The China Information Technology Handbook

1. Front Matter

   Pages 1-17

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2. Guanxi and Information Technology Companies in China: Understanding Social Connections Structures

   • Miltiadis D. Lytras, Patricia de Ordóñez

   Pages 1-9

3. Information Technology Outsourcing Risk Trends in China

   • Desheng Wu, David L. Olson, Dexiang Wu

   Pages 1-11

4. Chinese Consumers’ Attitudes and Adoption of Online and Mobile Banking

   • Sylvie Laforet

   Pages 1-18

5. International Patterns in Manufacturing Strategies

   • Ruth Alas, Tomas Eklund, Mikael Collan, Ants Kraus

   Pages 1-13

6. The Term Innovation and its Front End – Is There a Specific Asian View?

   • Alexander Brem

   Pages 1-12

7. Beijing International IT R&D Hub IT R&D Hub

   • Zhao Jing-Yuan

   Pages 1-21

8. Absorptive Capability, Local Innovation Networks , and International R&D Spillovers

   • Shouhua Wei, Xianjun Li, Guisheng Wu

   Pages 1-33

9. Analyzing Growth of Mobile Telecommunication Services in China

   • Varadharajan Sridhar

   Pages 1-15

10. Virtual Worlds Success in Mainland

    • Xi Zhang, Zhenjiao Chen, Doug Vogel, Zhongyun Zhou

    Pages 1-22

11. The Role of China in Requirements Research

    • Alan M. Davis, Ann M. Hickey

    Pages 1-28

12. Cultural Characteristics Chinese Cultural Characteristics and Effective Business in China

    • Maria Fernanda Pargana Ilhéu

    Pages 1-24

13. The Impact of IT on Organizational Forms

    • Liang-Hung Lin

    Pages 1-7

14. Intellectual Capital and Competitive Advantage in the Globalization Context

    • Ru-Yan Hong, Xiao-Bo Wu

    Pages 1-21

15. The Innovest Ratings of Chinese Organizations

    • Edward J. Lusk

    Pages 1-9

16. Language-divides and Global Inequalities

    • Pak Hung Mo

    Pages 1-17

17. Agricultural Informationization in China

    • Wensheng Wang, Guangqian Peng, Guangming Lu

    Pages 271-297

18. Mobile Communications Market in China

    • Sunanda Sangwan, Chong Guan, Louis-Francois Pau

    Pages 1-12

19. Logistics and IT Services in China

    • Yen-Chun Jim Wu

    Pages 1-23

20. China’s Perspectives on the Development of IT

    • Ying HOU, Yufan HAO

    Pages 1-18

Miltiadis D. Lytras and Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics, University of Patras, Greece Dept. of Business Administration and Accountability, University of Oviedo, Spain China is a fast-growing emerging economy and current impressive economic growth rate of almost 9 percent annually. Its contribution to global GDP growth since 2000 has been almost twice as large as that of the next three biggest eme- ing economies (India, Brazil and Russia) combined. Some even refer to China as the mother of emerging markets and transition economies. Directly or indirectly the Chinese economy has influenced interest rates, prices for raw materials and wages in the western established economies. Currently China is the most R&D intense of emerging market countries and is seventh of all countries in the world. Its economic power is exemplified by the fact that it is - pected to be the fifth largest source of outward foreign direct investment during 2004- 2007. Working with Chinese firms has become a reality for the vast majority of m- agers in Western countries. With its high growth rate, the presence and impact of the Chinese economy will only become larger. With China’s importance on the global scale set to grow faster than ever – shows a unique window to observe the changes that will chart the course of the future in this region of the world. One of the keys to dealing with China is und- standing the complex dynamic between rapid change and tradition.

• Forschung & Entwicklung
• IT management
• Information Technology (IT)
• computer
• computer science
• design
• development
• innovation
• language
• management
• organization
• performance
• risk management
• society
• technology

From the reviews:

"Editors de Pablos and Lytras state that the intent of this compilation of 22 articles covering topics related to technology in China is to bring together academics, researchers, entrepreneurs, policy makers, and government representatives. From an academic perspective, this is a multidisciplinary work, which would be a useful addition to collections in many subject areas. … This handbook is a valuable IT resource and will be important for institutions with Asian collections or programs. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals." (J. L. Waterhouse, Choice, Vol. 46 (11), 2009)

• Fac. Ciencias Economicas, Depto. Administración de, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain

  Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos

• Research Academic Computer Tech. Inst., Computer Engineering & Informatics Dept., University of Patras, Patras, Greece

  Miltiadis D. Lytras

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