Organizational and Interorganizational Determinants of EDI Diffusion and Organizational Performance: A Causal Model

Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 253-285

  Ramamurthy, K ^a   Premkumar, G ^b   Crum, Michael R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b School of Business Administration ^*

Author keywords

Benefits potential; Compatibility; Competitive pressure; Electronic data interchange; Innovation diffusion; Interorganizational systems; LISREL; Organizational performance outcomes; Resource intensity; Structural equation modeling; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000309139     PISSN: 10919392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S153277440904_2     Document Type: Article

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