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Managing IT in government, business and communities
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Hershey, Pa. : IRM Press, 2003
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9781931777407
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Governments around the world are now placing increasing importance upon the success of small business entrepreneurs and are providing increased resources to support this emphasis. The simple fact that organizations and society are relying heavily on virtual technologies for communication and information management has presented government officials and information resource management practitioners alike with a variety of issues and challenges associated with attempting to managing resources and applications in the world economy. Presents the most current research and findings about these issues and challenges.


Table of Contents

Gerry GingrichM. Gordon Hunter and Wayne A. LongP. Pete Chong and Ta-Tao Chuang and Ming Chang and Jason C. H. ChenJulianne G. Mahler and Priscilla M. ReganRuediger WeissbachStephen Burgess and Don SchauderE. R. JessupLai Maosheng and Fu Xin and Zhang LiyangStephen B. Chau and Paul TurnerTatsumi Shimada and Kiyoshi UshidaYurong Yao and Edward WatsonCarina Ihlstrom and Monika Magnusson and Ada Scupola and Virpi Kristiina TuunainenFiona Meikle and Dianne WillisThomas O'Daniel and Teoh Say YenJerzy KisielnickiJinyoul Lee and Bandula JayatilakaKeiichi YamadaAnand Ramchand and Shan-Ling PanDavid King
Prefacep. vii
Section I Managing IT Within Organizations
Chapter I. Adopting the Entrepreneurial Process in the Study of Information Systems and Small Businessp. 1
Chapter II. Optimal Purchase Decision Criteria for Information Technologyp. 15
Chapter III. Creating Intranets for Management and Collaboration in Federal Agenciesp. 28
Chapter IV. Maintaining the Own Responsibility: Selected Information Systems Architecture, Selective Outsourcing and Organizational Learning as a Base for a Sustainably Positioned Information Technology Servicep. 43
Chapter V. Using Spreadsheets as a Decision Support Tool: An Application for Small Businessesp. 57
Chapter VI. Teaching Technology for Communityp. 72
Section II Managing IT Across Regions and Countries
Chapter VII. Information Resources Development in China: History, Present Situation and Problem Discussionp. 81
Chapter VIII. An Analysis of Factors that Influence the Ability of SMEs to Derive Benefit in Four Phases of Electronic Commerce: 34 Australian Case Studiesp. 97
Chapter IX. Electronic Government in Japan: IT Utilization Status of Local Governmentsp. 111
Chapter X. Concerns and Solutions on Electronic Voting Systems Adoptionp. 127
Chapter XI. SME Barriers to Electronic Commerce Adoption: Nothing Changes--Everything is Newp. 147
Chapter XII. E-Business Development Issues in UK SMEsp. 164
Chapter XIII. The Game of Internet B2Bp. 175
Section III IT Addressing Globalization
Chapter XIV. Virtualisations and Its Role in Businessp. 196
Chapter XV. Virtual Organization: Duality of Human Identities in Consciousness and Entityp. 207
Chapter XVI. Interorganizational Relationships, Strategic Alliances, and Networks: The Role of Communication Systems and Information Technologiesp. 216
Chapter XVII. The Internationalization Efforts of Small Internet Retailersp. 246
Chapter XVIII. Using the Web for Enhancing Decision-Making: UN Project Failures in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA)p. 259
About the Authorsp. 277
Indexp. 287