As the world economy becomes more interdependent and competition for business continues to be more globally oriented, it has become necessary to address the issues of IT management from a broader global focus. Information technology is not only the enabler of the global marketplace but also a potential solution base for achieving global competitive advantage. The transfer of IT worldwide will be met with many technological barriers and managerial challenges. As global networks and electronic communication become a way of life for business, the management of these emerging technologies worldwide will require new directions and innovative solutions, many of which are addressed by Managing Globally with Information Technology.

About the Editor

Sherif Kamel is an Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems at the School of Business, Economics and Communication of The American University in Cairo, Egypt, and is currently the Associate Director of the Management Center of the university. He was the Director of the Regional IT Institute during the period 1992-2001. From 1987 to 1992, he worked at the Cabinet of Egypt Information and Decision Support Center where he co-established and managed its training department. In 1996, he was one of the co-founding members of the Internet Society of Egypt. Dr. Kamel has published over 60 articles in IT transfer to developing countries, electronic commerce, human resources development decision support applications and knowledge management. He server on the editorial and review boards of a number of information systems and management journals and is the associate editor of the Annuals of Cases on Information Technology Applications and Management in Organizations. Dr. Kamel is currently the VP for Communications for the Information Resources Management Association (IRMA), He is a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science (UK) and The American University in Cairo (Egypt).