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Information Technology and Firm Boundaries: Evidence from Panel Data

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Hitt, Lorin M.·1999·Information Systems Research

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Previous literature has suggested that information technology (IT) can affect firm boundaries by changing the costs of coordinating economic activity within and between firms (internal and external coordination). This paper examines the empirical relationship between IT and firm structure and evaluates whether this structure is consistent with prior arguments about IT and coordination. We formulate an empirical model to relate the use of information technology capital to vertical integration and diversification. This model is tested using an 8-year panel data set of information technology capital stock, firm structure, and relevant control variables for 549 large firms. Overall, increased use of IT is found to be associated with substantial decreases in vertical integration and weak increases in diversification. In addition, firms that are less vertically integrated and more diversified have a higher demand for IT capital. While we cannot rule out all alternative explanations for these results, they are consistent with previous theoretical arguments that both internal and external coordination costs are reduced by IT.

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Authors: Hitt, L. M.
Affiliations: University of Pennsylvania (US)
Corresponding author: Hitt, Lorin M.
ORCID: Hitt, Lorin M.
Venue: Information Systems Research
Publisher: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Published: 1999-06
Volume: 10
Issue: 2
Pages: 134-149
ISSN: 1047-7047 (ISSN-L)
1526-5536
DOI: 10.1287/isre.10.2.134
OpenAlex: W1973836970
Cited by: 341
References: 30
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FWCI: 19.25
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
repository.upenn.edu
Locations: Information Systems Research (publishedVersion)
ScholarlyCommons (University of Pennsylvania) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › Information Technology Governance and Strategy
Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Merger and Competition Analysis
Keywords: firm boundaries, vertical integration, diversification, corporate structure, large corporations

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Information Technology and Firm Boundaries: Evidence from Panel Data

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