Increasingly, organizations have been investing heavily in information systems to support greater cooperation with key business partners. However, the adoption of such interorganizational systems appears to depend not only on the firm’s perspective and internal contingencies, but also on the complementary perspective and contingencies of each of its key partners. Drawing on three IS theoretical...

Previous literature has shown that interorganizational networks tend to be stable, but evidence of that stability stems from analysis showing that existing network structure reinforces itself through the formation of new ties. However, discontinuation of existing ties also affects the degree of network stability. If the same factors that lead to tie replication also lead to tie dissolution, the...

Interorganizational system standards are reaching a new era in industry. When asked about interorganizational systems, invariably most people think of electronic data interchange (EDI) standards (ANSI X12). Albeit EDI still remains the preeminent type of interorganizational system, IOS solutions have been overhauled since the mid-1990s. IOS solutions are now collaboratively developed, structure...

Developments in network technology have enabled an increasing variety of interorganizational relationships. While the interorganizational systems (IOSs) that support electronic markets or customer/supplier relations have been discussed in the literature, those which support `symbiotic networks' ± those which form horizontal alliances to allow collaboration on the collective production of goods ...

Interorganizational information systems, i.e., systems spanning more than a single organization, are proliferating as companies become aware of the potential of these systems to affect interorganizational interactions in terms of economic efficiency and strategic conduct. This new technology can have far-reaching impacts on the structure of entire industries. This article identifies two types o...

Acknowledgments: The author acknowledges valuable and constructive comments received on earlier versions of this manuscript from Professors Abstract The advent of modern technologies for information collection, dissemination and monitoring allows organizations to efficiently transact in interorganizational markets. The success of such relationships as strategic alliances and joint ventures ofte...