Defines the scope ofglobalinformationtechnologymanagement including a reas...Defines the scope of global information technology management including a reassessment of how multinational businesses use information systems to compete globally. It discusses the role of information technology in developing countries the global...more
This edited book entertains a multitude of perspectives on crisis information ...This edited book entertains a multitude of perspectives on crisis information management systems (CIMS)-based disaster response and recovery management. The use of information technology in disaster management has become the central means for...more
This book constitutes the refereed post-proceedings of the 9th IFIP WG 3.7 Con...This book constitutes the refereed post-proceedings of the 9th IFIP WG 3.7 Conference on Information Technology in Educational Management ITEM 2010 held in Kasane Botswana in July 2010. The 22 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed...more
Includes original material concerned with all aspects ofglobalinformation ma...Includes original material concerned with all aspects of global information management in three areas: global information systems in business functions; information technology in specific regions of the world; and management of global information...more
Advanced Topics in GlobalInformationManagement is a series of books on advan...Advanced Topics in Global Information Management is a series of books on advance topics in global information management (GIM). GIM research continues to progress with some scholars pushing the boundaries of thinking and others challenging the...more
Managing informationtechnology (IT) on a global scale presents a number of op...Managing information technology (IT) on a global scale presents a number of opportunities and challenges. IT can drive the change in global business strategies and improve international co-ordination. At the same time IT can be an impediment to...more
Today s businesses are more geographically dispersed than ever and organizatio...Today s businesses are more geographically dispersed than ever and organizations continue to explore the benefits of operating virtually necessitating continued research on global information management. International Enterprises and Global...more
Continuous technological innovation amidst the increasing complexity of organi...Continuous technological innovation amidst the increasing complexity of organizational structures and operations has created the need to achieve a new level of skillful performance and innovative procedures within the information resources...more
Managing informationtechnology (IT) on a global scale presents a number of op...Managing information technology (IT) on a global scale presents a number of opportunities and challenges. IT can drive the change in global business strategies and improve international co-ordination. At the same time IT can be an impediment to...more
Part of the Advances in ManagementInformation Systems series this title provi...Part of the Advances in Management Information Systems series this title provides research on both the variety of decisions regarding the outsourcing of IS services and the management of the relationship with service suppliers.more
Evolution ofInformationTechnology in Educational Management As the editors o...Evolution of Information Technology in Educational Management As the editors of this volume we are very happy to publish a selection of the papers that were presented at the eighth Conference of Working Group 3.7 of the International Federation for...more
This book uses comparative case study methodology and extensive field work to ...This book uses comparative case study methodology and extensive field work to examine and compare outcomes of four East African nations (Kenya Tanzania Uganda and Rwanda) that implemented formal Information and Communications Technology policies in...more
Covering over 120 economies worldwide for the seventh consecutive year The Glo...Covering over 120 economies worldwide for the seventh consecutive year The Global Information Technology Report has grown into the world s most eminent assessment of the impact of information and communication technology on the development and...more
Over the past 20 years the field ofinformation systems has grown dramatically...Over the past 20 years the field of information systems has grown dramatically in theoretical diversity and global reach. This growth is reflected in the language that policy makers and organizational stakeholders use when they talk about their IT...more
This edited book is intended for use by students academics and practitioners w...This edited book is intended for use by students academics and practitioners who take interest in outsourcing and offshoring of information technology and business pr- esses. The book offers a review of the key topics in outsourcing and offshoring...more