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Please distribute to colleagues and relevant lists. ************************* CONTENTS OF VOLUME 13, NUMBER 2, (April 2010) OF THE JOURNAL OF GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (JGITM)
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SPECIAL ISSUE "INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ISSUES IN THE GREATER CHINA REGION"
GUEST EDITORS: XIN "ROBERT" LUO AND WEI ZHANG
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CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE OF JGITM (VOL. 13, NO.2, April 2010)
SPECIAL ISSUE "INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ISSUES IN THE GREATER CHINA REGION"
GUEST EDITORS: XIN "ROBERT" LUO AND WEI ZHANG
EDITORIAL PREFACE: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ISSUES IN THE GREATER CHINA REGION
Xin "Robert" Luo, University of New Mexico, luo@mgt.unm.edu mailto:luo@mgt.unm.edu
Wei Zhang, University of Massachusetts Boston, wei.zhang@umb.edu mailto:wei.zhang@umb.edu
During the last three decades, China has made dramatic progress in economy and Chinese economy has been increasingly integrated into world economy. This special issue is mainly concerned with the role that ICT have been playing in this process. For the purpose of this special issue, the Greater China Region refers to the geographical areas with a dominating Chinese culture, rather than referring to political entities. This issue includes three articles and an interview. Each article in this issue discusses and presents scientific artifacts in this context from different perspectives.
CROSSING THE CHASM -- UNDERSTANDING CHINA'S RURAL DIGITAL DIVIDE
Dongyu Chen, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China, chendy_t@swufe.edu.cn mailto:chendy_t@swufe.edu.cn
Zhangxi Lin, Texas Tech University, USA, zhangxi.lin@ttu.edu mailto:zhangxi.lin@ttu.edu
Fujun Lai,^ University of Southern Mississippi, USA, fujun.lai@usm.edu
The digital divide is a mounting concern for economic growth and social development of developing countries. As the largest developing country, China has a severe digital divide in rural areas. As part of the endeavor to build a harmonious society, China has devoted tremendous resources to bridging the rural digital divide; however, the results are thus far inconclusive. Drawing upon the theory of planned behavior (TPB), this study aims to understand the critical reasons that essentially caused China's rural digital divide. The model is empirically tested using the survey data collected from 924 Chinese Internet users. The results reveal distinct behavioral models between rural and urban users.
COMMUNICATION OPENNESS IN THE WORKPLACE: THE EFFECTS OF MEDIUM (F2F AND IM) AND CULTURE (U.S. AND CHINA)
Shu Z. Schiller, Wright State University, USA, shu.schiller@wright.edu
Jiaying Cui, Capital University of Economics and Business, China, cuijiaying@vip.sohu.net
This study investigates communication openness in downward, peer, and upward directions in face-to-face (F2F) and instant messaging (IM) in the workplace in both the United States and China. An online survey was administrated in both countries. Repeated measures of ANOVA and MANOVA were used for data analysis. The degree of openness in communication was higher in F2F conversations than through IM; however, this relationship differed in the two cultures. When communicating F2F, American employees were generally more open than Chinese employees, especially when such communication happened between peer colleagues. When communicating through IM, Chinese workers, however, were far more open than American workers in all downward, peer, and upward directions.
SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICES IN CHINA: AN INTEGRATED MODEL OF CENTRALITY, TRUST, AND TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE
Chengqi Guo, James Madison University, g1zq@yahoo.com mailto:g1zq@yahoo.com
J.P. Shim, Mississippi State University, Jshim@Cobilan.Msstate.edu mailto:Jshim@Cobilan.Msstate.edu
Robert Otondo, Mississippi State University, rotondo@cobilan.msstate.edu
Social Network Services (SNS) allow users to build and nurture social connections over wide geographic areas. Previous research in e-commerce and e-government has established that users' intentions are the result of both user perceptions of the technology (e.g., perceived usefulness and ease of use) and trust in technology providers. However, SNS are unique because they contain features that are not found in other electronic services. This research of Chinese SNS users shows that centrality, technology acceptance, familiarity, and user trust are important to SNS market penetration. Together, these variables explain a significant proportion of variance in users' intention of using e-socializing services. The SNS providers should re-examine their overall strategies using factors such as the number of social ties, channel of service promotion, and web interface design.
THE EXPERT OPINION: AN INTERVIEW WITH ZHANBEI (JAMES) ZHU, PH.D, VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, ALCATEL-LUCENT SHANGHAI BELL CO., LTD.
Conducted by Wei Zhang, University of Massachusetts Boston, wei.zhang@umb.edu mailto:wei.zhang@umb.edu
The interview discusses such topics as the role of the CIO and the IS department at Alcatel-Lucent and the evolution of the CIO role. Dr. Zhu has gone through three stages in his CIO role and he anticipates being externally oriented in the future. He also expresses his opinions on IS research and education in China/./
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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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