The Evolution of Interorganizational Systems
本文通过分析内部信息系统的演进规律，预测组织间系统（IOS）将向高级形态发展，并探讨实现高级IOS所需应对的技术与管理挑战，对研究信息系统战略的学者有参考价值。
In the literature on interorganizational systems (IOS) one encounters mainly examples of information systems that support highly structured transactions between organizations. However, the range of interorganizational activities also includes less structured interactions, such as negotiations and joint problem solving. This paper wants to contribute to a better understanding of the potential of IOS by developing the notion of a high-level IOS. Technological and managerial challenges are delineated that have to be mastered in order to reach high-level IOS. Underlying the analysis of these challenges is the prediction of an evolution of IOS that is based on the analysis of the evolution of internal information systems (IS).