Information Technology in the Service Economy: Challenges by Michael Barrett, Elizabeth Davidson (auth.), Michael

By Michael Barrett, Elizabeth Davidson (auth.), Michael Barrett, Elizabeth Davidson, Catherine Middleton, Janice I. DeGross (eds.)

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Is the global roll-out of systems a form of neo-colonialism when imposed on particular developing countries (Adam and Myers 2003)? Who is marginalized by the use of ICTs in global working? For example, on the latter question, Thompson (2004) shows how the effects of the World Bank’s global knowledge forum can be taken to exclude in-country inputs and grassroots participation in the development agenda. IS researchers studying global issues involving power, politics, development, and marginalization have already drawn on a range of related literatures on these topics but this cross-discipline approach could be extended further.

It has been reported that a bureaucratic (hierarchical) organizational structure is perceived to inhibit positive social relationships among employees, in particular when teams involve members at various levels of the organizational structure. The interviewees have reported that a number of socio-emotional factors, including shyness (not speaking up) and seniority, inhibit teamwork effectiveness as employees usually believe that they should act in a receiver role in their team and should not elaborate and argue their own ideas against the ones of older or senior staff.

Enhancing E-Government in Developing Countries: Managing Knowledge through Virtual Communities,” Electronic Journal on Information Systems in Developing Countries (14:4), pp. 1-20. Walsham, G. 1995. “Interpretive Case Studies in IS Research: Nature and Method,” European Journal of Information Systems (4:2), pp. 74-81. Wei, C. , Choy, C. , and Yeow, P. H. P. 2006. “KM Implementation in Malaysian Telecommunication Industry: An Empirical Analysis,” Industrial Management & Data Systems (106:8), pp.

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