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Synopsis
Managing information technology (IT) on a global scale presents a number of opportunities and challenges. To what extent does IT facilitate globalization? In what ways can IT be a constraint to globalization? How are differences in culture important to the implementation of global information systems? These and other critical issues are discussed in such chapters as A Web-Based Data Warehouse Planning, European Electronic Services Infrastructure Building, and Undergraduate Global IT Education. By addressing issues such as these and incorporating the most recent research in the field, this text emphasizes the importance of evaluating the utilization and management of information technology on a global scale.
Felix B. Tan is a senior lecturer in information systems at the University of Auckland. He serves as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Global Information Management and is the vice president of research for the Information Resources Management Association. He is the author of Information Technology Diffusion in the Asia Pacific. He lives in Auckland, New Zealand.
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This book explains the uses and significance of IT management on a global scale. It presents twenty research papers on the relationship between IT and human resource management, outsourcing, undergraduate education, electronic commerce, warehouse planning, culture, local government, and labor. The experiences of companies (Nu Skin International), countries (Ireland, Korea, Columbia), and continents (Europe) are specifically considered. The contributors include scholars from North America, Europe, Israel, and Australia. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)