Exploring value cocreation in relationships betweenan ERP vendor and its partners : A revelatory case study

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 317-338

  Sarker, Suprateek ^a   Sarker, Saonee ^a   Sahaym, Arvin ^a   Bjørn Andersen, Niels ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Business to business alliance; Case study; Cocreation; ERP systems; Information technology characteristics; Interpretive study; SME market; Value creation; Vendor partner relationship

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS ALLIANCES; CO-CREATION; ERP SYSTEM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CHARACTERISTICS; INTERPRETIVE STUDY; SME MARKETS; VALUE CREATION; VENDOR-PARTNER RELATIONSHIPS;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 84859808647     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: 21629730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/41410419     Document Type: Article

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