The stabilizing role of Internet technology in business partnerships : a cross-case study of integration shifts between small- and medium-sized enterprises and demanding industrial partners

• This paper focuses the use of Internet technology in the relationship between SMEs and demanding industrial partners. Four case studies are reported by a cross-case analysis based on three dimensions of stability derived from the work of Thompson; Predictability, Efficiency, and Interaction. Results indicate the occurrence of two types of shifts spurred by the use of Internet technology, between actors in the task environment, and between their activities. In turn, these shifts represent a change in the identity of the SME in question towards the demanding partner.

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SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Företagsekonomi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Economics and Business -- Business Administration (hsv//eng)

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SME

Business Partnerships

Internet Technology

Stability

Identity

SOCIAL SCIENCES

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP

Business studies

Företagsekonomi

Business Studies

Företagsekonomi

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