In this paper, we describe the introduction of electronic commerce into the drug distribution industry inChina. This case is especially interesting because massive institutional changes coincide with the introductionof a new technology. For these reasons, it becomes possible to study the...

This paper outlines the theoretical concept of a studycurrently under way in China. Its main idea is to explorethe sustainability of centralized inter-organizationalsystems for supply chain management as proposed byMarkus et al. ([8]). The study draws on institutionaltheory in both its older and...

In this paper, we raise the issue of the appropriate unit of analysis for e-commerce studies.Once it is acknowledged that the unit of analysis in e-commerce studies should comprisemore than one firm, the question is, which organizations should be included, i.e. how tobound the unit? We discuss...