Global Information Systems Opportunities and Challenges: Seven Decision Points for Managers

摘要

This paper examines the opportunities and changes that global information systems (GISs) present. Then the paper introduces seven decision points for managers to review before the deployment of this fast growing IS application. The seven decision points include (1) defining a global information system, (2) defining the components of a global information system, (3) defining the requirements of a global information system, (4) defining the implementation process of a global information system, (5) defining the organizational structures of a global information system, (6) defining the obstacles to using a global information system, and (7) defining major beneficiaries of a global information system. If these decision points are followed they should increase the chances of success for those organizations that decide to deploy a GIS. At the same time these decision points might discourage certain organizations not to deploy this technology until they have a proper managerial and technical expertise in place first before the deployment process could take place.