Strategic Choices in the Development of Interorganizational Information Systems.

Author List: Choudhury, Vivek;
Information Systems Research, 1997, Volume 8, Issue 1, Page 1.
This paper discusses two critical strategic choices that a firm must make in developing inter-organizational information systems (IOISs)--what kind(s) of IOIS(s) to develop, and how to develop the IOIS(s). With respect to the kinds of IOISs, it proposes a typology of three different types of IOISs: electronic monopolies, electronic dyads, and multilateral IOISs. With respect to development approach, a firm can develop an IOIS competitively or cooperatively. Based on a case study of the development of IOISs in the aircraft parts industry, two sets of transaction characteristics--demand uncertainty and market variability--were found to influence the choice of IOISs. Two factors--strategic significance of the IOIS, and size and bargaining power of the firm--were found to influence the choice of development approach. The observations from the case study are used to develop a set of propositions about when a firm will choose a particular IOIS and whether a cooperative or a competitive approach will be used.
Keywords: Aircraft Parts Industry; Cooperation and Competition; Interorganizational Information Systems; Transaction Characteristics
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