International Enterprises and Global Information Technologies: Advancing Management Practices

✍ Scribed by Felix B. Tan

• Publisher: Igi Global
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 411
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Todays 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 Information Technologies: Advancing Management Practices offers solutions, best practices, and case studies on information management on a global scale among developed, developing, and emerging nations. Organizational and managerial implications are explored in-depth, making this publication essential for researchers and professionals who need to understand the mechanics of todays global business environment.

✦ Table of Contents

Title......Page 2
Copyright Page......Page 3
Table of Contents......Page 4
Detailed Table of Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 15
Section 1 Technology Impact and Use......Page 20
Economic Freedom and the Impact of Technology on Productivity......Page 22
The Influence of National and Organizational Cultures on Technology Use......Page 40
Understanding IT Governance......Page 62
Section 2 Cases and International
Perspectives......Page 83
User Evaluation of E-Government Systems......Page 84
Factors Influencing SME Compliance with Government Regulation on Use of IT......Page 106
Knowledge Management Systems Diffusion in Chinese Enterprises......Page 138
Factors Affecting Information Communication Technologies Usage and Satisfaction......Page 154
The Information Overload Paradox......Page 183
The Influence of Organizational Communication Openness on the Post-Adoption of Computers......Page 200
Chronism Theory, Culture, and System Delay......Page 224
A Cross-National Study of Mobile Internet Services......Page 249
Section 3 Trends and Techniques......Page 274
Flexibility in Offshoring......Page 275
Taking Information Systems Business Process Outsourcing Offshore......Page 305
Managing Knowledge Transfer in Offshore Software Development......Page 323
IT Maturity and Strategic Alignment......Page 342
Compilation of References......Page 368
About the Contributors......Page 399
Index......Page 407