Relative importance, specific investment and ownership in interorganizational systems

Information Technology and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 181-200

  Han, Kunsoo ^a   Kauffman, Robert J ^b   Nault, Barrie R ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economic theory; Incomplete contracts; Information systems; Interorganizational information systems; Investment specificity; IT investments; Ownership; Property rights; Relative importance; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249158145     PISSN: 1385951X     EISSN: 15737667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10799-008-0039-9     Document Type: Article

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