Journal of Global Information Management articles from January 2003

Journal of Global Information Management archives from January 2003

The relevance of global management information systems research to international business. (Editorial Preface).
January 1, 2003... International business (IB) is a relatively new field compared to traditional disciplines in the social sciences. Its contemporary thinking and development has been interdisciplinary, and the field has advanced based on a strong reliance on...

Inter-organizational trust in business-to-business e-commerce: a case study in customs clearance.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT This study seeks to understand inter-organizational-trust as an antecedent factor in adoption of and participation in e-commerce. Exploratory research together with a literature review paved the way to the development of a...

Information technology choices in dissimilar cultures: enhancing empowerment.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Empowerment is an important and desirable state for employees within business enterprises around the world. Yet, the pursuit of empowerment across national boundaries may vary due to innate diferences within cultures. This may be...

The relationship of some organizational factors to information systems effectiveness: a contingency analysis of Egyptian data.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Most of the empirical evidence on the effectiveness of information systems and their determinants is confined to the use of data from Western countries. Evidence from other environments, where the social, economic, and cultural...

Using a GSS to support virtual team-building: a theoretical framework.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT This paper deals with the use of a group support system (GSS) to support virtual team-building. Literature review on Group Support Systems (GSS) indicates that most prior GSS research focuses on supporting face-to-face teamwork,...