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Subject: JGITM, Vol 5, No 1, January 2002 Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 10:43:47 -0500 From: "Dr. Prashant Palvia" pcpalvia@UNCG.EDU To: ISWORLD@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE
Apologies for Cross-Postings. Please distribute to interested colleagues and relevant lists. ************************* CONTENTS OF VOLUME 5, NUMBER 1, (January 2002) OF THE JOURNAL OF GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (JGITM) ***************************************************************************** ********* IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED A FREE SAMPLE IN THE PAST AND WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE ONE, PLEASE WRITE OR SEND EMAIL MESSAGE TO THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Prashant Palvia, Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (pcpalvia@uncg.edu) ***************************************************************************** ********* CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS: The journal invites contributions from both academic and industry scholars involved in research, management, and the utilization of global information resources. If you have questions about the journal, please contact one of the editors. Complete submission guidelines are available on the following website: http://www.uncg.edu/bae/people/palvia/jgitm.htm 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 a Global Associate Editor. The final decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief. If a revision is recommended, the revised paper is sent for a final approval to one of the Editors. ***************************************************************************** ********* MISSION: The mission of the Journal of Global Information Technology Management (JGITM) is to be the premier journal on Global Information Technology Management. It is a refereed international journal that is supported by Global IT scholars from all over the world. JGITM will publish 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. Furthermore, the journal will disseminate 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 will publish research, applied, and educational articles from all areas of MIS as well as functional IT applications that have international focus. The journal will also consider a variety of methodological approaches. The journal 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 will 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 research and educational)
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE OF JGITM (VOL. 5, NO. 1, January 2002).
THE INTERNET IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Rekha Jain, Global Associate Editor The Global Associate Editor explores the issues in the use of the Internet by governments in developing countries. She addresses specific benefits (such as rapid national development and improved citizen services) and challenges, and derives lessons from her research and experiences.
ARTICLES:
DIFFUSION OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: THE CASE OF COSTA RICA Bob Travica, University of Manitoba, Canada Costa Rica is one of the developing countries that are making inroads into electronic commerce (e-commerce). It has achieved initial results while dealing with technological, economic, and cultural specificities that have similarities with and differences from the model of e-commerce diffusion in developed countries. A multi-phase investigation into e-commerce in this Central American country has been conducted. The main finding is that there are some favorable conditions to diffusing e-commerce in Costa Rica but the obstacles are not insignificant.
TELEDENSITY GROWTH CONSTRAINTS AND STRATEGIES FOR AFRICA'S LDCS: "VIAGRA" PRESCRIPTIONS OR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY? Victor W. Mbarika, Louisiana State University, Philip F. Musa, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Terry Anthony Byrd and Patrick McMullen, Auburn University Africa's Least Developed Countries (LDCs) lag other regions of the world in utilizing telecommunications technologies. This study examines the perspectives or beliefs of telecommunications stakeholders of Africa's LDCs on strategies for solving the technology-oriented constraints that have been documented in the literature. The findings suggest that Africa's LDCs should adopt a self-sufficiency approach and also create regional alliances for sustainable development of telecommunications infrastructure to spur the much needed teledensity growth in the region.
GLOBAL E-COMMERCE: RATIONALE, DIGITAL DIVIDE, AND STRATEGIES TO BRIDGE THE DIVIDE Lakshmi S. Iyer and Larry Taube, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and Julia Raquet, BASF Raw Material Purchasing, Germany The Internet revolution is sweeping the globe with such swiftness that companies around the world are trying to understand what is occurring, what it means, where it is going, and how to leverage this new opportunity. In spite of the global nature of this new revolution, studies indicate that almost three fourths of all e-commerce (EC) is done in the U.S. and that the U.S. accounts for 90 percent of all commercial web sites. The purposes of this study are to address several of the rationales for the previous observations, to analyze this digital divide, to propose possible strategies to bridge the divide, and to propose specific propositions based on the extensive literature search provided here. The paper provides a general framework including a discussion of present advantages of global EC growth, national and corporate EC comparisons, an analysis of EC limitations, and the development of strategies for global EC growth.
THE EXPERT OPINION: An Interview with Mr. Andre Spatz, CIO, Information Technology Division, UNICEF. Interview conducted by Jaak Jurison, Industry Editor. The United Nations Children Fund UNICEF was founded in 1946 to help children in need around the world. This interview provides a glimpse of how IT has fundamentally transformed the way the UNICEF operates, improved global know-how sharing, information flow, transparency, and communication within offices and with partners.
BOOK REVIEW: Written by Roberto Vinaja, Book Review Editor. He reviews the 2000 book "Management of International Networks: Cost-Effective Strategies for the New Telecom Regulations and Service" by Floris van den Broek. The book analyzes existing theories on management and global aspects of information technology. It provides a validated model for the quantitative assessment of the regulatory environment and telecommunication services in a country. ******************************************** For copies of the above articles, please check for the Journal of Global Information Technology Management (JGITM) in your institution's library. ******************************************** FOR INFORMATION ON THE 3RD ANNUAL GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (GITM) WORLD CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK IN JUNE 2002, PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE: http://www.uncg.edu/bae/isom/gitma/gitma3.htm
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