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Please distribute to colleagues and relevant lists. ************************* CONTENTS OF VOLUME 16, NUMBER 2, (April, 2013) OF THE JOURNAL OF GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (JGITM) Note that 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. http://jgitm.uncg.edu/ Publisher: Ivy League Publishing, http://www.ivylp.com, email: admin@ivylp.com mailto:admin@ivylp.com ****************************************************************************** IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED A FREE SAMPLE IN THE PAST AND WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE ONE, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL MESSAGE TO THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Prashant Palvia, Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (pcpalvia@uncg.edu mailto:pcpalvia@uncg.edu and rmouzts@uncg.edu mailto:rmouzts@uncg.edu). ****************************************************************************** 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 mailto:pcpalvia@uncg.edu.
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CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE OF JGITM (VOL. 16, NO.2, April 2013)
THE WORLD IT PROJECT: A PROGRAM ON INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Prashant Palvia, Editor in Chief, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, pcpalvia@uncg.edu mailto:pcpalvia@uncg.edu Much of the research in information systems and information technology (IS/IT) has been dominated by a U.S-centric or a Western-centric view. This editorial describes the ?World IT Project? which will investigate important world issues. A good understanding of the critical IT issues facing firms and their employees and their surrounding context will be important from the firm, national, and international points of view. The overall research framework is presented. Since this is a massive project involving data collection from over 40 countries and will take a number of years to complete, opportunities exist for international researchers to collaborate. There are many rewards to country investigators in joining the project.
STRATEGIC PURPOSE OF SOFTWARE PATENTS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF GERMAN ORGANIZATIONS Andrew Setterstrom, Northern Illinois University, USA, asetterstrom@niu.edu mailto:asetterstrom@niu.edu Peter Mykytyn, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA, mykytyn@business.siuc.edu mailto:mykytyn@business.siuc.edu Kathleen Mykytyn, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA, kmykytyn@business.siuc.edu mailto:kmykytyn@business.siuc.edu Kai Reimers, RWTH Aachen University, Germany, reimers@wi.rwth-aachen.de mailto:reimers@wi.rwth-aachen.de Given the global environment, the question of why organizations from one country seek patent protection from another country is of concern to both organizations and researchers. To better understand the strategic rationale motivating non-US firms to seek software patents in the US, an exploratory multi-case study involving three German firms was conducted. Results suggest that, at a minimum, obtaining US software patents is a strategic necessity. Firms were also found to use software patents for protection against infringing activities and for strengthening competitive advantage. Possible explanations are provided using the Miles and Snow?s strategy topology. Recommendations for future research and integration with existing theories are also presented.
TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS INCUBATORS IN CHINA AND INDIA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Mingfeng Tang, Southwestern of Finance and Economics University, China, tang@swufe.edu.cn mailto:tang@swufe.edu.cn Angathevar Baskaran, Middlesex University Business School, UK, a.t.baskaran@mdx.ac.uk mailto:a.t.baskaran@mdx.ac.uk; Jatin Pancholi, Middlesex University Business School, UK, j.pancholi@mdx.ac.uk mailto:j.pancholi@mdx.ac.uk Yong Lu, The Pennsylvania State University, yul14@psu.edu mailto:yul14@psu.edu Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) in China and India are compared by employing an analytical framework that combines the national system of innovation concept and a modified TBI integrative framework. Two research questions are investigated: What are the management polices & practices of, and incubation services offered by the TBIs in China and India?, and How successful are the TBI?s in China and India? Findings reveal that there are a number of similarities (including objectives, selection criteria for tenants, funding of new ventures, and basic services provided) and differences (including ownership/ legal status, structure and governance, funding, value-added and specialists services, incubation period, number of TBIs, tenants, employees, and revenues) between China and India. Both systems evolved due to specific national context, which led to most of these differences
THE IMPACT OF ICT INVESTMENTS ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A REGRESSION SPLINES ANALYSIS Felix Olu Bankole, University of the Western Cape, South Africa, fbankole@uwc.ac.za mailto:fbankole@uwc.ac.za Kweku-Muata Osei-Bryson, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA, kmosei@vcu.edu mailto:kmosei@vcu.edu Irwin Brown, University of Cape Town, South Africa, irwin.brown@uct.ac.za mailto:irwin.brown@uct.ac.za The purpose of this study is to explore the conditional impacts of ICT investments (Hardware, Software, Internal Services Spending and Telecommunication) on two dimensions of Human Development (Standard of Living and Health) within three contexts (classified as High, Medium and Low income countries. The study utilized a novel approach called regression splines to analyse the data. Results suggest, among other things, that: (1) the impact of investments in the different ICT components varies with context; (2) impacts are in many cases conditional and complex; and (3) the direction of impacts of ICT investment on Standard of Living may be different from the corresponding directions of impacts on Health. It is therefore necessary for policy makers and IS executives to do in-depth tradeoff analysis between the different components of ICT investment to determine appropriate allocations.
THE EXPERT OPINION: AN INTERVIEW WITH GREG KNOTT, VICE PRESIDENT AND DIVISION CIO OF GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS, RYDER SYSTEM, INC. Conducted by Paul S. Licker, Oakland University, licker@oakland.edu mailto:licker@oakland.edu Greg Knott is VP & Division CIO of Global Supply Chain Solutions at Ryder System, Inc., responsible for all Information Technology solutions provided by Ryder to help companies optimize their supply chain operations. This interview covers such topics as the role of IT in the transportation industry, strategic IT initiatives, internationalization, global IT architecture, the role of IT in internationalization, managerial and technical challenges, privacy and transborder issues, and cultural factors.
BOOK REVIEW: THE USE OF SMART MOBILE EQUIPMENT FOR THE INNOVATION IN ORGANIZATIONAL COORDINATION, BY NAM JAE CHO Reviewed by Roberto Vinaja, Texas A&M University?San Antonio, USA, bvinaja@tamusa.tamus.edu mailto:bvinaja@tamusa.tamus.edu The proliferation WANs, smartphones, tablets, and other portable devices has catalyzed the benefits of mobile systems. Professor Cho provides an Asian perspective on this burgeoning phenomenon. The study described in the book provides empirical evidence and triangulation by combining case study and survey methodologies. The case is about SMRT (Seoul Metropolitan Railway Transit, one of the largest transportation organizations). SMRT manages 30,000 facilities and serves 3.4 million passengers each day. The IT environment is experiencing a convergence of technologies that were previously independent, such as telecommunications, computing, and broadcasting. This book examines the relationship between the convergence of IT and coordination within an organization. ******************************************** For copies of the above articles, please check for the Journal of Global Information Technology Management (JGITM) in your institution's library. ******************************************** 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). ******************************** Please join us at the 14th GITMA World conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 16-18, 2013. http://www.gitma.org. The GITMA international conference attracts participants from all continents. It has a friendly cozy atmosphere leading to rewarding collaborations.