Complexity and Context: Emerging Forms of Collaborative Inter-Organizational Systems

Authors

Martin Fahy, National University of IrelandFollow
Joseph Feller, University College CorkFollow
Patrick Finnegan, University College CorkFollow
Ciaran Murphy, University College CorkFollow

Abstract

The paper analyses the collaborative development of emergent IOS in three data intensive industry sectors (telecommunications, news media, and financial services). The findings reveal that environmental complexities (the complexity of data consumption patterns and increased interdependence within value webs) require context-sensitive value exchanges operationalised within co-operatively developed commodity-like IT infrastructures. The paper concludes by examining the implications of the study findings for developing IOS to support pooled, sequential, and reciprocal inter-organisational interdependencies.

Recommended Citation

Fahy, Martin; Feller, Joseph; Finnegan, Patrick; and Murphy, Ciaran (2007) "Complexity and Context: Emerging Forms of Collaborative Inter-Organizational Systems," Journal of Information Technology Theory and Application (JITTA): Vol. 8: Iss. 4, Article 3.
Available at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/jitta/vol8/iss4/3