WHAT TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHEN BUILDING AN INTERORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION-SYSTEM

Information systems have traditionally been developed for one organiza tion. The objectives of the system have been stated by the organizatio n, and the costs and incomes generated by the system have been address able to that particular organization. New inter-organizational informa tion systems will cause many deviations from this simple situation. De cisions concerning these systems must be based on cooperation, and the ir costs and benefits must be impartially distributed to all parties t aking part in their development and use. In one word, the world of IOS s will be that of cooperation. This article depicts some of the conseq uences this causes for the management, development, and use of informa tion systems.