Volume 18, Issue 1

Editorial
Hubert Österle,  Volker Schmelich, Hans-Dieter Zimmermann    

Preface to the Focus Theme Section: 'eMergence: Merging and Emerging Technologies, Processes and Institutions'
Lynne M. Markus    

Current Trends and Challenges in Electronic Procurement: An Empirical Study
Christian Tanner,  Ralf Wölfle,  Petra Schubert, Michael Quade    

Impact of Electronic Auctions on Health Care Markets
Martin Smits, Richard Janssen

A Competitive Perspective on Standard-Making: Kaufhof's RFID Project in Fashion Retailing
Claudia Loebbecke, Claudio Huyskens    

Leveraging Web Services for Implementing Vertical Industry Standards: A Model for Service-Based Interoperability
Christine Legner, Tobias Vogel    

Preserving Control in Trade Procedure Redesign - The Beer Living Lab
Ziv Baida,  Boriana Rukanova,  Jianwei Liu, Yao-Hua Tan    

Bridging the Adoption Gap - Developing a Roadmap for Trading in Grids
Dirk Neumann,  Jochen Stößer, Christof Weinhardt    

What Factors Influence the Individual Impact of the Web? An Initial Model
Lori N. K. Leonard, Cynthia K. Riemenschneider    

The Effects of the Internet on Network Structures and Business Performance
Teck-Yong Eng