Journal of Global Information Management articles from October 2000

Journal of Global Information Management archives from October 2000

One Size Does Not Fit All: Potential Diseconomies in Global Information Systems.(Industry Trend or Event)
October 1, 2000... Managers, IT practitioners, and IS researchers are easily seduced by the latest information technology wave. Consequently, we tend not to question conventional assumptions about the implementation of IT systems in organizations. Instead of...

Management Integration Through Software Applications: Japanese Manufacturing Firms in the UK Exert Control.(Industry Trend or Event)
October 1, 2000... Through the 1970s to the present time the governance of the Japanese firm overseas has changed, moving towards a more international form of operation rather than operating as a peripheral organisation based solidly on the Japanese headquarters...

Contracts, Control and `Presentiation' in IT Outsourcing: Research in Thirteen UK Organisations.(Industry Trend or Event)
October 1, 2000... Information technology (IT) outsourcing continues to experience phenomenal growth, with an estimated market size of over $100 billion in 2000. Its adoption by some of the largest international corporations has seen outsourcing become considered...

Can National Information Infrastructures Enhance Social Development in the Least Developed Countries? An Empirical Investigation.(Industry Trend or Event)
October 1, 2000... The need for national information infrastructures (NII) in the world's least developed countries (LDCs) tends to be overshadowed by the nation's severe deficiencies in physical infrastructure. Consequently NII may be inadequately addressed by...

Information Systems Leadership Roles: An Empirical Study of Information Technology Managers in Norway.(Industry Trend or Event)
October 1, 2000... Information systems (IS) leadership roles have undergone fundamental changes over the past decade. Despite increased interest in recent years, little empirical research on IS managers has been done. This article presents results from a survey...

Information Technology Virtual Organization.(Company Operations)(Interview)
October 1, 2000... An interview with Ian Howard Chairman of the i[E.sup.3] Auckland, New Zealand JGIM: iE3 was formed in 1993 and is one of the most know and successful New Zealand "virtual companies". Ian Howard is the creator of the company and has been...

Applying Telecommunications and Technology from a Global Business Perspective.(Review)
October 1, 2000... Applying Telecommunications and Technology from a Global Business Perspective Jay J. R. Zajas and Olive Church Haworth Press, Inc. 1997 ISBN: 0-7890-0199-3 $49.95 This book provides sound support for not judging a book by either its title...

The Information Systems Security Officer's Guide.(Review)
October 1, 2000... The Information Systems Security Officer's Guide. Gerald L. Kovacich Butterworth-Heinemann 1998 ISBN: 0-7506-9896-9 Fancy a job leading your organisation into the third millenium, battling cyber terrorists and winning the information war?...