This paper is based on a comparative case study on the development of electronic orderingsystems - an example of inter-organizational information systems (IOIS) - linkingpharmaceutical wholesalers and pharmacies in Ireland and Australia respectively. Based on abrief account of the market...

The paper sets out with considering increased decision interpendencies in the Transnational Organization due to autonomous IT deployment in national subsidiares. It proceeds by proposing Mulitfactor Productivity as a controlling instrument for managing the increased level of decision...