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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 11, NUMBER 4, (October 2008) OF THE JOURNAL OF GLOBAL
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (JGITM)
SPECIAL ISSUE "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES"
GUEST EDITORS: NARCYZ ROZTOCKI AND H. ROLAND WEISTROFFER
http://www.uncg.edu/bae/jgitm/
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CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS: The journal invites contributions from all parts of
the world from academic and industry scholars involved in research,
management, and the utilization of global information resources. Besides
quality work, at a minimum each submitted article should have the
following three components: an IS topic, an international orientation
(e.g., cross cultural studies or strong international implications), and
strong evidence (e.g., survey data, case studies, experiments, secondary
data, etc.). Please submit your manuscript electronically to the
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REVIEW PROCESS: Each suitable article is blind-reviewed by three members
of the editorial review board. A recommendation is then made by the
Editor-in-Chief or a Global Associate Editor. The final decision is made
by the Editor-in-Chief. If a revision is recommended, the revised paper
is sent for a final approval to one of the Editors.

CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE OF JGITM (VOL. 11, NO. 4, October 2008).
SPECIAL ISSUE "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES"
GUEST EDITORS: NARCYZ ROZTOCKI AND H. ROLAND WEISTROFFER

EDITORIAL PREFACE: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES
Narcyz Roztocki, State University of New York at New Paltz,
roztockn@newpaltz.edu
H. Roland Weistroffer, Virginia Commonwealth University, hrweistr@vcu.edu
Guest editors introduce the special issue. The break-up of the Soviet
Union resulted in many formerly centrally planned and highly controlled
economies to experience radical reforms that fully changed the business
landscape. Many businesses and organizations in transition economies not
only experienced major restructuring, but also acquired increased access
to modern information technology (IT). Though much of the development in
transition economies is supported by IT, there is not much published
research dealing with the role of IT. The objective of this special
issue is to stimulate research in this important area.

ARTICLES:

TRANSITION TO MARKET ECONOMY THROUGH INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND
ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING: A CASE OF SAVA COMPANY
Dubravka Cecez-Kecmanovic, University of New South Wales,
dubravka@unsw.edu.au
Marius Janson, University of Missouri-St. Louis, janson@umsl.edu
Jože Zupančič, University of Maribor, Slovenia,
joze.zupancic@fov.uni-mb.si
The case of the Slovenian Company Sava is presented. The objective of the
paper is twofold: a) to propose a theoretical interpretation of the role
of IS in organizational learning in companies in transition economies by
drawing from theories generated and tested in the context of developed
western economies, and b) to demonstrate how such interpretation can
expand our understanding of the relationship between IS and organizational
learning beyond its traditional western context.

ICT IN A TRANSITION ECONOMY: THE CASE OF HUNGARY
G. Harindranath, University of London, g.harindranath@rhul.ac.uk
This paper examines specifically the impact of economic transition on the
production and use of ICT in Hungary. Firstly, it examines the
implications of economic transition for Hungary's ICT producing industry.
Second, it explores patterns of ICT diffusion and use. While economic
transition has led to increasing globalization and the consequent
integration of Hungary into the European and the global economy, the
impact of such transition for ICT production and use has been more
problematic. A call is made for a renewed role for policies to integrate
ICT and economic development strategies with a view to creating an
information society for all citizens.

STRATEGIES FOR TELECOMS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY IN THE PRODUCTION OF
REVENUES: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION IN THE CONTEXT OF TRANSITION
ECONOMIES
Sergey Samoilenko, Virginia Union University, svsergey@vcu.org
Kweku-Muata Osei-Bryson, Virginia Commonwealth University,
kweku.muata@isy.vcu.edu
Despite sharing a common label, Transition Economies (TE) do not
constitute a homogenous group. Rathe they differ in many ways, including
the level of economic development. These differences preclude TEs from
adapting a uniform strategy towards increasing the level of relative
efficiency of production of revenues from investments in Telecoms. Two
research questions are examined. The first involves the identification of
strategies for increasing the level of the relative efficiency of the
production of revenue from Telecoms. The second involves the
identification of appropriate implementation routes of the identified
strategy. The authors draw theoretical support from the framework of
Neoclassical Growth Accounting and employ a three-step methodology.

THE EXPERT OPINION: AN INTERVIEW WITHWOJCIECH WIERZBA, PRESIDENT,
DIGITLAND, KRAKOW, POLAND
Conducted by Piotr Soja, Cracow University of Economics, Krakow, Poland,
eisoja@cyf-kr.edu.pl
Wojciech Wierzba is co-owner and president of Digitland, a company based
in Krakow, Poland, providing enterprise systems, integration solutions,
consulting, and implementation services. The interview discusses the
company's IT challenges including those due to operating in Poland.
Industry and competitive trends are also explored.

BOOK REVIEW: THE EMERGING MARKETS CENTURY: HOW A NEW BREED OF WORLD-CLASS
COMPANIES IS OVERTAKING THE WORLD, BY ANTOINE VAN AGTMAEL
Reviewed by Myung Ko
This is an excellent book to understand how companies in the Third World,
such as Brazil, China, India, and Mexico have become the top emerging
world class companies and these emerging market companies will continue to
grow and there will be a shift in the global economy from the developed
world to emerging markets in near future. It picks up where Friedman's
The World is Flat left off. Antoine van Agtmael provides important
insight into how the "West" can learn from these companies, based on his
in-depth knowledge, thorough research, and work experience in emerging
markets.

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For copies of the above articles, please check for the Journal of Global
Information Technology Management (JGITM) in your institution's library.
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MISSION: The mission of the Journal of Global Information Technology
Management (JGITM) is to continue to be the premier journal on Global
Information Technology Management. It is a refereed international journal
supported by global IT scholars from all over the world. JGITM publishes
articles and reports related to all aspects of the application of
information technology for international business. For example, it will
report on information resource management, managerial and organizational
concerns, educational issues, and innovative applications related to
global IT. Very important to the journal is its emphasis on quality and
relevance. The journal disseminates this knowledge to researchers,
practitioners, academicians, and educators all over the world on a timely
basis. Finally, the journal is international in all respects: content,
article authorship, readership, and the editorial board.

SCOPE AND COVERAGE: The journal's scope is multidisciplinary. It publishes
research, applied, and educational articles from all areas of MIS as well
as functional IT applications that have international focus. The journal
also entertains a variety of methodological approaches. It encourages
manuscript submissions from authors all over the world, both from academia
and industry. In addition, the journal will also include educational cases
and reviews of MIS books that have bearing on global aspects. Practitioner
input will be specifically solicited from time-to-time in the form of
industry columns and CIO interviews.

Articles in the journal include, but are not limited to the following
areas: Frameworks and models for global information systems (GIS),
Development, evaluation and management of GIS, Electronic Commerce,
Internet related issues, Societal impacts of IT in developing countries,
IT and Economic development, IT Diffusion in developing countries, IT
human resource issues, DSS/EIS/ES in international settings,
Organizational and management structures for GIS, Transborder data flow
issues, Electronic data interchange, Telecommunications, Distributed
global databases and networks, Cultural and societal impacts, Comparative
studies of nations, and Applications and case studies (both educational
and research).
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The 10th annual Global Information Technology Management Association
(GITMA) World Conference will be held in Mexico City, Mexico on June 14,
15 & 16, 2008. For more information, please visit ur web site:
http://www.gitma.org.