In this paper we argue that the use of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI,) allows organizations to redesign the control mechanisms that govern their processes. More spectf?cally we have looked at relationships between agencies and their principals and analyzed what the impact of EDI usage might be on the mechanisms to measure and evaluate the performances of the agents. The paper draws upon deve...

Firms are increasingly using collaborative systems to enhance supply-chain visibility. A key emphasis of these interorganizational systems (IOS) is to improve the coordination between buyers and suppliers through electronic integration. While 186 GROVER AND SAEED such IOS integration is purportedly good, because it tightens linkages in the supply chain, it is not clear whether it is the best co...

The slow rate of acceptance of telecommunications applications Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in particular can be attributed, at least in part, to a lack of understanding of the strategic benefits which can accrue from their effective utilisation. This paper describes the design of an international laboratory called TREAT (Teaching Realistic EDI And Telecommunications) which is being develo...

An information system does not exist in a vacuüm. It exists within an organizational and societal context which influences its design, use, management and ultimate acceptance. This paper reports on research into the influence of societal context on the acceptance and use of information systems. It is an examination of the influence of societal factors on the diffusion of electronic data interch...

Im Zuge der Bemühungen um die Verbesserung unternehmensübergreifender Geschäftsprozesse gewinnt der elektronische Austausch von Daten oder Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) an Bedeutung. Jedoch konnte sich EDI in seiner heutigen Form aus einer Reihe von Gründen, die im vorliegenden Beitrag genannt werden, bislang nicht entscheidend durchsetzen. Es wird daher vorgeschlagen, die Planung und Gesta...

Electronic data interchange (EDI)-enabled trading partnerships are even more important now that EDI and electronic commerce-based technologies are underlying long-term strategic business partnerships. This study investigates the trading partner selection criteria used by ®rms in a customer-supplier dyad and their relative importance according to EDI implementation level is also established. Usi...

Advances in EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) demand appropriate controls in order to realize the potential benefits from it. Formal, informal, and automated controls are basic parts of EDI controls. The state of one of three controls is suggested to affect performance indirectly through their effect on another controls in the research model. The causal relationships are tested using structural...

In this paper we analyze how factors of electronic data interchange diffusion evolve over time. Our premise is that factors that capture the diffusion of complex, standard-based and networked technologies are not static but change over time as the technology matures, the institutional arrangement changes and industries become more sophisticated in their technology application. Based on longitud...

This paper explores the diffusion of Electronic Data Interchange in Denmark. EDI forms a complex and interorganizational innovation and therefore a multitheoretical framework is suggested to study its diffusion. The framework takes into account institutional, industry specific and organizational factors and thus extends the analysis beyond organizational borders. The framework delivers an accou...

This study examines firms’ migration across interorganizational systems (IOS) that are built on standards with relatively different degrees of openness. As firms seek to improve inter-firm coordination using network technologies, open standards are becoming increasingly important. To better understand the process of standards diffusion, we investigate the migration from relatively less open IOS...