Journal of Global Information Management articles from April 2004

Journal of Global Information Management archives from April 2004

Globalization risks and information management.(Editorial Preface)
April 1, 2004... The IMF publication, Finance and Development, recently published data about globalization that puts into perspective the dramatic advances the global trading community has made in the last century thanks to information technology. For example,...

The impact of national environment on the adoption of Internet banking: comparing Singapore and South Africa.
April 1, 2004... ABSTRACT The widespread diffusion of the Internet globally has prompted most retail banks to offer Internet banking services. A recent study in Singapore identified attitudinal and perceived behavioural control factors as having an...

The role of power distance and explanation facility in online bargaining utilizing software agents.
April 1, 2004... ABSTRACT Online transactions have become increasingly popular and deserve greater attention from a research perspective. Whereas there are various aspects of online transactions, this study specifically examined an online bargaining...

A holistic framework of e-business strategy: the case of Haier in China.
April 1, 2004... ABSTRACT This paper proposes a conceptual framework of e-business strategy. It argues that such a framework must be holistic, dynamic and dialectical. This framework will assist both researchers and practitioners regarding the key issues...

Evaluation of information infrastructures and social development among the Visegrad-Four countries of Central Europe.
April 1, 2004... ABSTRACT The paper examines the developmental status of four of the next candidate countries' information infrastructures for accession into the European Union (EU). It develops significant relationships between nations' levels of...

How to compete in a global education market effectively: a conceptual framework for designing a next generation eEducation system.
April 1, 2004... ABSTRACT Computer-aided instruction (CAI) has existed for decades. Its third generation system using Internet and Web technologies to deliver university education (so called virtual universities) has been a hot research topic in recent...