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Vincent S Lai - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • issues of International Information Systems management a perspective of affiliates
    Information & Management, 2001
    Co-Authors: Vincent S Lai
    Abstract:

    As business competition becomes global, International Information Systems (IIS) management presents a significant challenge to multinational corporations and their affiliates. However, very few empirical studies have been conducted to investigate the management of IIS and the issues that confront the IS executives of such corporations. In this study, we perform a three-round Delphi study to identify, rank and evaluate the twenty most significant IIS issues of affiliates. The ratings of these issues suggest that technology infrastructure concerns, rather than planning and management concerns, have a larger impact on the IS operations of foreign affiliates. This study also reports on statistical analyses to differentiate the impact of different industries, respondents, IS structures and International involvement of affiliates on IIS issues ratings. The results indicate that respondents of IS and non-IS executives and affiliates of different International involvement levels have different views on the ratings of IIS issues. Our study also confirms that IIS issues can significantly impact the strategic, tactical and operational IS decisions of affiliates. These findings allow some important implications to be drawn for both practitioners and researchers dealing with IIS issues.

  • the impact of transborder data flow restrictions on International Information Systems management
    Decision Support Systems, 1998
    Co-Authors: Vincent S Lai, Steven Floyd
    Abstract:

    Abstract This research investigates the effects of transborder data flow (TDF) restrictions on the Information Systems (IS) management strategies and costs of multinational corporations. An empirical study was designed to investigate several research hypotheses dealing with the impact of TDF restrictions on IS structure and strategies across different industries. Statistical results indicate that TDF restrictions will significantly increase IS costs and influence MIS decisions overseas. To alleviate the problem, MNCs are adopting distributed approaches to manage their International IS. These findings allow some important implications to be drawn for both practitioners and researchers dealing with this pressing issue.

Steven Floyd - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the impact of transborder data flow restrictions on International Information Systems management
    Decision Support Systems, 1998
    Co-Authors: Vincent S Lai, Steven Floyd
    Abstract:

    Abstract This research investigates the effects of transborder data flow (TDF) restrictions on the Information Systems (IS) management strategies and costs of multinational corporations. An empirical study was designed to investigate several research hypotheses dealing with the impact of TDF restrictions on IS structure and strategies across different industries. Statistical results indicate that TDF restrictions will significantly increase IS costs and influence MIS decisions overseas. To alleviate the problem, MNCs are adopting distributed approaches to manage their International IS. These findings allow some important implications to be drawn for both practitioners and researchers dealing with this pressing issue.

Brian Toyne - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • identification of key International Information Systems issues in u s based multinational corporations
    Journal of Management Information Systems, 1991
    Co-Authors: Candace P Deans, Kirk R Karwan, Martin D Goslar, David A Ricks, Brian Toyne
    Abstract:

    Abstract:The transfer and management of Information Systems (IS) technology present a significant challenge to multinational corporations (MNCS). Very few studies have investigated the managerial concerns and issues that confront IS executives in an International context This paper presents the empirical results of a two-phase study designed to identify and prioritize important International Information Systems issues in U.S.-based MNCS. The findings are compared to those reported in the earlier domestic MIS issues studies. The study reported here (a) identifies a number of International IS issues unique to multinational corporations; (b) emphasizes that top-rated International IS concerns are a mixture of managerial and technical issues much like the domestic issues studies of the 1980s; (c) concludes that multinational service and manufacturing firms perceive the importance of International IS issues differently; and (d) demonstrates, for manufacturing MNCS, that the level of International involvement d...

Candace P Deans - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • identification of key International Information Systems issues in u s based multinational corporations
    Journal of Management Information Systems, 1991
    Co-Authors: Candace P Deans, Kirk R Karwan, Martin D Goslar, David A Ricks, Brian Toyne
    Abstract:

    Abstract:The transfer and management of Information Systems (IS) technology present a significant challenge to multinational corporations (MNCS). Very few studies have investigated the managerial concerns and issues that confront IS executives in an International context This paper presents the empirical results of a two-phase study designed to identify and prioritize important International Information Systems issues in U.S.-based MNCS. The findings are compared to those reported in the earlier domestic MIS issues studies. The study reported here (a) identifies a number of International IS issues unique to multinational corporations; (b) emphasizes that top-rated International IS concerns are a mixture of managerial and technical issues much like the domestic issues studies of the 1980s; (c) concludes that multinational service and manufacturing firms perceive the importance of International IS issues differently; and (d) demonstrates, for manufacturing MNCS, that the level of International involvement d...

Leiser Silva - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • circuits of power in creating de jure standards shaping an International Information Systems security standard
    Management Information Systems Quarterly, 2006
    Co-Authors: James Backhouse, Leiser Silva
    Abstract:

    This paper addresses the role of power and politics in setting standards. It examines the interaction of external contingencies, powerful agents, resources, meaning, and membership of relevant social and institutional groupings in generating successful political outcomes. To study these interactions, the paper adopts the circuits of power, a theoretical framework taken from the social sciences, and applies it to understanding the creation and development of the first standard in Information security management. An informal group of UK security chiefs sparked off a process which led first to BS7799, the British standard, and later to ISO 17799, the International standard. The case study portrays how the institutionalization of this ad hoc development process results from the interactions of power among the stakeholders involved. The case study also shows how the different interests and objectives of the stakeholders were influenced by exogenous contingencies and institutional forces. The paper discusses theoretical and practical implications for the future development of such standards.