Proprietary and Open Systems Adoption in E-Procurement: A Risk-Augmented Transactions Cost Perspective

• Main Authors: Kauffman, Robert J., Mohtadi, Hamid
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2004
• Subjects: E-procurement; Information system economics; Information technology adoption; Information technology infrastructure; Open platforms; Proprietary platforms; Supply chain management; Transaction costs; Uncertainty handling; Databases and Information Systems; E-Commerce; Management Information Systems
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/2770; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/3770/viewcontent/Proprietary_Open_Sys_E_Procurement_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

We present an economic model that enables the study of incentives for business-to-business (B2B) e-procurement systems investments that permit inventory coordination and improved operational control. We focus on the information technology adoption behavior of firms in the presence of transaction cos...