Research commentary: An agenda for information technology research in heterogeneous and distributed environments

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: March, S; Hevner, A; Ram, S
• 署名单位: Vanderbilt University; State University System of Florida; University of South Florida; University of Arizona
• 刊物名称: INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1047-7047
• DOI: 10.1287/isre.11.4.327.11873
• 发表日期: 2000
• 页码: 327-341
• 关键词: schema-evolution; systems; performance; databases; support

摘要

Application-driven, technology-intensive research is critically needed to meet the challenges of globalization, interactivity, high productivity, and rapid adaptation faced by business organizations. Information systems researchers are uniquely positioned to conduct such research, combining computer science, mathematical modeling, systems thinking, management science, cognitive science, and knowledge of organizations and their functions. We present an agenda for addressing these challenges as they affect organizations in heterogeneous and distributed environments. We focus on three major capabilities enabled by such environments: Mobile Computing, Intelligent Agents, and Net-Centric Computing. We identify and define important unresolved problems in each of these areas and propose research strategies to address them.