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Complementary Effects Using the Example of a Sustainability Benchmarking Service

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Platforms for SaaS-based enterprise applications are prospering and the number of on-demand ERP vendors is increasing. We combine both phenomena for the first time and illustrate how the integration of a sustainability benchmarking service into an on-demand ERP platform provides added value beyond pure cost savings. By applying a qualitative system dynamics approach we identify self-reinforcing mechanisms which allow a faster and more comprehensive market penetration compared to providing these services separately.

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  1. Institute of Computer Science and Social Studies, Department of Telematics, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Friedrichstraße 50, 79098, Freiburg, Germany

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Accepted after two revisions by Dr. Wohlgemuth.

This article is also available in German in print and via http://www.wirtschaftsinformatik.de: Koslowski T, Strüker J (2011) ERP-On-Demand-Plattform. Komplementäreffekte am Beispiel eines Nachhaltigkeits-Benchmarking-Dienstes. WIRTSCHAFTSINFORMATIK. doi: 10.1007/s11576-011-0297-8.

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Koslowski, T., Strüker, J. ERP On Demand Platform. Bus Inf Syst Eng 3, 359–367 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12599-011-0187-z

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