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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 13, NUMBER 3, (July 2010) 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 will be 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@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@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. 13, NO.3, JULY 2010)

EDITORIAL PREFACE: PROMISES AND PERILS OF INTERNET BASED NETWORKING

Shailendra C. Jain Palvia, Long Island University, spalvia@liu.edu

Rudy Pancaro, Long Island University, rpancaro@epcomworld.com

Social, professional, and entertainment networking on cyberspace are becoming the norm in today’s society.   Several issues are discussed in this essay: online and offline social capital; where the real and virtual meet; humans turning into hermits in a prospering hangout culture; generation gap among users; legal and privacy issues; fraud and misuse; is Facebook the next Google?; social networking in classrooms; marketing innovations with social networking; cyber bullying; and quality, security, and trust.

IT DOESN’T FIT! THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURE ON B2B IN THAILAND

Savanid Vatanasakdakul, Macquarie University, Australia, savanid.vatanasakdakul@mq.edu.au

John D'Ambra, University of New South Wales, Australia,  j.dambra@unsw.edu.au

Prem Ramburuth, University of New South Wales, Australia, p.ramburuth@unsw.edu.au 

This study investigates how Thai culture affects the use of internet-based business-to-business (B2B) technology in the Thai tourism industry. Extending Goodhue and Thompson’s Task-Technology-Fit (TTF) model (1995), the study explores, in particular, five dimensions of cultural fit and their implications for how the B2B technology is adopted. These dimensions are personal relationships, long-term relationships, inter-organisational trust, ability to communicate in the English language and western influence. Results showed that more the B2B technology was perceived by the users to fit their culture, the more likely they were to use the technology. Nevertheless, task-technology fit still had a greater impact than culture on a firm’s perceived performance.

AN ONLINE BANKING SECURITY FRAMEWORK AND A CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON

Nena Lim, Curtin University of Technology, Australia, n.lim@curtin.edu.au

Paul H. P. Yeow, Monash University, Sunway Campus, Malaysia, paul.yeow@buseco.monash.edu.my

Yee Yen Yuen, Multimedia University, Malaysia, yyyuen20302000@yahoo.com

This research develops a security framework for online banking based on security information posted on websites of eight major banks in Australia and Malaysia and to investigate whether and why banks in culturally different countries manage security differently. Twenty-five security measures were identified and classified into three categories – physical, administrative, and technical. Results show that Australian banks provide general security information more often than Malaysian banks.  Moreover, Australian banks pay attention to all categories of security measures whereas Malaysian banks lack physical security measures. Such differences are attributed to cultural factors such as individualism, power distance, and uncertainty avoidance. Results help customers in Australia and Malaysia assess the security of their online banks and are useful as a benchmark to banks worldwide.

LOCUS OF CONTROL AND LOCATION PRIVACY: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY IN SINGAPORE

Heng Xu, The Pennsylvania State University, hxu@ist.psu.edu

Privacy concerns are particularly salient for Location-Based Services (LBS), because LBS could potentially associate the lifestyle habits, behaviors, and movements with a consumer’s personal identity. Drawing on psychological control literature, the authors conducted an experiment to test: i) whether the presence of privacy assurance approaches has a considerable influence on alleviating consumers’ privacy concerns, and ii) whether such influence will be moderated by the individual difference variable – locus of control (LOC). Results demonstrate the importance of LOC in moderating the effects of privacy assurance approaches on alleviating consumers’ privacy concerns.  The marriage of the privacy and social psychology literature may provide a rich understanding of consumers’ privacy reactions to LBS usage, and therefore benefit the privacy research in IS.

THE EXPERT OPINION: AN INTERVIEW WITH MIKE UWE DICKERSBACH, VICE PRESIDENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - THAYER LODGING GROUP

Conducted by M. Naveed Baqir, University of Delaware, mnbaqir@udel.edu

The interview discusses the role of information technology (IT) in the global hospitality industry in general, and Thayer Lodging Group in particular.  Also explored are the emerging trends in the use of IT for improved customer experience and strategic IT applications in the next several years.

BOOK REVIEW: IS OFFSHORING: ESSAYS ON PROJECT SUITABILITY AND SUCCESS, BY

MARKUS K. WESTNER, GABLER VERLAG; WIESBADEN, GERMANY; 2009

Reviewed by Roberto Vinaja, Texas A&M University - San Antonio, robertvinaja@gmail.com

The book “IS Offshoring” is an outstanding work that integrates an extensive literature review and two major empirical studies. One qualitative research study focuses on project suitability, while the other study focuses on project success and it is based on a quantitative approach.

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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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The 12^th annual Global Information Technology Management Association (GITMA) World Conference will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on June 5, 6, & 7, 2011.  The submission deadline is Nov. 15, 2010. http://www.gitma.org