This paper examines renegotiation design in contracts for outsourced information technology (IT) services. While prior literature in information systems (IS) has highlighted the likelihood of ex post rent seeking engendered by renegotiation, we build upon literature on incomplete contracts to...

Given the limited research into the impact of social media on offline sales of durable goods, this study examines the dynamic relationships between firm-generated content (FGC), user-generated content (UGC), traditional media, and offline light vehicle sales. Data were collected from the...

The emergence of crowdfunding could significantly ease the burden of raising funds for startup companies, and ultimately transform the nature of entrepreneurship and new firm creation. Under traditional funding mechanisms, entrepreneurs face considerable difficulties in obtaining external...

Application service providers (ASP), who host and maintain Information Technology (IT) applications across the Internet, emerged as an innovation in the way IT services are delivered to client firms. In spite of many potential benefits to user firms, ASPs experienced business failure and high...