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Interorganizational Systems (IOS) WS 2009/10

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Stefan Klein
E-Mail:klein@wi.uni-muenster.de
Stefan Schellhammer (Dipl.-Wirt. Inform.)
E-Mail:stsc@wi.uni-muenster.de
Venue: Leo 18
Leo 18
Time: Tuesday, 12:00-14:00
Wednesday, 12:00-14:00
First lecture: 13.10.2009

Announcements 

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No current announcements available.

Objectives 

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The lecture concentrates on interorganisational systems and business networks, aiming to explore the contingencies and strategies that lie behind the evolution of IOS, networking and new e-commerce business cases.

Drawing on case examples as well as theoretical concepts, the configuration and management of networks as well as the design and implications of IOS will be discussed from various perspectives, such as strategic management, organization theory, information management and IS development.

Specifically, the course will explore examples of interorganisational information systems (IOIS) in the healthcare sector.

Tentative Course Content 

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The course consists of two parts. The lecture focuses on the following topics:


Introduction Understanding the increasing role of networks, critical reflection of the transformation of industrial organisation
Networks & IOS Strategic rationale for networking and the role of technology
Standards The role and diffusion of standards for IOS
Theory Explaining the proliferation of networks from different theoretical perspectives
Network management The specifics of managing a network environment
Electronic Business Technology driven business innovation

Course Schedule/Resources 

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Please register for the course on OpenUSS. All material of the course will be published on OpenUSS.

Direct link to the course on Open USS IOS WS 09/10.

Recommended reading 

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Berlecon Research Report:
E-Business Standards in Deutschland, 2003.
Bryman, A., Bell, E.:
business research methods. New York. 2007.
Saunders, M., Lewis, Ph., Thornhill, A.:
Research Methods for Business Students. Essex. 2007.
Klein, S.:
Interorganisationssysteme und Unternehmensnetzwerke - Wechselwirkungen zwischen organisatorischer und informationstechnischer Entwicklung. Wiesbaden 1996.
Malone, T.W., Yates, J., Benjamin, R.I.:
Electronic Markets and Hierarchies, CACM - Communications of the ACM, Volume 30 (6) (1987) , pp. 484 - 497
Porter, M.E.:
Strategy and the Internet, in: Harvard Business Review, March 2001. pdf
Riemer, K.:
Introduction to Strategy (Teaching Note), 2002.
Riemer, K., Klein, St.:
Network Management Framework, in: Klein, St., Poulymenakou, A. (Eds.): Managing Dynamic Networks - Organizational Perspectives of Technology Enabled Inter-firm Collaboration, 2006.
Riemer, K., Gogolin, M., Klein S.:
Introduction to Organizational Networks (Teaching Note), 2002.
Wigand, R. T.; Picot; A.; Reichwald, R.:
Information, Organization and Management - Expanding Markets and Corporate Boundaries. Chichester 1997/2008 (chapters 1, 2, 5 - 7).
    [German edition: Picot, A.; Reichwald, R.; Wigand, R. T.: Die grenzenlose Unternehmung. Wiesbaden 2003.]
Additional literature will be announced during the course of the semester.

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