Journal of Global Information Management articles from April 2000

Journal of Global Information Management archives from April 2000

Information Technology and Healthcare.(Industry Trend or Event)
April 1, 2000... There is increasing pressure on healthcare professionals to ensure that their practice is based on evidence from good quality research, preferably of systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials from various study designs. Thus, good...

Survey of IT Outsourcing Experiences in US and UK Organizations.(Industry Trend or Event)
April 1, 2000... The global IT outsourcing market is estimated to exceed $121 billion by the year 2001. To assess current market practices and experiences, a survey was distributed to 600 US and UK CIOs. The 101 US and UK respondents are generally pleased with...

The Role of Information Technology in the "Fit" Between Culture, Business Strategy and Organizational Structure of Global Firms.(Industry Trend or Event)
April 1, 2000... This paper examines the impact of culture on the organizational and information technology infrastructures of global competitors while considering the role business strategy plays on both infrastructures. Prior research has suggested that when...

Out of Scandinavia -- Facing Social Risks in IT Development in South Africa.(Industry Trend or Event)
April 1, 2000... South Africa is undergoing a number of changes, which has an effect on every aspect of society from the workplace to everyday life. South Africans need to reflect on this situation and determine how to proceed. The purpose of this article is to...

IS Project Characteristics and Performance: A Kuwaiti Illustration.(Industry Trend or Event)
April 1, 2000... Empirical research on project-level success of systems development in developing regions is lacking. Managers cannot rely on prescriptions suggested by IS projects research in developed countries to understand IS projects in developing...

THE EXPERT'S OPINION.(Tom Davenport)(Industry Trend or Event)
April 1, 2000... A Conversation with Tom Davenport Director, Andersen Consulting Institute for Strategic Change: Professor, MIS Department, Boston University Graduate School of Management Tom Davenport is Partner Investigator on an ISMRC project tided...

Meganet.
April 1, 2000... Meganet Written by Wilson Dizard, Jr. Westview Press Boulder, Colorado, 1997, 262 pages ISBN: 0813330173 (hardcover) $29.00 (Also available in softcover; published 1998) Wilson Dizard, Jr., provides a very informative overview of...