International contributors in management and computer information systems offer insight on the use of technology in business and industry, in this book for managers, IT professionals, and business students. The first section of the book introduces governance, trends, and terminology related to the latest information technology, and examines the influence of national and organizational cultures on technology use. The second section offers international cases on different sectors, in areas such as user evaluation of e-government systems in China, compliance with government regulation of IT in South Africa, use of instant messaging in Kuwait, and Korean mobile Internet use. The book's third section looks at trends and techniques, such as management of knowledge transfer in offshore software development. Tan is professor of information systems and director of the Center for Research on Information Systems Management at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)