“…As interorganizational systems have become more tightly coupled, a focus on the opposite side of the equation (i.e., associated business risks) seems particularly critical. While prior research has addressed a variety of general risk factors in extended-enterprise systems linkages (e.g., Papazoglou et al, 2000;Unal, 2000;McIvor et al, 2003;Hempel and Kwong, 2001;Westland, 2002;Kumar and van Dissel, 1996), a focused effort on identifying specific risk factors within various general categories can aid managers in risk management and inform future extended-enterprise systems development and innovation. guidance for assessing or addressing B2B (inter-organizational) concerns and risks associated with extended enterprise linkages (IT Governance Institute and the Office of Government Commerce, 2005).…”