The Global Information Systems Management Course — An Idea Whose Time Keeps Coming

摘要

Global information systems management (Global ISM) represents a distinct portion of the body of knowledge of management information systems. At a micro level it represents knowledge regarding the use of information technology to enable global commerce largely through multinational corporations (MNCs) as well as emerging institutions such as open source development groups. In addition, it represents the growing issues involving the role of culture (and mixtures of people of diverse culture) in the processes of development and expansion of information systems. This is seen in the growing phenomena of virtual teams, offshore outsourcing, and the diffusion of software creation for export throughout the world. It also represents issues of implementation of systems that may behave unpredictably when introduced into different cultural contexts — for better and for worse. At a macro level, Global ISM represents competitive stances between nations and regions based largely on infrastructure and governmental policies regarding regulation, taxation, education, and the like.