PARTNER CONGRUENCE IN ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE (EDI)‐ENABLED RELATIONSHIPS
研究识别出客户与供应商在EDI合作中的六个一致性因素，发现客户比供应商更重视这些因素，有助于评估网络经济中的商业伙伴关系。
Business partnerships are a prerequisite for an effective supply chain. EDI‐enabled business partnerships are crucial in linking suppliers and customers. This paper develops congruence factors for customer‐supplier EDI partnerships. Data were collected from sixty‐four customer‐supplier dyads of firms using a questionnaire instrument. By factor analyzing thirty‐one items, six congruence factors were identified: top‐level strategic commitment, trading partner flexibility, joint partnering for EDI, readiness for high‐level EDI implementation, EDI infrastructure, and partner communication. Additional analysis revealed that customer firms placed significantly more emphasis on congruence factors than supplier firms except for “joint partnering for EDI.” These findings have implications for assessing business partnerships in the networked economy.