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Effects of organizational characteristics on EDI implementation in Korea

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Electronic data interchange (EDI) has been increasingly adopted in Korean industries to facilitate their online transactions with customers and suppliers. We investigate organizational factors affecting successful implementation of EDI in current Korean industries. Regression models are developed and tested using survey results from 110 Korean companies that have been using EDI.

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  1. Graduate School of Management, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 207‐43 Cheongryangri‐Dong, Dongdaemun‐Gu, Seoul, 130‐012, Korea

    Sangjae Lee & Ingoo Han

  2. Management Sciences Department, Tippie College of Business, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242‐1000, USA

    June S. Park

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Lee, S., Han, I. & Park, J.S. Effects of organizational characteristics on EDI implementation in Korea. Telecommunication Systems 14, 331–337 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019110021298

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