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| Author: | Brews, P.J. Tucci, C.L. |
| Title: | The structural and performance effects of internetworking |
| Journal: | Long Range Planning
2007 : APR, VOL. 40:2, p. 223-243 |
| Index terms: | internet investments companies |
| Freeterms: | partnerships |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper shows that the investment in the Internet-enabling of operations of businesses is profoundly affecting the scope, structure and performance of firms. Internet-worked firms are more focused, less hierarchical and form external partnerships more readily. However, little IT-derived competitive advantage is noted from the transition. By differentiating operational from strategic internet-working, possible reasons are explained. New organizational forms and better methods of operational integration and control are emerging. Failure to invest in operational internet-working as quickly as peers might render slow organizations uncompetitive in the face of more specialized competitors. |
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