Preface ........................................................ vi
Section I: Perspectives on IT-Enabled Strategic
Management
Chapter I
The Interplay of Strategic Management and Information
Technology ...................................................... 1
Zaiyong Tang, Louisiana Tech University, USA
Bruce Walters, Louisiana Tech University, USA
Chapter II
Toward a Strategic Perspective of Information Technology ....... 16
Paul L. Drnevich, Purdue University, USA
Jungpil Hahn, Purdue University, USA
Mark Shanley, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Chapter III
IT Portfolio Management: Implementing and Maintaining IT
Strategic Alignment ............................................ 38
Brian H. Cameron, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Chapter IV
Relationship Between New Information Technologies and
Flexible Organizational Forms .................................. 68
Miguel Pérez-Valls, University of Almeria, Spain
José Manuel Ortega-Egea, University of Almeria, Spain
José Antonio Plaza Ubeda, University of Almeria, Spain
Section II: Processes and Capabilities
Chapter V
IT-Enabled Strategy: Implications for Firm Performance? ........ 93
Paul L. Drnevich, Purdue University, USA
Chapter VI
Becoming a Learning Organization in the Software Industry:
Is CMM the Silver Bullet? ..................................... 104
Dev K. Dutta, Richard Ivey School of Business, The
University of Western Ontario, Canada
Chapter VII
ERP as an Integration Strategy: Issues, Challenges, Benefits,
and Risks ..................................................... 121
Les Singletary, Louisiana Tech University, USA
Minh Q. Huynh, Southeastern Louisiana University, USA
Chapter VIII
Marketing Strategy: The Role of Information Technology-
Enabled Capabilities .......................................... 142
Sreedhar Madhavaram, Cleveland State University, USA
Radha Appan, Cleveland State University, USA
Section III: Technology and Tools
Chapter IX
Linking Businesses for Competitive Advantage: A Mobile
Agent-Based Approach .......................................... 160
Tong-Seng Quah, Nanyang Technological University,
Republic of Singapore
Chye-Huang Leow, Singapore Polytechnic, Republic of
Singapore
Chapter X
Applying Directory Services to Enhance Identification,
Authentication, and Authorization for B2B Applications ........ 191
Yuan-Yuan Jiao, Nankai University, China
Jun Du, Tianjin University, China
Jianxin (Roger) Jiao, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore
Chapter XI
Autonomous Environmental Scanning on the World Wide Web ....... 213
Sören W. Scholz, Bielefeld University, Germany
Ralf Wagner, Bielefeld University, Germany
Section IV: Inter-Organizational and Global Implications
Chapter XII
IT Outsourcing: Impacts and Challenges ........................ 244
Luke Ho, Faculty of Computing, Staffordshire University, UK
Anthony S. Atkins, Engineering & Technology, Staffordshire
University, UK
Chapter XIII
IT-Enabled Integration of Business Relationships in the Steel
Industry Context .............................................. 275
Jari Salo, University of Oulu, Finland
Chapter XTV
Information and Communication Technology-Enabled Economic
Growth and Convergence: Examples from the EU's Central and
Southeastern European Members ................................. 295
Elias G. Carayannis, The George Washington University, USA
Christopher Ziemnowicz, Concord University, USA
About the Authors ............................................. 320
Index ......................................................... 326
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