Global Diffusion and Adoption of Technologies for Knowledge and Information Sharing

Global Diffusion and Adoption of Technologies for Knowledge and Information Sharing

Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 441

ISBN13: 9781466621428|ISBN10: 1466621427|EISBN13: 9781466621435

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2142-8

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Globalized marketing strategies continue to increase the development of global business through its latest advances in technology. The adoption of new technologies for businesses and organizations fluctuate throughout different regions of the world.

Global Diffusion and Adoption of Technologies for Knowledge and Information Sharing provides diverse insights from researchers and practitioners around the world to offer their knowledge on the comparisons of international enterprises. This book is useful to managers and practitioners to improve business practices and keep an open dialogue about global information management.

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Front Materials

Title Page

Copyright Page

Editorial Advisory Board

Preface

Chapters

Chapter 1

Analyzing ICT and Development: Thailand’s Path to the Information Economy (pages 1-30)

Angsana A. Techatassanasoontorn, Haiyan Huang, Eileen M. Trauth, Suwan Juntiwasarakij

This study uses Trauth’s (2000) Influence-Impact Model as a sensitizing device to examine the influence of four key socio-cultural factors —policy, infrastructure, economy, and culture—on information economy development efforts in...

Chapter 2

Country Environments and the Adoption of IT Outsourcing (pages 31-52)

Wen Guang Qu, Alain Pinsonneault

Research on information technology (IT) outsourcing adoption has been confined to a single-country perspective. The understanding of how country-specific variables influence the adoption of IT outsourcing is limited. This study uses...

Chapter 3

Evaluating Web Site Support Capabilities in Sell-Side B2B Transaction Processes: A Longitudinal Study of Two Industries in New Zealand and Taiwan (pages 53-81)

Wei-Hsi J. Hung, Chia-An Tsai, Shin-Yuan Hung, Robert McQueen, Jau-Jeng Jou

Business-to-business (B2B) transactions supported by the World Wide Web (Web) have become a major portion of e-commerce transactions. Despite growth, knowledge of the degree of Web site support capabilities in the B2B transaction...

Chapter 4

Contextual Factors, Knowledge Processes and Performance in Global Sourcing of IT Services: An Investigation in China (pages 82-109)

Rong Du, Shizhong Ai, Pamela Abbott, Yingqin Zheng

In this paper, the authors explore the influences of two major contextual factors—supplier team members’ cultural understanding and trust relationship—on knowledge processes and performance in global sourcing of IT services. The...

Chapter 5

Knowledge Transfer in Offshore Outsourcing: A Case Study of Japanese and Vietnamese Software Companies (pages 110-128)

Nguyen Thu Huong, Umemoto Katsuhiro, Dam Hieu Chi

This paper discusses the knowledge transfer process in offshore outsourcing. The focus is a case study of software offshore outsourcing from Japan to Vietnam. Initial results confirm that willingness to cooperate and good impressions...

Chapter 6

Factors Affecting Usage of Information Technology in Support of Knowledge Sharing: A Multiple Case Study of Service Organizations in Hong Kong (pages 129-151)

Ngai-Keung Chow

This study explores key factors affecting the usage of information technology (IT) tools in support of knowledge sharing in service organizations in Hong Kong. In a case study of five firms, the usage of IT tools is influenced by an...

Chapter 7

Influence of Knowledge Management Infrastructure on Innovative Business Processes and Market-Interrelationship Performance: An Empirical Study of Hospitals in Taiwan (pages 152-175)

Wen-Ting Lee, Shin-Yuan Hung, Patrick Y.K. Chau

Knowledge management (KM) infrastructure is the foundation for managing and embodying valuable knowledge in firms. Based on the resource-based view (RBV) and process level analysis, this study investigates how KM infrastructure...

Chapter 8

Offshore Vendors’ Software Development Team Configurations: An Exploratory Study (pages 176-204)

Suranjan Chakraborty, Saonee Sarker, Sudhanshu Rai, Suprateek Sarker, Ranganadhan Nadadhur

This research uses configuration theory and data collected from a major IT vendor organization to examine primary configurations of distributed teams in a global off-shoring context. The study indicates that off-shoring vendor...

Chapter 9

Persistent Barriers to E-commerce in Developing Countries: A Longitudinal Study of Efforts by Caribbean Companies (pages 205-220)

William Wresch, Simon Fraser

Studies summarized by the United Nations Commission on Trade and Development show that companies in developing countries face problems executing e-commerce strategies. To determine which barriers might be transitional and which might...

Chapter 10

Asymmetric Interaction in Competitive Internet Technology Diffusion: Implications for the Competition Between Local and Multinational Online Vendors (pages 221-240)

Peijian Song, Cheng Zhang, Yunjie Xu, Ling Xue, Ke Wang, Chenghong Zhang

This paper explores the diffusion of competitive Internet technology products in the context of competition between local and multinational corporations as well as how the diffusive interactions between technologies affect their...

Chapter 11

Technology Adoption in Post-Conflict Regions: EDI Adoption in Kosovo after the War (pages 241-261)

Larry Stapleton

Post-conflict developing regions are special cases of developing countries which have received little attention in information systems research. They are emergency situations which attract significant aid designed to help create...

Chapter 12

Do Cultural Differences Matter in IT Implementation?: A Multinational’s Experience with Collaborative Technology (pages 262-279)

Susan A. Sherer, Rajiv Kohli, Yuliang Yao, Jerold Cederlund

As multinational firms increasingly adopt collaborative technology with supply chain partners in other countries, their implementation strategies need to accommodate cultural differences. This paper draws upon Hofstede’s framework...

Chapter 13

An Exploratory Cross-National Study of Information Sharing and Human Resource Information Systems (pages 280-308)

Bongsug (Kevin) Chae, J. Bruce Prince, Jeffrey Katz, Rüdiger Kabst

Information sharing has recently received considerable academic interest because of the importance knowledge management plays in the creation of sustained competitive advantage for global firms. The interest is attributed to the need...

Chapter 14

Modeling the Success of Small and Medium Sized Online Vendors in Business to Business Electronic Marketplaces in China: A Motivation – Capability Framework (pages 309-340)

Shan Wang, Yili Hong, Norm Archer, Youwei Wang

This paper explores the performance of Chinese small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) on Business-to-Business (B2B) electronic marketplaces (EMs). Based on a content analysis of 155 cases of high performing online Chinese vendors...

Chapter 15

Trust and Perceived Risk of Personal Information as Antecedents of Online Information Disclosure: Results from Three Countries (pages 341-361)

Horst Treiblmaier, Sandy Chong

Individuals have to disclose personal information in order to utilize the manifold options of the Internet. Online users frequently trade data for benefits (privacy calculus). Trust in both the Internet and the vendor has been...

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