Hong Kong's EDI bandwagon derailed or on the right track?
Proceedings of the IFIP TC8 WG8.6 international working conference on diffusion, adoption and implementation of information technology on Facilitating technology transfer through partnership: learning from practice and research
Analysing information systems evaluation: another look at an old problem
European Journal of Information Systems - Special issue on information systems evaluaiton
A theory of industry-level activity for understanding the adoption of interorganizational systems
European Journal of Information Systems
The Adoption of Electronic Procurement in Singapore
Electronic Commerce Research
The Illusory Diffusion of Innovation: An Examination of Assimilation Gaps
Information Systems Research
Research Report: Empirical Test of an EDI Adoption Model
Information Systems Research
Using a case study to test the role of three key social enablers in ERP implementation
Information and Management
European Journal of Information Systems - Managing e-business transformation
Motivation, implementation, and impact of electronic data interchange among US and German firms
Information Services and Use
Relative importance, specific investment and ownership in interorganizational systems
Information Technology and Management
International Journal of Information Management: The Journal for Information Professionals
Factors affecting the adoption of B2B e-commerce technologies
Electronic Commerce Research
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The Inter-organisational systems (IOS) Motivation Model (IMM) has recently been proposed as a theory that explains variations in IOS implementation processes initiated by organisations. The IMM classifies IOS adoption projects (regardless of the underlying technology used) into four generic motivation scenarios and explains different implementation processes for each motivation scenario. The theory was tested in the Australian pharmaceutical industry where it received broad support. In order to enhance its generality, in this study we explore the applicability of part of the IMM theory to a different industry context by addressing the research objective that organisations with the same motive for implementing an IOS initiate the same implementation activities regardless of differences in the industry contexts within which they operate. We have used a multiple case study approach and compared the implementation of a proprietary in-house built e-ordering system in a large Australian pharmaceutical manufacturing company with that of a web-based EDI system used by a large automotive manufacturing company using IMM as a theoretical lens. The empirical results indicate a striking similarity in the implementation processes of these two different IOS applications; this can largely be explained using the IMM theory. Furthermore, the differences in industry contexts do not appear to have a direct influence on the activities associated with implementing these systems.