Global Information Technology

Department Editor: Erran Carmel

What is Global IT?

Global Information Technology is a broad domain that is also known as "Global IT Management" and "International Information Systems." Global IT research examines I.T. management developments at the organizational level, e.g., the multinational enterprise as well as....... for further discussion on what exactly is Global IT? ...

Research Topics

Key Issues in IS Management: 14 studies in 13 nations by Watson and Brancheau; last updated 11/95

IT Management in the MNE (incomplete)

Globally Dispersed Software Development (incomplete)

Bibliography

Research articles in Global IT have appeared in a variety of journals representing a broad spectrum of disciplines. An annotated bibliography, compiled by Fred Neiderman is a good place to begin a literature review.

Resources

Global IT research has a regular journal as well as a few important related periodicals. Eight books appear on the list. Some web sites

Conferences

Global IT now has its own association-- a working group, really, called IFIP WG 8.7, Informatics in International Business Enterprises . IFIP 8.7 is planning to conduct its first annual meeting in 1997. In addition, Global IT now has regular tracks within established conferences: at HICSS-97 it is called the Global Information Technology mini-track chaired by Bill Chismar, at AIS-96 it is called the Global Information Technology Management mini-track, chaired by Prashant Palvia

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