David W. Wilson

Investigating the Information Systems Heterarchy

This article assesses how one IS organization is changing in response to the increased globalization of software development and posits the emergence of a new form of multi-national enterprise (MNE)—the heterarchy. Data from two projects create new insights into the structures and behaviors of IS MNEs as they adapt to global systems development. The article identifies four primary dimensions of impact—cultural, economic, operational, and organizational—and suggests how such organizations are evolving.

(Virtual) Identity Communication: Motivations and Contextual Factors

Although prior literature has explored the important process of identity communication in faceto-face settings, significant changes in how work is accomplished in modern organizations require the development of new theory. Building on extensive identity research in non-virtual settings, this paper develops and justifies a new theoretical model that better explains the antecedents of virtual identity communication. The model explores how identity motives lead to identity communication, and how virtual communication environments alter these processes. We summarize our data collection methodology and the results of a preliminary data collection and conclude by discussing theoretical and practical contributions. The concepts and relationships presented here can help theorists and managers better address identity issues faced by modern, technology-infused organizations.

Pentium MPP for OLTP applications

The paper describes a multi-Pentium architecture with a hierarchical memory and an I/O bus subsystem. On a board-level, this architecture achieves a very high-level of integration, by accommodating 8 Pentium processors with up to 2 Gigabytes of RAM. This hierarchical architecture has been extended to support multiple boards in a single cabinet as well as multiple cabinets connected via reflective memory.<<ETX>>