Forwarded message from [enmao@mocha.memphis.edu] sent originally on Mon, 8 May 2000 11:46:12 -0500: : I am posting this message on behalf of Dr. Prashant Palvia. - En Mao : : ************************* : Apologies for Cross-Postings. Please pass on to interested colleagues : and distribute to relevant lists. : ************************* : THE CONTENTS OF VOLUME 3, NUMBER 2, (April 2000) ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL OF : GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (JGITM) : *********************************************************************** : IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED A FREE SAMPLE COPY 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 Memphis : : 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. 3, NO. 2, April 2000). : : EDITORIAL PREFACE: Paul Cheney and Larry West, The University of Central : Florida. : The editors discuss the challenge of The Global IT Labor Shortage and : proposed some practical solutions to it. : The biggest challenge facing CIO’s today is not Y2K, electronic commerce : applications, maintaining legacy systems, systems security or any one of : a hundred important IT issues. In our opinion, and we are not alone in : this view, the single biggest problem in IT organizations today is : “recruiting, retaining and retraining IT professionals”. Various sources : have documented the shortage of IT professionals in the United States : and Canada at between 346,000 and 754,000 in 1998. One study for example : found that 10% of all U.S computer programmer / systems analyst : positions and 17% of all computer engineer positions were vacant in : 1998 (Information Technology Association of America, 1998). : : ARTICLE: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: IRELAND’S : COMING OF AGE WITH LESSONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES : AUTHORS: Paul P. Tallon and Kenneth L. Kraemer, University of : California, Irvine, U.S.A. : ABSTRACT: The contribution of information technology (IT) to economic : growth and development is seen as an important factor underlying the : pace of development in many countries. While Asia’s tiger economies are : often portrayed as models for economic growth, Ireland’s recent economic : performance has attracted considerable attention, earning it the label, : Europe’s Celtic Tiger. : We adopt a framework of IT-led development to show how, despite having a : weak indigenous IT sector, Ireland succeeded in creating a world-class : industry in computer hardware, software and services. Behind this : success lies a policy of “industrialization by invitation” through which : Ireland selectively targeted foreign investment in high-tech industries : using a menu of financial and tax-based incentives. Despite Ireland’s : success, intense competition from regions such as Eastern Europe and : Southeast Asia has forced Irish policy makers to question whether this : policy can produce sustained economic benefits. : Ireland’s response to these challenges contributes to the literature on : IT-led development, providing valuable lessons for developing countries : as they strive for greater economic growth. : : ARTICLE: STRATEGIC USES OF GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AMONG : MANUFACTURING FIRMS : AUTHOR: John C. Mc Intosh, Bentley College, U.S.A. : ABSTRACT: This study examines how American and Korean global : manufacturers use IT to support time-based, mass customization, and low : cost strategies. Results indicate that different strategic objectives : and cultural norms affect how IT is used. American firms, driven by : considerations of short-term profitability focused on using IT to : support a “first-to-market” philosophy. In addition, while today’s : firms often network with others to access needed resources and : capabilities, American firms did not use IT as intensively as Korean : firms to identify appropriate partners and coordinate joint activities. : Korean firms, driven by growth considerations instead of profitability, : used IT to implement a “fast follower” strategy. The lower time : compression demands of this strategy allowed Korean firms to : electronically partner with firms possessing needed technologies while : focusing on their competence in efficient production. : : ARTICLE: YOU MUST HAVE BEEN AT A DIFFERENT MEETING: ENACTING CULTURE : CLASH IN THE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE OF THE FUTURE : AUTHORS: Gert Jan Hofstede, Wageningen Agricultural University, : Netherlands : ABSTRACT: This article introduces a new concept for exploring the design : of IT infrastructure in transnational organizations. This concept is : simulation gaming that uses so-called synthetic national culture : profiles. The paper describes a game in which a telecommunication : architecture was designed for a multinational company. It concludes that : synthetic cultures are a powerful tool for generating awareness about : the profound potential effects of differences in national culture within : multinationals. : : THE EXPERT OPINION: The Expert Opinion : An Interview with Jamilur Reza : Chowdhury Ph.D., FIE(B), FICE(UK), CEng(UK) Bangladesh University of : Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh. This interview was : conducted by Mahesh S. Raisinghani and Mahboob ur Rahman. The interview : discusses the status of Bangladesh's Information Technology Industry. : : THE BOOK REVIEW: Written by Edward M. Roche, New York. He reviews “Cyber : Rules: Strategies for Excelling at E-Business” by Thomas M. Siebel And : Pat House. The review finds that the book gives some great insight into : the e-Business revolution that is currently sweeping through : enterprises. : : 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.people.memphis.edu/~ppalvia/jgitm.htm : : Please submit 5 copies of your manuscript to the Editor-in-Chief or to a : Global Associate Editor. The Editor-in-Chief's address is: : : Dr. Prashant Palvia, Editor in Chief : Journal of Global Information Technology Management (JGITM) : Fogelman College of Business & Economics : The University of Memphis : Memphis, TN 38152, USA : Tel: (901) 678-3569 Fax: (901) 678-2685 : E-mail: ppalvia@cc.memphis.edu : Web: www.people.memphis.edu/~ppalvia : : 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 : ******************************************** : For copies of the above articles, please check for the Journal of Global : Information Technology Management (JGITM) in your institution's library. : : ******************************************** : : ===== Start of ISWorld List Footer ===== : ISWorld list is a service of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) : (http://www.aisnet.org) hosted at University College Dublin. For archives, : subscribing, or posting "norms" see http://www.isworld.org/isworldlist : ===== End of ISWorld List Footer =====

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