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Research Commentary: An Agenda for Information Technology Research in Heterogeneous and Distributed Environments

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  • Salvatore March

    (Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37203)

  • Alan Hevner

    (College of Business Administration, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620)

  • Sudha Ram

    (Eller College of Business and Public Administration, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721)

Abstract

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.

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  • Salvatore March & Alan Hevner & Sudha Ram, 2000. "Research Commentary: An Agenda for Information Technology Research in Heterogeneous and Distributed Environments," Information Systems Research, INFORMS, vol. 11(4), pages 327-341, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orisre:v:11:y:2000:i:4:p:327-341
    DOI: 10.1287/isre.11.4.327.11873
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    1. Salvatore T. March & Charles A. Wood & Gove N. Allen, 1999. "Research Frontiers in Object Technology," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 1(1), pages 51-74, July.
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