We use a social contagion lens to study the dynamic, temporal process of the diffusion of electronic medical records in the population of U.S. hospitals. Social contagion acknowledges the mutual influence among organizations within an institutional field and implicates information transmission...

Technology has engendered some fundamental transformations in processes related to buying and selling goods. A compelling example of this transformation is online auctions, which have become increasingly popular platforms for conducting commerce. While online auctions have been researched...

We study whether and how contractual arrangements (fixed price vs.time-and-materials contracts) change the effect of reputation,certification, and language characteristics on the chances of winningoutsourcing contracts. Using a comprehensive dataset from an onlineoutsourcing marketplace, we...

Enterprise Systems entail complex organizational interventions. Accurately gauging the impact of any complex information system requires understanding its multidimensionality, and the development of a correspondent, standardized, validated and robust measurement instrument. Despite the...