Information technology standards choices and industry structure outcomes: The case of the U.S. home mortgage industry

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-191

  Wigand, Rolf T ^a,b   Steinfield, Charles W ^c   Markus, M Lynne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Effects of standards; Implementation; Industry structure; Industry level effects; IS standards; IT choices; Vertical standards

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; STANDARDS; XML;

INDUSTRY STRUCTURES; INDUSTRY-LEVEL EFFECTS; MORTGAGE INDUSTRY; VERTICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; VERTICAL STANDARDS;

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 28444452470     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421222.2005.11045843     Document Type: Review

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