We argue that certain theoretical commitments that underpin much existing Inter-organisational Information Systems (IOIS) research at small scales become untenable when IOIS are studied at the scale of whole industries and over time periods greater than individual implementation projects. We...

Observing that existing models of inter-organisational information systems (IOIS) have not been developedto explain IOIS variance, in this paper the authors develop three criteria a new theoretical framework shouldmeet: 1) It should support identification of and distinction between essential...

We analyse an empirical case study of an inter-organizational information system (IOIS) in theAustralian pharmaceutical distribution industry, using a theoretical data coding approach, toprovide a concise grounded account of changes in the material, normative and ideationalstructures within the...

The study of diffusion, adoption and implementation of inter-organisational information systems(IOIS) so far relies on theories which do not address the question of why systems continue to be usedonce adopted and implemented. We call such theories inertia theories because they imply that...

As part of an international empirical study we have developed a high-level theory of the structureand evolution of inter-organizational information systems (IOIS), but face two issues in testingthis theory; the very large set of factors possibly influencing IOIS and need to bound a...

This paper proposes that the lack of a theoretical framework able to address policyissues on the firm as well as the industry level in an integrated manner contributes toa failure of developing effective e-commerce policies. Specifically, theoreticalapproaches fall into the two broad categories...

In this paper we develop a transaction cost perspective of the computer industry evolution and standardization processes in order to evaluate the future of the open source software (OSS) movement, particularly with regard to how the involvement of firms--as opposed to individuals--will shape its...