IT-enabled coordination for ambidextrous interorganizational relationships

Information Systems Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 72-92

  Im, Ghiyoung ^a   Rai, Arun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contextual ambidexterity; Coordination; Decision interdependence; Interorganizational relationships; Interorganizational systems; Interpretation support systems; Operations support systems; Relationship duration; Sensemaking

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CONTEXTUAL AMBIDEXTERITIES; COORDINATION; DECISION INTERDEPENDENCE; INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS; INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS; OPERATIONS SUPPORT SYSTEM; RELATIONSHIP DURATION; SENSEMAKING; SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

SALES;

EID: 84897947373     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: 15265536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.2013.0496     Document Type: Article

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