Is Information Technology a Useful Source of Sustainable Interfirm Collaboration or Simply a Cost of Transactions?

• 영문명: Is Information Technology a Useful Source of Sustainable Interfirm Collaboration or Simply a Cost of Transactions?
• 발행기관: 한국무역연구원
• 저자명: Minho Kim Sushil Kumar Muna Han-Mo Oh
• 간행물 정보: 『무역연구』제9권 제6호, 747~778쪽, 전체 32쪽
• 주제분류: 경제경영 > 무역학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2013.11.30

영문 초록

An increasing amount of literature is concerned with information technology (IT) implementation with regard to interfirm relationships. Some researchers have found an insignificant correlation between IT usage and interfirm relationships. This study sheds light on the reason for such conclusions. To explore the impact of IT usage on collaborative business relationships, the authors have developed a socio-economic model including three important mediating variables: transaction costs, trust, and interdependence. The findings show a direct but insignificant effect of IT on the collaborative business relationship, highlight the importance of the mediating variables, and demonstrate that collaboration is not synonymous with IT usage. Successful collaboration is the result of human interactions, which, in a modem business context, are increasingly supported by IT. Nonetheless, IT usage is not the whole picture. Another important finding of this research is the significant impact trust has on the reduction of transaction costs, thus elevating the level of our understanding regarding the economic benefit of trust in the business environment.

목차

Abstract

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Theoretical Background

Ⅲ. Hypothesis Development

Ⅳ. Research Design

Ⅴ. Analysis and Results

Ⅵ. Discussions and Conclusions

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키워드

Information Technology Interfirm Collaboration Transaction Costs Trust Dependence