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International Journal of Information Systems and Management (IJISAM)

ISSN (Online): 1751-3235 - ISSN (Print): 1751-3227
Published by Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., Geneva, Switzerland
Journal Websites: http://www.inderscience.com/ijisam/

Paper Submission: http://www.inderscience.com/

The IJISAM is a double-blind refereed and authoritative reference
dealing with working and potential information systems theories and
applications as well as emerging issues of interest to professionals and
academics. The objectives of the IJISAM are to develop, promote and
coordinate the development and practice of information systems theories
and methods. Emphases will also be on the related social, political and
economic issues as well as emerging issues of interest to professionals
and academics. Questions about submissions and inquiries from potential
authors should be addressed to the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Eldon Y.
Li, at <eli@calpoly.edu>. To submit a paper, please follow the
guidelines in the Inderscience website at http://www.inderscience.com/

The coverage of IJISAM includes, but is not limited to, the following
subjects:

* Agent and intelligent systems
* Bioinformatics and medical informatics
* Business value of information technology
* Collaborative work systems
* Data mining and knowledge discovery
* Data warehouse and OLAP
* Database architectures and applications
* Decision support systems
* Electronic commerce and virtual business
* Emerging information technologies
* Enterprise information systems
* Ethics in information systems profession
* Executive information systems
* Functional information systems
* Globalization of information technology
* Human factors in information systems
* Impacts of information systems
* Information systems architectures and infrastructures
* Information systems for competitive advantage
* Information systems outsourcing
* Information systems performance
* Information systems planning
* Information systems security
* Interorganizational systems
* Knowledge management and organizational learning
* Knowledge networks
* Knowledge-based systems architectures
* Management information systems
* Management of information resources
* Ontology
* Research methods
* Social informatics
* Strategic information systems
* Workflow management systems
* Other related issues

Editor-In-Chief

Prof. Dr. Eldon Y. Li
University Chair Professor, College of Commerce, National Chengchi
University, Taiwan & Orfalea College of Business, California Polytechnic
State University, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
E-mail: eli@calpoly.edu

Advisory Board

* Prof. Dr. Izak Benbasat, Canada Research Chair in Information
Technology Management, University of British Columbia, Canada

* Prof. Dr. Niels Bjørn-Andersen, Director of Center for Enterprise
Management Systems, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

* Prof. Dr. Peter Pin-Shan Chen, Foster Distinguished Chair
Professor of Computer Science, Louisiana State University, Baton
Rouge, USA

* Prof. Dr. Phillip Ein-Dor, Founding Editor of the Journal of AIS,
Tel Aviv University, Israel

* Prof. Dr. Kenneth L. Kraemer, Taco Bell Professor of IT for
Management, University of California at Irvine, USA

* Prof. Dr. Henry C. Lucas, Jr., Robert H. Smith Professor of
Information Systems, University of Maryland, USA

* Prof. Dr. Stuart Madnick, John Norris Maguire Professor of
Information Technology, MIT Sloan School of Management, USA

* Prof. Dr. Ephraim R. McLean, Regents' Professor and George E.
Smith Eminent Scholar's Chair in Information Systems, Georgia
State University, USA

* Prof. Dr. Jay F. Nunamaker, Regents & Soldwedel Professor of MIS,
Computer Science and Communication Director, Center for the
Management of Information, University of Arizona, USA

* Prof. Dr. Richard Nolan, William Barclay Harding Professor of
Business Administration, Emeritus, Harvard Business School, USA

* Prof. Dr. Edgar Sibley, University Professor and Eminent Scholar,
School of Information Technology and Engineering, George Mason
University, USA

* Prof. Dr. Andrew B. Whinston, Hugh Roy Cullen Centennial Chair
Professor, University of Texas, Austin, USA

* Prof. Dr. Robert W. Zmud, Michael F. Price Chair in MIS,
University of Oklahoma, USA

* Prof. Dr. Vladimir Zwass, Distinguished Professor of Computer
Science and MIS, Fairleigh Dickinson University, USA

Editorial Board

* Prof. Dr. Chrisanthi Avgerou, The London School of Economics and
Political Science, UK

* Prof. Dr. Richard L. Baskerville, Professor and Chairman of the
Department of Computer Information Systems, Georgia State
University, USA

* Prof. Dr. Tung X. Bui, Matson Navigation Co. Distinguished
Professor of Global Business, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA

