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Integration of Information Technology in Business Relationships: Implications for the Extended Network

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In this chapter we focus on information technology (IT) in industrial business networks, suggesting that it constitutes a complex resource which can be used in a variety of ways and in multiple business situations. In this setting, the business relationship provides a powerful analytical tool which offers insights on how the integration of IT affects business relationships and, furthermore, what its role in the business network may be. Fundamentally, firms integrate IT in their operations as well as in their business relationships with the objective to increase information exchange efficiency.

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Lindh, C., Ekman, P. (2016). Integration of Information Technology in Business Relationships: Implications for the Extended Network. In: Thilenius, P., Pahlberg, C., Havila, V. (eds) Extending the Business Network Approach. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53765-2_10

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