The rise of the hyper-chain: business effects of emerging internet-enabled information systems. Early experiences from the wood/furniture sector

Sakkas, Nikos; Malkewitz, Rainer; Apostolou, Dimitris

doi:10.1016/s0268-4012(99)00028-6

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“…If such capabilities are well developed, they may be difficult for competitors to emulate (King, 1995). Further, the Internet could be used to transform business value chains (Sakkas, Malkewitz, & Apostolou, 1999).…”

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Organizational Characteristics, Modes of Internet Adoption and Their Impact

Teo

2007

Journal of Global Information Management

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The Internet can be used for different purposes ranging from simple Internet presence to using it for business transformation. This study examines two modes of Internet adoption-basic and advanced. Questionnaires were sent to 566 firms in Singapore and 159 usable responses were received. Results suggested that firms operating in an advanced adoption mode invest more in Internet technology, had larger firm size, proactive business strategy and significantly greater perceived Internet contributions to competitive advantage than did those operating in a basic adoption mode. No significant differences were found between the two adoption modes in terms of industry sector and hierarchical level of respondents. The results provide some useful information on the relationships between adoption modes and organizational characteristics as well as the impact of adoption modes on the five dimensions of competitive advantage (namely, differentiation, cost, innovation, growth, and alliance). Implications of the results are discussed.

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Organizational Characteristics, Modes of Internet Adoption and Their Impact

Teo

2007

Journal of Global Information Management

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“…Plave and Amolsch [37] suggests four ways in which franchisors can handle online sales: 1) the franchisor conducts all online business and retains all the profits; 2) the franchisor conducts all online business but shares profits with franchisees; 3) the franchisor conducts all online business with the franchisees responsible for fulfilling the orders and, therefore, sharing in the profits; and 4) the franchisees conduct online business independently and pay the franchisor royalties on the profits. However, for some franchises, if the majority of goods are to be bought on-line, the need for a high street presence to maintain and promote brand visibility will be less, and hence the attractiveness of franchising as a cost-effective means of achieving this [38].…”

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Australian Franchisor Websites: Moving towards Network Behaviour

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Frazer

2006

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Australia is one of the leading nations using the internet in both business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-tobusiness (B2B) settings (ABS 2004). However, little academic attention has been paid to the adoption of internetbased technology in the Australian franchising sector. Thus this paper addresses the problem of how Australian franchise organisations use internet-based technologies in their franchise systems. This research examines the websites of a sample of 202 Australian franchisors to determine their function as a communication and marketing tool within the franchise network. The aim is to document the web activities undertaken by Australian franchisors to provide an exploratory and descriptive snapshot that can be used as a platform for theoretical efforts The analysis reveals that adoption of internet technologies is still in its infancy in Australian franchise systems with the major uses of franchisor websites being providing information to consumers and as a means of attracting potential franchisees. There is evidence that franchise organisations are moving towards network behaviour through the internet.

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“…It is sometimes the case that companies even require that their suppliers implement interorganizational information systems to improve organizational coordination and product quality (Holland, 1995). In other cases it is the introduction of such systems that is triggering the formation of new organizational entities to resume the role of the information broker (Sakkas et al, 1999), and in effect re-shape the tradition supply chain.…”

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Knowledge Networking for Collaborative Commerce

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Maass³

Advances in Electronic Business, Volume 1

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This chapter aims to describe inter-organizational "knowledge networks" and demonstrate how they have ushered in a new paradigm of collaborative business by forging links between internal and external knowledge and information resources. The overall aim is to classify and review various approaches in inter-organizational knowledge networking whose objectives may span a multitude of needs: from "loose" information sharing that may be not connected to financial transactions between the networking organizations, to "tight" knowledge exchanges that are related to commercial transactions and enable the creation of value from leveraging the interchange of knowledge assets.

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The rise of the hyper-chain: business effects of emerging internet-enabled information systems. Early experiences from the wood/furniture sector

Cited by 7 publications

References 2 publications

Organizational Characteristics, Modes of Internet Adoption and Their Impact

Organizational Characteristics, Modes of Internet Adoption and Their Impact

Australian Franchisor Websites: Moving towards Network Behaviour

Knowledge Networking for Collaborative Commerce

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