Impact of supplier-specific investments in inter-organisational information systems on strategic electronic coordination: the moderation effect of buyer dependence

Teryokhin, Sergei; Hannås, Gøril

Impact of supplier-specific investments in inter-organisational information systems on strategic electronic coordination: the moderation effect of buyer dependence

Engineering Management in Production and Services

Volume 10 (2018): Issue 1 (March 2018)

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Sergei Teryokhin and Gøril Hannås

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/emj-2018-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2543-912X | Journal ISSN: 2543-6597

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Language: English

Page range: 7 - 21

Submitted on: Sep 30, 2017

Accepted on: Jan 30, 2018

Published on: Mar 9, 2018

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Keywords:

buyer dependency,

inter-organisational information system (IOS),

resource dependency theory,

strategic electronic coordination,

specific IOS investment,

transaction cost economics (TCE)

Related subjects:

Business and economics,

Business management,

Industries,

Transportation, logistics, air traffic, shipping,

Engineering,

Mechanical engineering,

Production technology,

Process engineering and industrial engineering

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