The Dynamics of International Information Systems Anatomy of a Grounded Theory Investigation /

• Main Author: Lehmann, Hans (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2010.
• Edition: First.
• Series: Integrated Series in Information Systems, 23
• Subjects: Business.; Organization.; Planning.; Information technology.; Business > Data processing.; Computers.; Cognitive psychology.; Business and Management.; IT in Business.; Information Systems and Communication Service.; Cognitive Psychology.

With this new monograph, Hans Lehmann demonstrates the efficacy of using the Grounded Theory method to study the factors that lead to success – or failure – in the creation and ongoing management of the international information systems (IIS) within global enterprises. He presents three cases of lar...

Table of Contents:

• International Information Systems in the Literature
• Research Problem and Research Questions
• Research Methodology
• Research Method: Grounded Theory for Descriptive and Exploratory Case Studies
• Foundation Case: The Australasian Food Co-op
• Case Two: J Lauritzen Ship Owners
• Case Three: PANALPINA International Forwarders
• A Substantive Theory of International Information Systems
• Discussion of the Theory and its Implications for Research and Practice
• Conclusion.