ICIS '00 Proceedings of the twenty first international conference on Information systems
Information technology, organizational transformation, and business performance
Productivity, inequality, and the digital economy
Lines of advance in global information technology management: American/West European approach
Advanced topics in global information management
European Journal of Information Systems - Managing e-business transformation
An empirical examination of a process-oriented IT business success model
Information Technology and Management
The impact of information technology on the financial performance of diversified firms
Decision Support Systems - Special issue: Economics and information systems
Impact of Internet-based distributed monitoring systems on offshore sourcing of services
ACM Transactions on Internet Technology (TOIT) - Special Issue on the Internet and Outsourcing
Just Right Outsourcing: Understanding and Managing Risk
Journal of Management Information Systems
Information Technology, Production Process Outsourcing, and Manufacturing Plant Performance
Journal of Management Information Systems
A Virtual Integration Theory of Improved Supply-Chain Performance
Journal of Management Information Systems
Investment in Enterprise Resource Planning: Business Impact and Productivity Measures
Journal of Management Information Systems
Extending electronic sourcing theory: An exploratory study of electronic reverse auction outcomes
Electronic Commerce Research and Applications
Individual capacity for culture acquisition: a business asset to be enhanced
International Journal of Information Technology and Management
Information Technology and Management
Operationalization of technology use and cooperation in CSCW
Proceedings of the 2008 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work
How Does Information Technology Shape Supply-Chain Structure? Evidence on the Number of Suppliers
Journal of Management Information Systems
Journal of Management Information Systems
EDI-based and XML-based business-to-business integration: a statistical analysis
International Journal of Business Information Systems
The impact of information technology on the financial performance of diversified firms
Decision Support Systems - Special issue: Economics and information systems
Competitive Environment and the Relationship Between IT and Vertical Integration
Information Systems Research
Electronic Markets, Search Costs, and Firm Boundaries
Information Systems Research
Impacts of internal and interorganizational information systems on the outsourcing of manufacturing
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems
Information Technology and Firm Boundaries: Impact on Firm Risk and Return Performance
Information Systems Research
Environmental Uncertainty and IT Infrastructure Governance: A Curvilinear Relationship
Information Systems Research
Business Network-Based Value Creation in Electronic Commerce
International Journal of Electronic Commerce
Organizational Learning and Capabilities for Onshore and Offshore Business Process Outsourcing
Journal of Management Information Systems
Productivity and Performance Effects of Business Process Reengineering: A Firm-Level Analysis
Journal of Management Information Systems
Benchmarking the IT productivity paradox: Recent evidence from the manufacturing sector
Mathematical and Computer Modelling: An International Journal
Banks and information technology: marketability vs. relationships
Electronic Commerce Research
Organizational Learning and Capabilities for Onshore and Offshore Business Process Outsourcing
Journal of Management Information Systems
Business-to-business integration and coordination costs
International Journal of Business Information Systems
The impact of ICT on market organisation - A case of 3D-models in engineering consultancy
Telematics and Informatics
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Previous literature has suggested that information technology (IT) can affect firm boundaries by changing the costs of coordinating economic activity within and between firms (internal and external coordination). This paper examines the empirical relationship between IT and firm structure and evaluates whether this structure is consistent with prior arguments about IT and coordination. We formulate an empirical model to relate the use of information technology capital to vertical integration and diversification. This model is tested using an 8-year panel data set of information technology capital stock, firm structure, and relevant control variables for 549 large firms. Overall, increased use of IT is found to be associated with substantial decreases in vertical integration and weak increases in diversification. In addition, firms that are less vertically integrated and more diversified have a higher demand for IT capital. While we cannot rule out all alternative explanations for these results, they are consistent with previous theoretical arguments that both internal and external coordination costs are reduced by IT.