| Dissertation |
Thesis (Ph.D.) --NUI, 1999 at Department of Accounting, Finance and Information, UCC. |
| Summary |
The purpose of this research study was to develop a new paradigm for second -level effects of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), and in particular EDI's long-term impact on organisational relationships and supply chain structures. The research framework developed proposes that organisations who take a proactive approach to EDI implementation and invest the necessary resources to fully integrate EDI functionality back into their internal processes will gain significant tangible and intangible benefits, and this will result in long-term changes to their formal and informal structures. The research framework also suggests that the long-term impact of EDI on organisational relationships will change supply chain structures and drive the development towards virtual organisations. As the short-term impact of EDI has been the primary focus of the majority of EDI implementations in Ireland to date, there is a need to investigate and understand how EDI impacts an organisation after the initial EDI implementation phase is over. Based on field research consisting of the distribution and analysis of a survey questionnaire across a number of different industry sectors, the researcher developed a number of hypotheses including the long term impact of EDI on both internal and external organisational relationships, and the long term consequences of the EDI implementation approach chosen on achieved benefits, interorgansiational bonding and people. The hypotheses were tested by carrying out a series of in-depth interviews with nineteen senior business and technical managers in twelve major Irish companies. The findings suggest the existence of a three-way relationship between an organisation's position in supply chain, the perceived role of EDI, and the type of approach taken by a company towards EDI implementation. In addition, the research also identifies a number of long term impacts on organsiational structure and relationships. |
| Subject |
Electronic data interchange.
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| Collection |
Theses Ph.D.
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Theses Accounting, Finance and Management Information Systems Department
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| Description |
311 p. ; 30 cm. |
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