ODSS: information technology for organizational change
Decision Support Systems
Information requirements of a global EIS: an exploratory macro assessment
Decision Support Systems
An examination of executive information system (EIS) users
Information and Management
Evaluation of intranets in a distributed environment
Decision Support Systems
Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking
Groupware comes to the Internet: charting a new world
ACM SIGMIS Database
An empirical study of EDI trading partner selection criteria in customer-supplier relationships
Information and Management
Introduction to Information Systems
Introduction to Information Systems
Development of a Rapid-Response Supply Chain at Caterpillar
Operations Research
Lessons from the early adopters of web groupware
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Managing virtual workplaces and teleworking with information technology
Executive information systems: An evaluation of current UK practice
International Journal of Information Management: The Journal for Information Professionals
Roles and limitations of ICT based media for biotechnology firms' innovation
International Journal of Information Technology and Management
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The expectation of firms following aggressive growth strategies is that firms expanding geographically will acquire extensive economic advantages unavailable to more conservative competitors. Growth-minded firms also believe that by integrating info-communication technology (ICT) within their regional infrastructures, distribution channels, and marketing approaches, they can achieve lower costs or enhanced differentiation within a broad scope of operations. Empirical evidence shows that many organizational expansions have been implemented utilizing two major expansion modes, consolidation and complementation. This research examines the modal properties of these approaches in terms of their configurational characteristics, economic rationales and managerial requirements. Viewed from a top-down perspective the modal properties further suggest the organization's management support system requirements. This study also identifies and explores the corresponding communication system requirements, especially for key dispersion-related communication configurations and systems. The desired practical effect of this research would be an increased awareness of and an incentive for commercial and industrial enterprises to include communication system requirements in their adopted expansion mode deliberations.