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Global, Social, and Organizational Implications of Emerging Information Resources Management: Concepts and Applications

Global, Social, and Organizational Implications of Emerging Information Resources Management: Concepts and Applications

Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
Indexed In: SCOPUS
Release Date: November, 2009 | Copyright: © 2010 | Pages: 566

Publication Status: E-Book and Print Version Available for Purchase
ISBN13: 9781605669625
EISBN13: 9781605669632
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-962-5

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In today's global society, it has become increasingly important to address the current challenges, obstacles, and solutions encountered by researchers in the field of information resources management.

Global, Social, and Organizational Implications of Emerging Information Resources Management: Concepts and Applications highlights recent trends and advancements as they impact all facets of information resources management in an ever-changing society. This collection provides focused discussions of the role outsourcing has played in modern business, the development of Web information systems, and social issues such as explorations of age-based salary differences and workplace stress.
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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Critical success factors and Web-based IS development
  • Impact of age on information technology
  • Information technology investments on productivity
  • Offshoring and outsourcing
  • Online consumer interactions
  • Outsourcing in the healthcare industry
  • Skill sets of IS/IT professionals
  • Software quality management
  • Stress factors in IT professionals
  • Tree-indexed data related to outsourcing

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...contains current findings relating to trends and developments in information resources management in the face of constant technological innovation and adaptation. The ways in which technology has shaped our economic and social fabrics is evident in these selections, which remark on issues, trends, and advancements in the modern-day global business...

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Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, DBA, MS, MBA, received his Doctorate in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University (Florida, USA), a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Florida Institute of Technology, a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems, and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Miami. Dr. Khosrow-Pour taught undergraduate and graduate information system courses at the Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg for nearly 20 years. He currently serves as Executive Editor at IGI Global Scientific Publishing (www.igi-global.com) and as Executive Director of the World Forgotten Children Foundation (www.worldforgottenchildren.org). He is the author/editor of more than 150 books and journal articles in the field of information technology management. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Encyclopedia of Modern Artificial Intelligence, Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ), Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations (JECO), Journal of Cases on Information Technology (JCIT), and the Journal of Information Technology Research (JITR).

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Editorial Advisory Board
  • Steve Clarke, The University of Hull, UK
  • Mehdi Ghods, The Boeing Company, USA
  • Martijn Hoogeweegen, Erasmus University, The Netherlands
  • Thomas Jackson, Loughborough University, UK
  • George Kelley, University of Massachusetts, USA
  • Lawrence Oliva, Computer Sciences Corporation, USA
  • David Paper, Utah State University, USA
  • David Paradice, Florida State University, USA
  • Philip Powell, University of Bath, UK
  • Mahesh Raisinghani, University of Dallas, USA
  • Anabela Sarmento, ISCAP/IPP, Portugal
  • Janice Sipior, Villanova University, USA
  • Robert Stone, University of Idaho, USA
  • Edward Szewczak, Canisius College, USA
  • Craig Van Slyke, University of Central Florida, USA
  • Merrill Warkentin, Mississippi State University, USA