Research on business value of information technology (IT) has recognised that organisational factors play critical roles in affecting how IT impacts on firm performance. However, the conceptualisation of organisational factors and their relationship with IT and firm performance has not been extensively developed in the literature. There is neither a coherent way of specifying organisational fac...

This research-in-progress paper explores ways in which inter-organisational networks can fulfil both collective (network) and self-interest (member) goals by implementing architectures of participation that govern and support participant interaction. We draw on recent studies to derive a conceptual framework consisting of technological, legal, economic and social mechanisms in inter-organisatio...

Research on supply networks has, to date, largely concentrated on describing single case studies of large, powerful companies and their influence over their networks. There has been relatively limited conceptual (or empirical) work on how these networks are created and operated. Researchers in ProjectION have developed, tested and applied a conceptual model to support the analysis of the networ...

This article examines the impact of organisational changes in UK elite sport on the professional relations among and between different healthcare providers. The article describes the processes by which demand for elite sport healthcare has increased in the UK. It further charts the subsequent response within medicine and physiotherapy and, in particular, the institutionalisation of sport-specif...

Purpose –This paper examines the inter-organisational processes used to control international master franchise agreements from operational, relational and evolutionary perspectives. Design/methodology/approach – The research is undertaken through a qualitative, in depth case study in the international hotel industry. The case comprises an international master franchise agreement between a large...

Despite the potential of inter-organisational systems (IOS) to improve organisational effectiveness, their uptake is slow. Many studies have investigated the slow diffusion of IOS and have identified some success factors. We however argue that adoption of IOS is also contingent upon the motivations of organisations. In this paper, we present a framework that proposes four generic types of IOS a...

Contemporary businesses increasingly adopt algorithmic technologies to facilitate inter-organisational coordination. One example of this trend is a blockchain-based smart contracting, also known as which autonomously executes actions when encoded conditions are satisfied. While an emerging body literature provides some evidence positive associations between contracting and operational performan...