This highly recommended book covers the very important area of Human Resource Management in the IT/IS sector. This area is very unique in nature and cannot be derived from general practices and norms of human resource management. Igbaria and Shayo have done a great job in assembling and editing an illuminating collection of chapters dealing with the various aspects of HR management in IT/IS. Such a book has been missing for many years. At last we have now the opportunity to learn on this issue from a great book. This excellent book serves two purposes. First it is one of the most comprehensive discussions on human resource management in the information (IT) field. Second, it is the most appropriate commemoration dedicated to one of the most talented scholars in the IT management area, Dr. Magid Igbaria, who passed away at the age of 44 of cancer after a long and brave struggle with the disease. There could not be a better way to commemorate Magid but by publishing his last book that he and Dr. Conrad Shayo edited so skillfully.
– Dr. Niv Ahituv, Tel Aviv University, Israel
People who work in IT are people who work on some of the toughest problems around today. They need nurturing, development, education, and understanding of the other parts of the business they work in. They need to know how to cope with the outsourcing going on around them. Igbaria and Shayo provide a comprehensive understanding of these and many other IS/IT personnel issues. The book will help managers both within and outside IT as well as college and university faculty in discussing the people side of computing.
– Paul Gray- Claremont Graduate University-CA
"I found this book to be one of the only ones to address these topics in an easy to read fashion. The selection of topics fits the guidelines for the course at my school." [...] "The book is a composite of articles and works which are fully cited, making it easy to find the reference materials." [...] "In the vein of 'what is old is new again', I am pleased to find that the basic theories and concepts are still true today; allowing the instructor, with the necessary background and experience, to actually discuss the long term trends and constants in the field."
– Professor William Wimberly, California University of Management and Sciences