This paper conducts a two-period dynamic analysis of sourcing mode choices for e-commerce projects implemented by large firms during 1999-2002. We Journat of Management tnformation Systems /Winter 2004-5, \o\. 21, No. .1. pp. 47-82. ©2OO5M.E. Shaipe. [nc. 0742-1222 / 2005 $9.50 + 0.00. 48 KISHORE, AGRAWAL. AND RAO differentiate e-commerce assets that are the focus of a sourcing decision in term...

We develop a governance framework for open collaboration, specifically for the process of collaborative content creation. Our analysis is based on in-depth interviews with 12 active Wikipedians using the repertory grid method. The framework reflects the governance of wiki-based peer production by identifying the different structures, processes and mechanisms which guide and control the contribu...

The study makes a distinction between the role of hostile takeovers as a mechanism for downsizing and exit in the process of ‘creative destruction’ and the role of hostile takeovers as a corporate governance mechanism for curbing managerial slack and opportunism. The likelihood that underperforming firms with ineffective internal governance structures are the targets of hostile takeover bids is...

Bank with the intensive collaboration of the many Bank staff working on public sector and governance challenges. The role of the PSGB is to develop and update the Bank's strategy in public sector and governance work, to manage expert staff strategically, to manage the Bank's knowledge on public sector and governance, and to maintain effective partnerships. The preparation of this Approach has b...

This paper is an attempt to synthesis the Danish experiences of devolved decision-making in fisheries, giving particular attention to the role of fishermen’s organisations in fisheries governance. The analysis are focuses on how user participation are institutionalized as comanagement between administrators and user groups. The paper discuss the possibilities and constraints for devolved an reg...

Mobile service platforms are IT-based marketplaces that have become the source of competitive advantages. Aligning the interests of stakeholders by establishing effective governance mechanisms is central to the success of mobile service platforms. This phenomenon ignites research in many disciplines, which results in a fragmented understanding of mobile service platforms. This paper is a first ...

This paper aims at increasing conceptual precision with respect to the role of conflict in a theory of corporate governance. It searches to complement traditional approaches to governance problems, typically conducted according to an exclusively disciplinary perspective, by introducing a cognitive argument. The latter allows for an explanation of conflict in situations where the CEO, far from a...

Because the empirical literature on the causes of corruption has focused primarily on the demand side of corruption, that is, the corrupt officials who receive bribe payments, the role of the private sector as the supply side of corruption has not been examined thoroughly in this literature. In this article, it is argued that corporate governance is among the important factors determining the l...

Since the middle of the nineteen-eighties, the French system of corporate governance has undergone some major transformations. Originally, it was dominated by the State’s important weight in the structures constraining managerial discretion in some of France’s largest firms. But, the public administration has increasingly retired from its active role in corporate governance matters. This paper ...

This article seeks to shed light on the development over the past decades of the concept of economic governance. It asks what is understood by economic governance and what role the social dimension has played. The article offers an analysis of the problems and possible issues confronting the EU as it seeks ways to address the sovereign debt crisis by embarking on deeper economic integration. Th...