Global information architectures: Alternatives and tradeoffs

Authors:
C. Sankar;U. Apte;P. Palvia
Affiliations:
Chetan Sankar is with the Department of Management, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA. Tel: (205) 844-6504.;Uday Apte is at the Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275, USA. Tel: (214) 692-4102.;Prashant Palvia is with the Department of MIS/DS, Memphis State University, Memphis, TN 38152, USA. Tel: (901) 678-3569.
Venue:
International Journal of Information Management: The Journal for Information Professionals
Year:
1993

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Abstract

The alignment of information architectures with business strategies is important for organizations in order to achieve global pre-eminence. Past architectures have been limited in that they consider only technical and computer-based aspects of information technology. This article broadens this view by including the functional aspects (data, voice, image, or video transmission) of information technologies. Five information architectures emerge as feasible for global corporations. Examples of companies using these architectures are provided. These architectures are further compared using cost variables. The article provides a means for researchers and managers to classify and evaluate the current architectures used in global corporations, and help carefully plan future architectures.