Researchers have questioned whether the new knowledge economy is fundamentally different from the social and economic contexts of the 19th and 20th centuries (Webster, 2002). Some argue that classic economic theories still apply with equal relevance; while others claim that we are in the midst of...

This paper describes a framework for the coordination and integration of information systems. By modeling typical enterprise information systems as consisting of multiple agents with different functionalities, the methodology provides the representational formalism, coordination mechanisms, and...