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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Multi-Level Theory for Supplier Participation on Digital Platforms by Kathuria, Abhishek, Karhade, Prasanna P, Konsynski, Benn R.

“…Digital platforms have transformed various industries, with profound changes witnessed in settings characterized by repeated, low value, and novel…”
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Competitive Brokerage: How Information Management Capability And Collaboration Networks Act As Substitutes by Andrade-Rojas, Mariana Giovanna, Kathuria, Abhishek, Konsynski, Benn R.

“…IT-based information management and collaboration networks are both important sources of competitive information. Despite anecdotal evidence, limited research…”
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Cognitive Reapportionment and the Art of Letting Go: A Theoretical Framework for the Allocation of Decision Rights by Konsynski, Benn R., Kathuria, Abhishek, Karhade, Prasanna P.

“…We have entered an era where, in addition to us humans, systems can also think. It is imperative to decide how decision rights and authorities are allocated…”
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Special Issue: Information Technology and Organizational Governance: The IT Governance Cube by Tiwana, Amrit, Konsynski, Benn, Venkatraman, N.

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Blood and Water: Information Technology Investment and Control in Family-owned Businesses by Kathuria, Abhishek, Karhade, Prasanna P., (Nancy) Ning, Xue, Konsynski, Benn R.

“…Family-owned businesses differ in their strategic intent and behavior as they serve as a reservoir of wealth and social status for their family owners…”
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Information Technology Effects on Firm Performance as Measured by Tobin's q by Bharadwaj, Anandhi S, Bharadwaj, Sundar G, Konsynski, Benn R

“…Despite increasing anecdotal evidence that information technology (IT) assets contribute to firm performance and future growth potential of firms, the…”
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Uses and Consequences of Electronic Markets: An Empirical Investigation in the Aircraft Parts Industry by Choudhury, Vivek, Hartzel, Kathleen S., Konsynski, Benn R.

“…An electronic market is an interorganizational information system through which multiple buyers and sellers interact to accomplish one or more of the following…”
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Research Commentary-Platform Evolution: Coevolution of Platform Architecture, Governance, and Environmental Dynamics by Tiwana, Amrit, Konsynski, Benn, Bush, Ashley A.

“…The emergence of software-based platforms is shifting competition toward platform-centric ecosystems, although this phenomenon has not received much attention…”
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Complementarities Between Organizational IT Architecture and Governance Structure by Tiwana, Amrit, Konsynski, Benn

“…This study addresses the theoretically neglected interplay between organizational information technology (IT) architecture and IT governance structure in…”
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Toys Become Tools: From Virtual Worlds to Real Commerce by Vitzthum, Sascha, Kathuria, Abhishek, Konsynski, Benn

“…This teaching case considers the challenges and opportunities faced by an entrepreneur in Second Life, one of the more popular virtual world environments…”
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EBAY’s Acquisition of Skype SA: Valuing the Voice of the Buyer by Vitzthum, Sascha, Konsynski, Benn

“…This set of teaching cases deals with the surprising acquisition of VOIP provider Skype SA by e-commerce giant eBay in the fall of 2005. The initial case…”
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CHEP: The Net of Things by Vitzthum, Sascha, Konsynski, Benn

“…PART A: Forced by operational inefficiencies in its own business model, CHEP, the market leader in the rental pallet business, became an early adopter of Radio…”
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Usefulness and ease of use: field study evidence regarding task considerations by Keil, Mark, Beranek, Peggy M., Konsynski, Benn R.

“…Usefulness and ease of use (EOU) are both believed to be important factors in determining the acceptance and use of information systems. Yet, confusion exists…”
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Platform evolution: coevolution of platform architecture, governance, and environmental dynamics by Tiwana, Amrit, Konsynski, Benn, Bush, Ashley A

“…The emergence of software-based platforms is shifting competition toward platform-centric ecosystems, although this phenomenon has not received much attention…”
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The improvisation-efficiency paradox in inter-firm electronic networks: governance and architecture considerations by Konsynski, Benn, Tiwana, Amrit

“…The need to simultaneously achieve operational efficiency, while accommodating a continuous morphing of alliances and network arrangements, is a key challenge…”
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Grid Computing by Smith, Heather, Benn Konsynski

“…In too many companies, computers sit idle while the people who operate them are away from work. In this article, the authors review the recent research on grid…”
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Benefits of IT-Enabled Flexibilities for Foreign versus Local Firms in Emerging Economies by Khuntia, Jiban, Kathuria, Abhishek, Saldanha, Terence J.V., Konsynski, Benn R.

“…Emerging economies present attractive opportunities to foreign firms. However, internationalization risk faced by foreign firms can have significant…”
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The design, use, and consequences of virtual processes by Overby, Eric, Slaughter, Sandra A, Konsynski, Benn

“…Process virtualization occurs when a process that relies upon physical interaction between people and/or objects is transitioned to a virtual environment…”
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Second Life and Other Virtual Worlds: A Roadmap for Research by Mennecke, Brian E., McNeill, David, Ganis, Matthew, Roche, Edward M., Bray, David, Konsynski, Benn, Townsend, Anthony M., Lester, John

“…Virtual worlds like Second Life are becoming important tools for, among other activities, socialization, social networking, entertainment, collaboration, and…”
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Internal Infrastructural Impacts on RFID Perceptions and Commitment: Knowledge, Operational Procedures, and Information-Processing Standards by Bendoly, Elliot, Citurs, Alex, Konsynski, Benn

“…ABSTRACT For many firms, radio frequency identification (RFID) suggests not only a new alternative to existing tracking methods but also a means to a range of…”
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