The Effects of Interorganizational Systems on Relational Governance in the Manufacturer-supplier Relationship

摘要

The use of interorganizational systems (IOS) contributes to build a tightly coupled relationship between organizations,which is called relational governance based on electronic cooperation. In terms of joint planning and joint problem solving, this paper examines the effects of IOS capability from information and functionality dimension on relational governance. Based on transaction cost and IOS perspectives,a concept model is developed and tested by the structural equation modeling (SEM) with data collected from 124 usable responses,2 automobile and 4 airline companies in China. The results show that information exchange quality and IOS analytic ability have strong effects on relational governance. However,information centrality has negative effect on relational governance,and the relationship between data compatibility and relational governance is not statistically significant.