Key Information Technology and Management Issues 2012-2013: An International Study
Authors: Luftman, Jerry; Zadeh, Hossein S; Derksen, Barry; Santana, Martin; Rigoni, Eduardo Henrique; Huang, Zhengwei (David)
Journal: Journal of Information Technology (2013)
DOI: 10.1057/jit.2013.22
<jats:p>The importance of the impact of IT for organizations around the world, especially in light of a very slow recovery from the global financial crisis, has amplified the need to provide a better understanding of the specific geographic similarities and differences in IT managerial and technical trends. Identifying these influential factors is one thing; the paper also looks at the challenges in addressing them, taking into account both local responsiveness and global pressures. By comparing and contrasting IT trends from different geographies, this paper presents important local and international factors, including management concerns, influential technologies, budgets/spending, and organizational considerations). In addition these trends help to prepare IT leaders for the challenges that await them. The IT trends also serve as an indicator as the respective geographies address their difficult economic environments. The research is based on data from four geographic regions, namely United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. The same questionnaire (albeit translated for the respective respondents), based on the lead author's well-respected and long-running Society for Inf…