Toward a Theory of IOIS Variance: A New Framework for Studying Inter-organisational Information Systems

Authors:
Kai Reimers;Robert B. Johnston;Stefan Klein
Affiliations:
RWTH Aachen University, Germany;University College Dublin, Ireland;University of Muenster, Germany
Venue:
International Journal of Strategic Information Technology and Applications
Year:
2010

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Abstract

Observing that existing models of inter-organisational information systems IOIS have not been developed to explain IOIS variance, in this paper the authors develop three criteria a new theoretical framework should meet: 1 It should support identification of and distinction between essential properties of IOIS; 2 it should explain the resilience of IOIS, that is, why properties of IOIS persist in the face of environmental change; and 3 it should offer a way of describing IOIS on organisational and collective levels, that is, the level of various types of collectives of organisations, such as networks, associations or industries. This paper then assesses four theories commonly used in IOIS studies Transaction Cost Theory, Resource Dependence Theory, Neo-Institutionalism, and Structuration Theory in view of these three criteria. Based on this discussion, the authors develop a new framework for studying IOIS variance which views IOIS as constellations of aligned practices.