M. Gordon Hunter is a professor of information systems in the Faculty of Management at The University of Lethbridge, Alberta (Canada). He has also been appointed visiting professor, Faculty of Business, Computing and Information Management, London South Bank University. Gordon has previously held academic positions at universities in Canada, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He has held visiting positions at universities in Australia, England, Germany, Monaco, New Zealand, Turkey, and USA. During July and August of 2005 Gordon was a Visiting Erskine Fellow at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch (New Zealand). He has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada and a PhD from Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde in Glasgow (Scotland). Gordon has also obtained a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation from the Society of Management Accountants of Canada. He is a Chartered Information Technology Professional (CITP) and member of the British Computer Society. Gordon is also a member of the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS), where he has obtained an Information Systems Professional (ISP) designation. He has extensive experience as a systems analyst and manager in industry and government organizations in Canada. Gordon is an associate editor of the Journal of Global Information Management. He serves on the editorial board of Information and Management, The International Journal of E-Collaboration, and The Journal of Global Information Technology Management. Gordon is also a member of the Advisory Board for the Journal of Information, Information Technology, and Organizations. Gordon has published articles in MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, the Journal of Strategic Information Systems, the Journal of Global Information Management, Information Systems Journal, and Information, Technology and People. He has conducted seminar presentations in Australia, Canada, England, Europe, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Turkey, and USA. Gordon s research approach takes a qualitative perspective employing personal construct theory and narrative inquiry to conduct in depth interviews. He applies qualitative techniques in interdisciplinary research such as multi-generation small business, recruitment and retention of medical doctors, and cross-cultural investigations. His current research interests in the information systems (IS) area include the effective development and implementation of IS with emphasis on the personnel component; the role of Chief Information Officers; and the use of IS by small business.
Dr. Felix B Tan is Professor of Information Systems, Director of Research Management and Head of the University Research Office at AUT University, New Zealand. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Global Information Management and sits on the council of the Information Resources Management Association. He was on the Council of the Association for Information Systems from 2003-2005. Dr. Tanâ TMs current research interests are in electronic commerce, global information management, business-IT alignment, and the management of IT. He actively uses cognitive mapping and narrative inquiry methods in his research. Dr. Tan has published in MIS Quarterly, Information & Management, Journal of Information Technology, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Information Systems Journal as well as other journals and refereed conference proceedings. Dr. Tan has over 20 years experience in information systems management and consulting with large multinationals, as well as University teaching and research in Singapore, Canada and New Zealand.
