The High Speed Balancing Game: How Software Companies Cope with Internet Speed

Authors

Jan Pries-Heje, The IT University of CopenhagenFollow
Richard L. Baskerville, Georgia State UniversityFollow
Linda Levine, Carnegie Mellon UniversityFollow
Balasubramaniam Ramesh, Georgia State UniversityFollow

Abstract

This paper compares and contrasts the practices in developing application software for the Internet in 2000 and 2002. We identify key organizational and technical factors that facilitated or impeded implementation of Internet applications. The identification is done through a grounded theory analysis of data collected from ten companies. A comparison of the 2000 and 2002 data shows how major factors, such as market environment and lack of experience emerged to change the software process and the attitude toward

Recommended Citation

Pries-Heje, Jan; Baskerville, Richard L.; Levine, Linda; and Ramesh, Balasubramaniam (2004) "The High Speed Balancing Game: How Software Companies Cope with Internet Speed," Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems: Vol. 16: Iss. 1, Article 1.
Available at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/sjis/vol16/iss1/1