western, developing-country
context, specifically Iran. For this purpose, the antecedents of alignment
in the existing literature were investigated. After categorizing them and
developing a research model, the model was tested using structural equation
modeling. Our main aim is to find out whether the antecedents identified in
prior studies are also relevant in Iran. The results provide preliminary
evidence of differences between the factors affecting strategic alignment
in each region.

A STAGE-BY-STAGE ASSESSMENT OF ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION:
AN EMPIRICAL STUDY FROM HONG KONG
Hongyi Sun, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, neesebin at 163.com
Wenbin Ni, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou, China
Rocky Lam, Vantis Solutions Ltd., Hong Kong, China
Chun Yi Ng, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
An enterprise resource planning implementation lifecycle model consists of
several stages. The outcome of one stage becomes the starting conditions of
the subsequent stage. Therefore, a milestone performance assessment at each
stage is needed to ensure the successful implementation of the subsequent
stages, which is not presented in current literature. Why a previous stage
is important to the next one and what role it plays during enterprise
resource planning implementation lacks substantial evidence. This article
reports the development and validation of a stage-by-stage lifecycle
assessment model for enterprise resource planning implementation based on a
survey and structural equation modeling. Critical success factors of
enterprise resource planning implementation are systematically associated
with enterprise resource planning lifecycle stages, and key performance
indicators of each critical success factor is developed to measure the
performance of enterprise resource planning stages. The model is
empirically tested with data from Hong Kong manufacturing firms. The
research demonstrates the performance of one stage does affect those of its
following stages. The results are discussed and their implications are
explored.

YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BEHAVIOR ON FACEBOOK: A COMPARISON OF FINDINGS FROM
MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA
Anne Marie Warren, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
isma_jaafar at um.edu.my
Noor Ismawati Jaafar, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ainin Sulaiman, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The main aim of this study is to examine civic engagement behavior via
Facebook among the youth in two countries, Malaysia and Indonesia, using a
cross-cultural perspective. Empirical data from 1,899 youth of both
countries were collected, whereby their modes of civic engagement behavior
(publication of information, dialogue, and lobbying decision-makers) were
examined. In addition, the study also analyzed their community-outcome
expectations from Facebook usage. Results indicate that youth in both
countries conduct civic engagement behavior via Facebook using the three
modes. The publication of information and sharing of links play a
significant role in promoting dialogue and debate. The findings also
suggest that the youth in Indonesia are more apprehensive about using
Facebook for lobbying, such as signing petitions, than their neighbor,
Malaysia. The results further indicate that Facebook is a source for
information and that community-related outcome expectations play an
important role that underlies the civic engagement behavior of youth on
Facebook. Thus, the youth are using Facebook to shape traditional civic
engagement landscape in an online realm.

THE EXPERT OPINION: AN INTERVIEW WITH CRAIG DEAN
Interview conducted by Virginia Franke Kleist, Ph.D.
Craig Dean is Orrick, Herrington, and Sutcliffe’s Chief Technology Officer.
Orrick is a Global Law Firm, with over 1,200 lawyers practicing in 25
offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Orrick offices are in
Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Brussels, Geneva, Moscow, London, Houston,
Seattle, and many other locations around the world. Dean leads the
information technology function worldwide, and is responsible for the
operation and security of the firm’s technology across the globe, as well
as the coordination and implementation of the firm’s technology strategy.
In this role, he has been instrumental in implementing solutions addressing
the technology needs of the firm’s lawyers and clients, improving the
organizational and operational effectiveness of the information technology
function, and ensuring the security of the firm’s technology and
information assets. Dean is a seasoned technology professional with over 20
years of technology and leadership experience. Prior to joining Orrick,
Dean spent 7 years with Medrad, a Bayer Healthcare Company, ultimately
assuming the role of Chief Information Officer. Previous to that, he spent
many years as a manager and consultant with Accenture and Perot Systems.
During this time, he led numerous strategic technology initiatives for
Fortune 500 and private companies. Dean holds a BS in Chemical Engineering
from West Virginia University and an MBA from the University of
Pittsburgh’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business.

BOOK REVIEW: INFORMATION SYSTEMS: DEVELOPMENT, APPLICATIONS, AND EDUCATION
BY WRYCZA, STANISLAW
Reviewed by: Robert Vinaja, Texas A&M University San Antonio, Texas, USA,
bvinaja at tamusa.tamus.edu
Information technology (IT) is an ever-changing field. New IT research
areas are considered trendy and fashionable. Lately, emerging topics such
as information security are receiving extra attention and have overshadowed
classic areas like system analysis and design. Nevertheless, it is obvious
that without the development of systems, there would be no systems to
secure and protect. The authors of the book Information Systems:
Development, Applications, and Education emphasize the importance of the
field of systems analysis and design as a classic field in IT. The area of
systems analysis and design has been studied from multiple perspectives.
Some perspectives have been heavily influenced by disciplines such as
project management and organizational behavior, sometimes to the extent of
focusing almost exclusively on the non-technical aspects. Other
perspectives overemphasize the technical side, almost at the expense of the
human side. Instead, the perspective is this book achieves an optimal
balance between the different factors.

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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).