* Prof. Dr. Patrick Y.K. Chau, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong,
China

* Prof. Dr. Houn-Gee Chen, Associate Dean of Technology Management,
National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

* Prof. Dr. Hsinchun Chen, McClelland Professor of Management
Information Systems, University of Arizona, USA

* Prof. Dr. Fred D. Davis, David D. Glass Chair Professor and
Department Chair of Information Systems, University of Arkansas, USA

* Prof. Dr. Timon C. Du, Director of MSc in E-Business Management,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

* Dr. Robert G. Fichman, Boston College, USA

* Prof. Dr. Dennis F. Galletta, University of Pittsburgh, USA

* Prof. Dr. Michael D. Gordon, University of Michigan, USA

* Prof. Dr. Shirley Gregor, Chair Professor and Head of School of
Accounting & Business Information Systems, The Australian National
University, Australia

* Prof. Dr. Varun Grover, William S. Lee (Duke Energy) Distinguished
Professor of Information Systems, Clemson University, USA

* Prof. Dr. Rudy Hirschheim, Ourso Family Distinguished Professor,
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

* Prof. Dr. Ming-Hui Huang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

* Prof. Dr. Blake Ives, C.T. Bauer Chair in Business Leadership and
Director of the Information Systems Research Center, University of
Houston, USA

* Prof. Dr. Juhani Iivari, University of Oulu, Finland

* Prof. Dr. Sirkka Jarvenpaa, James L. Bayless/ Rauscher Pierce
Refsnes, Inc. Chair of Business Administration, University of
Texas, USA

* Prof. Dr. James J. Jiang, University of Central Florida, USA

* Prof. Dr. Elena Karahanna, University of Georgia, USA

* Prof. Dr. Robert J. Kauffman, Director of the MIS Research Center
and Chair of the Information and Decision Sciences Department,
University of Minnesota, USA

* Prof. Dr. Laurie J. Kirsch, University of Pittsburgh, USA

* Prof. Dr. Frank F. Land, The London School of Economics and
Political Science, UK

* Prof. Dr. Albert L. Lederer, University of Kentucky, USA

* Prof. Dr. Allen Lee, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate
Studies, School of Business, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA

* Prof. Dr. Dorothy E. Leidner, Randall W. and Sandra Ferguson
Professor of Information Systems, Baylor University, USA

* Prof. Dr. Ting-Peng Liang, National Chair Professor and Director
of Electronic Commerce Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen
University, Taiwan

* Prof. Dr. Rajiv Sabherwal, Emery C. Turner Professor of
Information Systems, University of Missouri, USA

* Prof. Dr. Vallab Sambamurthy, Editor of Information Systems
Research and Eli Broad Professor, Michigan State University, USA

* Prof. Dr. Carol S. Saunders, Editor of Management Information
Systems Quarterly, University of Central Florida, USA

* Prof. Dr. Sumit Sarkar, Academic Director of ICDRiA, University of
Texas at Dallas, USA

* Prof. Dr. Detlef Schoder, University of Cologne, Germany

* Prof. Dr. Michael J. Shaw, Hoeft Chair and Director of Center for
IT and e-Business Management, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, USA

* Prof. Dr. Olivia R. Liu Sheng, Emma Eccles Jones Presidential
Chair of Information Systems, University of Utah, USA

* Prof. Dr. Detmar Straub, J. Mack Robinson Distinguished Professor
of Information Systems, Georgia State University, USA

* Prof. Dr. Dov Te'eni, Tel Aviv University, Israel

* Prof. Dr. Iris Vessey, Honorary Professor, University of
Queensland, Australia

* Prof. Dr. Douglas R. Vogel, Chair Professor of Information
Systems, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

* Prof. Dr. Eric T.G. Wang, Dean of College of Management, National
Central University, Taiwan

* Prof. Dr. Kwok Kee Wei, Chair Professor and Department Head of
Information Systems, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

* Prof. Dr. Seungjin Whang, Japdeep and Roshni Singh Professor of
Operations, Information and Technology, Stanford University, USA

* Prof. Dr. David C. Yen, Raymond E. Glos Professor and Department
Chair of Information Systems, Miami University, USA

* Prof. Dr. Rebecca H.J. Yen, Editor of International Journal of
Internet Marketing and Advertising, National Central University,
Taiwan

* Prof. Dr. Soe-Tsyr Yuan, Department Chair of Management
Information Systems, National Chengchi University, Taiwan