The impact of Interorganizational Information Systems (IOS) on industrial markets is complex because of multiple individual effects. We separate the impact into three effects: value added to the marketed good, buyer IOS adoption costs, and less volume sensitive supplier costs. We conclude the...

We develop a model based on the theory of incomplete contracts for how ownership structure of interorganizational systems (IOS) can affect information exploitation and adoption. Our model yields several propositions that suggest the appropriate strategic actions that a firm may take when there...

There has been much speculation that information technology can be used to enhance coordination across organizations. The research on the matter is less than convincing, in part due to the absence of models that capture the complexity of the phenomenon, and in part due to problems of...

We examine how one industry's productivity is affected by the IT capital of its customers and how this effect depends on industries' relative concentration. These customer-driven IT spillovers result from customers' IT investments in various information systems that reduce transaction costs...

In this article we look at research published over a five-year time span in the economics of information systems (IS) area in four premier journals, including Management Science, Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, and Production and Operations Management, to identify research themes...