List of Figures

Chapter 1: A Framework for an Organization's Transition to Globalization — Investigation of IT Issues

Figure 1: Convergence model for information systems in the global organization

Figure 2: Internetworking through TCP/IP protocol

Figure 3: Multi-backup model for global organizations

Chapter 6: Software Confederations—An Architecture for Global Systems and Global Management

Figure 1: An implementation of the IS of the purchasing coalition

Figure 2: The gates of a three-tier information system

Figure 3: Structure of a real-time control system

Figure 4: DFD for a salary computation

Figure 5: Changes of organizational structures

Figure 6: Parallel user access to multiple components

Figure 7: The extended component scheme

Chapter 7: An Investigation of GISM Issues for Successful Management of the Globalization Process

Figure 1: Research framework

Figure 2: Global information systems and transition issue categories

Figure 3: IT management classes

Figure 4: Diamond of competitive advantage in the global organization

Figure 5: Four global team organizational models

Figure 6: Global help desk structure

Chapter 8: A Framework for Narrowing the Digital Divide

Figure 1: Business Model Framework

Figure 2: Business Model Handbook

Chapter 9: Managing Information Technology Component of Knowledge Management: Outsourcing as a Strategic Option in Developing Countries

Figure 1: Elements of IT infrastructure (Broadbent and Weill, 1997)

Figure 2: Knowledge management components (Alavi, 1997)

Chapter 10: The Leapfrog Effect: Information Needs for Developing Nations

Figure 1: Actual and projected trends of computing power from Moore's Law

Chapter 13: The Ten Commandments for Global Electronic Commerce Success in Small Business

Figure 1: The evolution of EC in SMEs

Chapter 14: Culture and E-Business in Thailand

Figure 1: Number of employees

Figure 2: Number of IT

Figure 3: Industry sectors of the surveyed company

Figure 4: Thai local firms - makro

Figure 5: Mackro in Taiwan

Figure 6: Makro in Philippine

Figure 7: Makro in Indonesia

Figure 8: Overview of electronic business

Figure 9: A possible direction of e-business

Figure 10: Relationships between v-business and ASPs

Figure 11: Trust relationship in v-business

Figure 12: Critical success factors for virtual business

Chapter 15: The Impact of E-Business on the Competitive Landscape—Case of Automotive Industry in Asia

Figure 1: Current share of OEMs indicating level of e-enablement and its future

Chapter 16: Job Satisfaction in the Information and Communication Sector: The Case of Egypt

Figure 1: Conceptual framework

Figure 2: Overall job satisfaction

Figure 3: Ranking of various job aspects by importance

Figure 4: Job aspects with highest disparity between importance and satisfaction

Figure 5: Social aspects ratings

Figure 6: Psychological aspects ratings

Figure 7: Training and development aspects ratings

Figure 8: Economic aspects ratings

Chapter 17: Evaluating the Factors Affecting Decision Support System Usage by Strategic Decision Makers in Egypt: Using a Structural Equation Modelling Approach

Figure 1: Towards a conceptual DSS adoption model for SDM

Figure 2: DSS adoption model for SDM

Chapter 19: Information Technology Project Management to Achieve Efficiency in Brazilian Companies

Figure 1: Maturity levels (adapted from Paulk et al., 1995)

Figure 2: Continuous maturity process representation in CMM-I (adapted from CMM-I1, 2002)

Figure 3: Project management maturity model - PMMM (adapted from Kerzner, 2001)

Figure 4: Life cycle phases (Kerzner, 2000)

Chapter 20: Adoption of Enterprise Resource Planning Software by Organizations in India: A Managerial Framework

Figure 1: Literature on enterprise resource planning-conceptual foundations

Figure 2: Model for adoption of ERP in Indian organizations