Includes bibliographical references and index.

The taxonomy of information societies / Andrew S. Targowski -- Organizational structure without hierarchy in a dynamic global business environment / Tomaž Kern -- The organizational transformation process to globalization / Magdy K. Serour -- Transition from manual to IT-based documents transacting business process : performance measurements system as the key / Parthasarathi Banerjee -- Global E-business alliances : the socio-cultural perspective, influence, and mitigation / Bhuvan Unhelkar -- Using DSS for global competitiveness : an effective information-based decision making process in public administration / Sherif Kamel, Ahmed Zyada -- A proposed framework for making decisions dynamically in a global organisation / Sokkien Leeane Chhai, Yi-chen Lan -- Decision support and data warehousing : challenges of a global information environment / Alexander Anisimov -- Web services and their impact in creating a paradigm shift in the process of globalization / Bhuvan Unhelkar -- Quantitative modeling in introducing and managing new information technology in global business operations / Somnath Mukhopadhyay, Kallol Bagchi-- Comprehensive impact of mobile technology on business / Khimji Vaghjiani, Jenny Teoh -- E-business in the global automotive industry : key value propositions / Mahesh S. Raisinghani ... [et al.] -- Global information systems in the publishing domain : an experience report / Christopher Payne, Bhuvan Unhelkar.