Volume 15, Issue 4

Editorial
Editorial
Hans-Dieter Zimmermann, Beat F. Schmid and Bozena I. Mierzejewska

Preface
Preface to the Focus Theme Section: "Vertical Industry Information Technology Standards and Standardization"
Rolf T. Wigand, M. Lynne Markus and Charles W. Steinfield

Research Paper - Special Issue
Vertical E-Business Standards and Standards Developing Organizations: A Conceptual Framework
Kexin Zhao, Mu Xia and Michael J. Shaw

Research Paper - Special Issue
Antecedents of a Transaction Cost Theory of Vertical IS Standardization Processes
Kai Reimers and Mingzhi Li

Research Paper - Special Issue
Some Economics of Vertical Standards: Integrating SMEs in EDI Supply Chains
Roman Beck and Tim Weitzel

Research Paper - Special Issue
Standardization in Vertical Industries: An Institutional Analysis of XML-Based Standards Infusion in Electricity Markets
Jonathan Wareham, Arun Rai and Greg Pickering

Research Paper - Special Issue
Shaping IT Standardization in the Automotive Industry - The Role of Power in Driving Portal Standardization
Martina Gerst and Raluca Bunduchi

Research Paper - Special Issue
Punctuation and Path Dependence: Examining a Vertical IT Standard-Setting Process
Janis L. Gogan

Research Paper - Special Issue
A Multilevel Analysis of eHub Adoption and Consequences
Ellen Christiaanse and Juan Rodon

Research Paper - Special Issue
Pace of Information Systems Standards Development and Implementation: The Case of XBRL
Cherry Chang and Sirkka Jarvenpaa

Research Paper - Special Issue
Interorganizational System Standards Development in Vertical Industries
Matthew L. Nelson, Michael J. Shaw and William Qualls

Research Paper - General Research
E-Markets in the Battle Zone Between Relationship and Transaction Marketing!
Reimer Ivang and Olav Jull Sørensen

Research Paper - General Research
Government-supported Community Portal Regional e-marketplaces for SMEs: Evidence to Support a Staged Approach
Denise Gengatharen, Craig Standing and Janice Burn

Research Paper - General Research
An Empirical Investigation of an e-commerce Adoption-Capability Model in Small Businesses in New Zealand
Nabeel Al-Qirim

Research Paper - General Research
Factors Influencing e-commerce Adoption and Use by Small and Medium Businesses
Scott A. Wymer and Elizabeth A. Regan