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Intraorganizational Versus Interorganizational Uses and Benefits of Electronic Mail

Intraorganizational Versus Interorganizational Uses and Benefits of Electronic Mail

Denise J. McManus, Chetan Sankar, Houston H. Carr, F. Nelson Ford
Copyright: © 2002 |Volume: 15 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 9
ISSN: 1040-1628|EISSN: 1533-7979|ISSN: 1040-1628|EISBN13: 9781615200276|EISSN: 1533-7979|DOI: 10.4018/irmj.2002070101
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McManus, Denise J., et al. "Intraorganizational Versus Interorganizational Uses and Benefits of Electronic Mail." IRMJ vol.15, no.3 2002: pp.5-13. http://doi.org/10.4018/irmj.2002070101

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McManus, D. J., Sankar, C., Carr, H. H., & Ford, F. N. (2002). Intraorganizational Versus Interorganizational Uses and Benefits of Electronic Mail. Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ), 15(3), 5-13. http://doi.org/10.4018/irmj.2002070101

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McManus, Denise J., et al. "Intraorganizational Versus Interorganizational Uses and Benefits of Electronic Mail," Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ) 15, no.3: 5-13. http://doi.org/10.4018/irmj.2002070101

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Abstract

The success of an organization depends on rapid, reliable, and direct communications within the organization and with the outside world. To determine if electronic mail (e-mail) provides a competitive benefit, a sample of 99 management-level participants in 41 companies responded to a survey that assessed their intraorganizational (internal) and interorganizational (external) uses of e-mail. Through the use of factor analysis and regression methodologies, the researchers investigated whether a significant relationship exists between the internal and external uses and benefits of e-mail. The intraorganizational uses of e-mail indicated a significant and positive relationship with the organizational benefits of e-mail, thus, supporting the electronic exchange of information within organizations.However, the results indicated that interorganizational uses of e-mail did not promote corporate communication outside the company. Thus, managers need to know which communication technology is appropriate for intraorganizational and interorganizational uses.

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