Airline reservations systems: lessons from history
MIS Quarterly
MAC—Philadelphia National Bank's strategic venture in shared ATM networks
Journal of Management Information Systems
Electronic data interchange—security risk or not?
Computers and Security
Advantages and disadvantages of electronic data interchange: an industry perspective
Information and Management
Electronic data interchange: characteristics of users and nonusers
Information and Management
Reaping EDI benefits through a pro-active approach
Information and Management
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Strategic and competitive information systems
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Strategic and competitive information systems
Implementation of electronic data interchange: an innovation diffusion perspective
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Strategic and competitive information systems
Control and audit of electronic data interchange
MIS Quarterly
Management perspectives of electronic data interchange systems
International Journal of Information Management: The Journal for Information Professionals
International Journal of Information Management: The Journal for Information Professionals
Electronic data interchange use in German and US organizations
International Journal of Information Management: The Journal for Information Professionals
International Journal of Information Management: The Journal for Information Professionals
The impact of EDI controls on EDI implementation
International Journal of Electronic Commerce
Journal of Management Information Systems
Applications of information support technologies for small and medium enterprises: a research agenda
International Journal of Information Technology and Management
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Given that Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) has the potential for linking and restructuring organisations in a way which no other technology has done in the past, this paper attempts to study the ways in which this technology is harnessed by the business community in Ireland to increase its competitive position and to reduce the adverse effects of its geographic isolation. The general aim was to determine the motivations for, and benefits from, implementing EDI, and to establish a profile of those businesses currently using an EDI system for some aspect of their operations. Northern Ireland faces particular challenges in trading internationally as a result of its peripheral location. This problem, combined with an increasingly ''insular/conservative culture'', has had severe implications for the Northern Ireland economy. The paper begins with a brief review of the literature on EDI. This details the most important considerations identified during the research process, including an examination of EDI activity in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. It then presents the research design and methodology for the study followed by an analysis and discussion of the results. It concludes with a summary of the major findings, and a number of recommendations for the future. The present study has served to identify some trends which are currently being used to form the basis of a more detailed investigation of the EDI environment within Northern Ireland.