This issue 34 number 2 is a special issue on the theme, “IS Leadership, IS Professional Development, and IS Professional Services,” from the Association of Information Systems Special Interest Group on Information Systems Leadership (AIS SIG LEAD). The special issue editors are Mike Tae In Eom, Associate Professor, University of Portland; and Jennifer Gerow, Assistant Professor, Virginia Military Institute. It is my great honor and pleasure to introduce our special issue editors. Mike Tae In Eom, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Information Systems and Emerald Distinguished Professor of Operations and Technology Management at the University of Portland’s Pamplin School of Business. He earned his BS in Economics from Iowa State University, his MA in Economics from the State University of New York at Albany, and his MBA in Finance and Management Information Systems (MIS) and PhD in Management from the State University of New York at Binghamton. His areas of teaching include introductory Operations & Technology Management (OTM), systems analysis, database management, and Excel spreadsheet modeling. His research interests are in IS leadership, IT Project Management, Strategic Use of IT, Corporate Social Responsibility, Healthcare IT, E-Commerce, Virtual Organization, and IT Valuation. He has several publications in Journal of Information Management, Journal of Management Systems, Journal of Information Technology Management (JITM), Information Technology Theory and Application (JITTA), and International Journal of E-Business Research, and a book chapter. He also serves on the editorial board for JITM and in executive advisory for Chief Information Officer (CIO) Forum and Society for Information Management (SIM). Jennifer Gerow, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Economics and Business Department at Virginia Military Institute. She holds a BS degree in biological sciences with a minor in secondary education, an MBA, and a PhD in management (concentration: information systems) from Clemson University. Her research interests are IT–business strategic alignment, power, and politics in the workplace, and drivers of IT use/resistance. She has publications in MIS Quarterly, European Journal of Information Systems, Information and Management, Computers in Human Behavior, Journal of Information Technology Theory and Application, Journal of Service Science and Management, and the proceedings of various conferences. Thanks to Mike and Jennifer for their excellent work in preparing this interesting themed issue.
Regular article
The five themed articles are introduced by Mike and Jennifer. The issue concludes with a regular article entitled “Resource Complementarity and IT Economies of Scale: Mechanisms and Empirical Evidence.” Authors Ulco Woudstra, Egon Berghout, Chee-Wee Tan, Patrick van Eekeren, and Guido Dedene report on their study, which identifies and analyzes economy of scale effects in IT management. The findings reveal that by devoting at least 60% of total IT budget on IT infrastructure, organizations can realize economies of scale in the IT conversion process and extract strategic benefits.
Forthcoming special issues
The next two issues are special issues:
Enterprise Social Media for Knowledge Management and Innovation in SMEs, 34(3)
Guest Editors: Pedro Soto-Acosta, [email protected], University of Murcia, Spain;
Juan-Gabriel Cegarra-Navarro, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain; and
Alexeis Garcia-Perez, Coventry University, UK
Economic, Cultural and Social Innovations for Human Capital in Transition Economies, 34(4)
Guest Editors: Jolanta Kowal, University of Wrocław, Poland;
Juho Makio, University of Applied Sciences, Poland; and
Piotr Soja, Cracow University of Economics, Poland
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