Emerging issues in information technology: an international perspective revisited

The discipline of management information systems (MIS) has been in existence for about 30 years. During this period, the adoption and diffusion of MIS has been significant in the more advanced nations. The advancements in recent years of information technology have been especially rapid transforming industrialized societies from service to information economies. Today, this field continues to be very dynamic, driven by rapid growth in information technology and rising user expectations. Consequently, the key MIS issues and the areas prime for research keep changing and evolving and the perceptions of information management professionals relative to trends in information technology (IT) continues to be of interest to researchers in the field. Other developed and developing countries are also beginning to assimilate information technology into their developmental infrastructure. In this context, it would be useful to identity the key MIS issues and areas for research for both developed and developing nations in variegated social/economic/political systems. This study examines the perceptions of IT professionals in selected countries. The results of studies conducted in these countries are presented in juxtaposition and discussed in the context of earlier studies. As expected, there are similarities as well as a number of striking differences in the perceived importance of various IT issues from study to study