Linking technological system architecture and purchasing categories

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dc.contributor.authorKarttunen, Elina
dc.contributor.authorNerg, Janne
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-29T01:53:54Z
dc.date.available2016-12-29T01:53:54Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-04
dc.description.abstractThough the link between technological system architectures and buyer-supplier relationships has been actively studied, no comprehensive framework connecting system structures and component purchasing categories exists. We examine the technological dependency structures of such systems by adopting the buyer’s viewpoint as system assembler and integrator. We articulate how system dependencies relate to switching costs and needs for investments and technological expertise in buyer-supplier relationships. By examining the extents and directions of indirect and direct dependencies at the technological systems level, we are able to identify the purchasing category to which each component is most likely to belong. We demonstrate our theoretical framework using an empirical example of a technological system from the energy industry.
dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2017.615
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-0-2
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/41777
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectbuyer-supplier relationship
dc.subjectconceptual paper
dc.subjectpurchasing
dc.subjectpurchasing category
dc.subjecttechnological dependency
dc.subjecttechnological system architecture
dc.titleLinking technological system architecture and purchasing categories
dc.typeConference Paper
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