In this paper we argue that there are two basic types of Business-toBusiness integration (B2Bi), each of which requires a different information systems development approach. A framework is set up to structure the development of intra and interorganizational systems. The framework has three dimensions, the first one showing business and ICT (Information and Communication Technology), the second ...

Many corporate mergers fail to achieve their intended objectives. The literature indicates that slow post-merger integrations are partly responsible for such failure and highlights that a successful post-merger integration is essential to a successful merger. Recognizing the fact that information systems (IS) integration is important for effective merger performance and that few IS and merger r...

Understanding and creating the conditions under which information systems will be embraced by human organizations (thinking systems) remain a high-priority research issue. Despite numerous benefits associated with Information Technology (IT), there exist some intervening factors (systemic problems or issues) that impede technology’s widespread adoption and use in organisations. Established info...

We study the potential contribution of governance theories to analysing the post-merger integration of the IS. We provide a clarifying overview of neoclassical theory of the firm, the nexus of contracts perspective, agency theory, early incomplete contracting literature, transaction cost economics and property rights theory, and discuss their contributions to the existence, boundaries and inter...

This paper develops a conceptual framework to examine how enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems may affect knowledge capabilities that enable organizational improvisation. Drawing upon research into knowledge integration, improvisation and communities of practice, a new concept, minimal structures of knowledge, is introduced. In jazz improvisation, minimal structures (e.g., jazz chord prog...

traceability is a basic requirement for the most of products from the viewpoint of governments and customers. it has base of quality systems and supports integration of supply chain information systems. this paper has presented a holistic model for supply chain traceability through structural equation modeling. this model will support recall of products, quality assurance requirements, improve ...

The healthcare industry is composed of primary and secondary healthcare providers. Each provider needs to exchange information with other providers. Information Systems (IS) developed on different types of hardware and software platforms serve this need. Due to the heterogeneous and distributed nature of information and communicating technology (ICT) in the healthcare industry, sharing of the d...

Information systems play a critical role in today's manufacturing business, and the need for enterprise-wide integrated information system has grown rapidly, as isolated information systems represent inadequate business solutions. Although there are different integration approaches reported in the published literature, in today’s industrial practice, most of the information system integration p...