Enterprise-Level Groupware Choices: Evaluating Lotus Notes and Intranet-Based Solutions

dc.contributor.authorGinsburg, Mark
dc.contributor.authorDuliba, Katherine
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-06T06:24:23Z
dc.date.available2020-06-06T06:24:23Z
dc.date.issued35582
dc.description.abstractThis paper considers collaborative software atthe enterprise level, specifically Lotus Notesand alternatives which use Intranet-based (WorldWide Web) technologies. We examine thestrategic reasons, both short-term and long-term, motivating firms' choices in the decisionphase and organizational issues in theimplementation phase in three exploratory casestudies. We review prior coordinationtechnology literature to show that our focus onthe decision faced by senior management of whichgroupware system to implement is a useful andnovel perspective to pursue. We argue thatthis choice, and its consequences, is of crucialimportance to the firm. To understand morefully the nature of the decision, we consider athematic pair of related issues: Internetstandards and interoperability. Why are so-called ‘Open Systems’ a major factor to some firms and notimportant to others? Why is theproprietary nature of Lotus Notes a stumblingblock to some firms and a strategic advantage toothers? We explore enterprise-level groupwareexpectations and requirements in our casestudies to address these interesting questions. The final section focuses on predicting changeto understand when an organization might reverseits initial enterprise-wide collaborative strategy.de
dc.identifier.doi10.1023/A:1008612731394
dc.identifier.pissn1573-7551
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008612731394
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.eusset.eu/handle/20.500.12015/3525
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofComputer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW): Vol. 6, No. 2-3
dc.relation.ispartofseriesComputer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
dc.subjectEnterprise-level groupware
dc.subjectinter-operability
dc.subjectIntranet
dc.subjectLotus Notes
dc.subjectstandards
dc.subjectWorld Wide Web
dc.titleEnterprise-Level Groupware Choices: Evaluating Lotus Notes and Intranet-Based Solutionsde
dc.typeText/Journal Article
gi.citation.endPage225
gi.citation.startPage201

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