Pages 15-18
Are the computing and telecommunications technologies making the entire world a better place in which to live?
S. E. Goodman
Pages 19-21
Eric K. Clemons
Pages 22-36
Clarence A. Ellis, Simon J. Gibbs, Gail Rein
Pages 39-58
The adoption of information technology (IT) in organizations has been growing at a rapid pace. The use of the technology has evolved from the automation of structured processes to systems that are truly revolutionary in that
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Vijay Gurbaxani, Seungjin Whang
Pages 59-73
John D. Gould, Stephen J. Boies, Clayton Lewis
Pages 74-85
The field of information systems (IS) has experienced a severe shortage of faculty throughout its 20-year history. This shortage now appears to be lessening. A survey of the supply of IS doctorates finds a steady stream of graduates …
Sirkka L. Jarvenpaa, B. Ives, Gordon B. Davis
Pages 86-98
Master's level computer science programs have experienced significant and sustained growth during the past two decades. According to the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics [4], a total of
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Gary L. Eerkes
Pages 100-109
“A common assumption underlying mutual exclusion algorithms in shared memory systems is that: b. A memory reference to an individual word is mutually exclusive.”
Leslie Lamport
Pages 110-ff.
Peter G. Neumann
Page 170