Advanced Topics in Information Resources Management features the latest research findings dealing with all aspects of information resources management, managerial and organizational applications, as well as implications of information technology organizations. It aims to be instrumental in the improvement and development of the theory and practice of information resources management, appealing to both practicing managers and academics. In addition, it educates organizations on how they can benefit from their information resources and all the tools needed to gather, process, disseminate and manage this valuable resource.
This book is part of a new series entitled “Advanced Topics in Information Resources Management”. This book is Volume One within this series (Vol. I, 2002).
A growing body of knowledge is being accumulated in the area of global information management (GIM). Research in this field has grown significantly in the 1990’s. Not only are established information systems (IS) journals publishing an increasing amount of GIM research, but there are now journals like the Journal of Global Information Management that publish research specific to the field.
What exactly is global information management? GIM research can be broadly considered to be of two types–one that is global and the other regional. GIM is a field of study that examines the development, implementation, management and use of IS in a global/international context (for example, global sourcing/supply chain management, global planning in multinational companies, global e-business strategies, and cultural/language issues). At the same time, GIM research also deals with management, technological and use of IS issues in a single- or multi-country organizational environment (for example, outsourcing experiences in U.S. and U.K. organizations, national information infrastructures in less developed countries, and IS project characteristics and performance in Kuwait).
Topics of study in GIM research are therefore highly diverse. This book contains a selection of research papers on a wide range of GIM topics. It is hoped that the book will advance our understanding of the field. It is the first of a series of books on the subject. The book is organized into 2 sections–global themes and regional perspectives.
