International Business and Information Technology : Interaction and Transformation in the Global Economy

ISBN-13: 9780415325424 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 194 str.

Massood Samii; Gerald Karush

Opis

International Business and IT is a breakthrough text that analyses the relationship between international business operations and information technology. Firstly, it assesses the impact of current developments in IT on the operation of multinational corporations on both a practical and theoretical level and explores how it can improve competitive advantage. Secondly, it investigates how doing business in an international environment affects the design, implementation and management of information systems for global enterprises. The text offers a much-needed overview of the key trends in IT and global business management, with contributors from the fields of IT, international business, business development and marketing.

Spis treści

Preface: Introduction to International Business and Information Technology 1. International Business and Information Technology 2. Globalization and Information Technology 3. Factors Influencing the Internationalization of E-Commerce: Towards a Systems Dynamics Approach 4. Incorporating IT into Global Business Negotiations 5. Information Technology and Transformation of Finance 6. Information Technology Infrastructure for Global Operations 7. Web Design for International Business 8. Design and Managing Data Warehouses in a Global Environment 9. Information Technology and Globalization on Reebok 10. Getting to the (Virtual) Table: Electronic Commerce in Low Income Countries with a Case-study of Vietnam 11. The Role of E-Commerce in Scaling up Small Businesses in Developing Economies: A B2B Information Architecture Model and IT Infrastructure 12. Internal and External Environmental Factors Affecting Access to Technology in Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning

O autorze

Massood Samii is Professor and Chairman of the International Business Department at Southern New Hampshire University, USA.

Gerald Karush is Professor in the Information Technology Department at S outhern New Hampshire University, USA.