This paper reports the findings of an exploratory study of R/3 users in China which wasconducted in Spring 2000. The broad purpose of the study is to identify crucial implementationprocess and context variables which warrant closer attention in the study of IT-enabledorganizational change. As...

On December 9, 1999, Yves Cizaire, manager of MIS, had just returned from a steering committeemeeting where a difficult decision had been made. After having successfully implemented SAP´sERP software package R/3 in the head office and two distribution centers using a phasedimplementation...

This paper is based on a comparative case study on the development of electronic orderingsystems - an example of inter-organizational information systems (IOIS) - linkingpharmaceutical wholesalers and pharmacies in Ireland and Australia respectively. Based on abrief account of the market...

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 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...

This paper revisits the move to the market hypothesis proposed by Malone et al. (1987) andargues that, although compatible with empirical results, the theoretical basis of this hypothesisis flawed since no clear distinction is made between coordination mechanisms and forms ofgovernance. Based on...

The paper sets out with considering increased decision interpendencies in the Transnational Organization due to autonomous IT deployment in national subsidiares. It proceeds by proposing Mulitfactor Productivity as a controlling instrument for managing the increased level of decision...