Integrating Information Systems: Case Studies on Current Challenges
Journal
Electronic Markets
ISSN
1019-6781
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2010-06-01
Author(s)
Research Team
CDQ, IWI2
Abstract
Integration of information systems is a prerequisite for efficient collaboration within and between organizations. Despite intensive research on integration issues in Information Systems research, companies nowadays still encounter considerable challenges in integration projects. The question for the reasons still engages researchers and practitioners. The paper at hand investigates current integration problems by deriving a framework for integration problems from literature research and applying it for the analysis of concrete cases from business practice. The examples are described in detail in explorative case studies examining three integration projects from different industries and with different objectives. From the comparison of theoretically derived and practically proven integration problems, the paper identifies integration problems that have been insufficiently addressed so far and discusses open challenges of integration in the Information Systems discipline.
Language
English
Keywords
CDQ
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Springer
Publisher place
Heidelberg
Volume
20
Number
2
Start page
161
End page
174
Pages
14
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
68032