Advanced topics in global information management; v.5.1591409241 Advanced topics in global information management; v.5. Ed. by M. Gordon Hunter and Felix B. Tan TAN See tax anticipation note (TAN). . Idea Group Publishing 2006 398 pages $79.95 Paperback Advanced topics in global information management series HC79 Hunter (U. of Lethbridge, Canada) and Tan (Auckland U. of Technology, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. ) present 16 papers that investigate information technology management in organizations operating in global and regional contexts, with many of the papers dealing issues arising from cultural conflicts. Particular topics include ways of framing information system research within the context of national culture, a generic e-government framework that supports the identification of strategic initiatives, trust-related perceptions of electronic voting Electronic voting (also known as e-voting) is a term encompassing several different types of voting, embracing both electronic means of casting a vote and electronic means of counting votes. in the US and in South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , differences in attitude toward e-commerce among different cultural group, the complexities of determining information systems requirements for virtual teams, the revenue streams of Internet content providers See content provider. in New Zealand, the use of decision support systems in Egyptian local authorities, and change agent roles played during information system implementation in China. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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