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A/PROF ROBERT JOHNSTON



Contact Details

Organization: Information Systems
Position: Honorary (Fellow)
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Homepage: http://www.dis.unimelb.edu.au/staff/robertj/home.htm
Work: 8344 1531
Mobile: 0408 544 109
Fax: 9349 4596
Room: 5.52
Level: 05
Building: 111-117 Barry St.
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Electronic Commerece, Information Technology Adoption and Diffusion, Operations Management, Just in time Interorganisational Systems Routine Systems Theories of Action Australia

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
Ireland University College Dublin Research
Germany University of Muenster Exchange, Research
Germany Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen University

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science Monash University
Graduate Diploma in Education Monash University
Master of Science Monash University
Doctor of Philosophy Monash University

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Agent-based frameworks for coordinated activities in E-Business: supply chain management & workflow applications Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Linkage Projects 01/01/2002
A methodology for designing information systems based on situational theories of agency Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2004
ORGANISATIONAL MOTIVATION AS A PREDICTOR OF BENEFITS FROM THE ADOPTION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Chief Investigator MONASH UNIVERSITY Discovery Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) 01/01/2006

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Journal Articles

  • Investigating IOS adoption maturity using a dyadic approach
    Year: 2009
    Journal: International Journal of E-Collaboration
    Volume: 5
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 43-60
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Publications in 2008

Book Chapters

  • A Methodology for Situated Analysis and Design
    Year: 2008
    Book: Modern Systems Analysis and Design Technologies and Applications
    Publisher: IGI Global(Hershey, PA)
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  • Manual Collaboration Systems: Decision Support or Support for Situated Choices
    Year: 2008
    Book: Collaborative Decision Making: Perspectives and Challenges
    Publisher: IOS Press(Amsterdam)
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Journal Articles

  • Investigating the Epistemological Stances Implicit in ISAD Approaches
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Enterprise Information Management
    Volume: 21
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 125-138
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • A Dyadic Model of Interorganizational Systems (IOS) Adoption Maturity
    Year: 2008
    Event name: The 41st Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences
    Conference Publication: The 41st Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences
    Page numbers: 1-10
    Publisher: IEEE Computer Society(California)
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Publications in 2007

Book Chapters

  • An Action-Centred Approach to Conceptualising Information Support for Routine Work
    Year: 2007
    Book: Information Systems Foundations: Theory, Representation and Reality
    Publisher: ANU E Press(Acton)
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  • Are Routine Manual Information Systems Genuine Information Systems?
    Year: 2007
    Book: Information Systems Foundations Theory Representaion and Reality
    Publisher: ANU E Press(Acton)
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Journal Articles

  • Organisational Motivation and Inter-Organisational Systems Adoption Process: Empirical Evaluation on the Australian Automotive Industry
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations
    Volume: 5
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 1-16
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Towards a motivational theory of technology implementation processes
    Year: 2007
    Event name: The European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of The European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems
    Page numbers: 65.1-65.10
    Publisher: Universidad Politecnica de Valencia
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    URL - open access http://www.iseing.org/emcis/EMCIS2007/emcis07cd/EMCIS07-PDFs/691.pdf
  • Adoption of Mobile Commerce Services by Individuals: A Meta-Analysis of the Literature
    Year: 2007
    Event name: The Sixth International Conference on Mobile Business (ICMB 2007)
    Conference Publication: ICMB 2007 Conference Proceedings
    Page numbers: 62 - 62
    Publisher: IEEE Computer Society(California)
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  • From intention to motivation: Developing a motivation-based model of IOS implementation
    Year: 2007
    Event name: International Conference on Information Systems
    Conference Publication: Proceeding of The 28th International Conference on Information Systems
    Page numbers: 1-15
    Publisher: Association for Information Systems(Texas)
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    URL - restricted access http://aisel.isworld.org/password.asp?Vpath=ICIS/2007&PDFpath=icis-ideas-0011-2007-File001.pdf
  • Interorganizational System (IOS) Adoption Maturity: A Model and Propositions
    Year: 2007
    Event name: European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems
    Conference Publication: European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems
    Page numbers: 42-2 - 42-9
    Publisher: The Information Institute (Las Vegas)
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  • Invisible Information Systems
    Year: 2007
    Event name: European Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems
    Conference Publication: European Mediterranean conference on Information Systems
    Publisher: The Information Institute (Las Vegas)
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  • Literature Analysis on the Adoption of Mobile Commerce Services by Individuals
    Year: 2007
    Event name: the 13th Asia Pacific Management Conference
    Conference Publication: the 13th Asia Pacific Management Conference
    Page numbers: 222-230
    Publisher: Monash University(Clayton)
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  • Motivating interorganisational system implementation: Evidence from the Australian automotive industry
    Year: 2007
    Event name: Asia Pacific Management Conference
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of The 13th Asia Pacific Management Conference
    Page numbers: 121-130
    Publisher: Monash University(Melbourne)
    Author(s):
    URL - open access http://infotech.monash.edu.au/research/centres/cdsesr/apmc/downloads/program_final.pdf
  • Understanding IOS implementation process in an automotive manufacturing company: An organisational motivation perspective
    Year: 2007
    Event name: Seventh International Conference on Electronic Business
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Electronic Business
    Page numbers: 161-169
    Publisher: National Chengchi University(Taipei)
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Publications in 2006

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Publications in 2005

Book Chapters

  • Lessons learned from manual systems: designing information systems based on the situational theory of agency
    Year: 2005
    Book: Information Systems Foundations: Constructing and Criticising
    Publisher: ANU E Press(Acton)
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Journal Articles

  • Determining the optimal constrained multi-item inventory policy by maximising risk-adjusted profit
    Year: 2005
    Journal: IMA Journal of Management Mathematics
    Volume: 16
    Page numbers: 317-338
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(Oxford)
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  • Experiements toward a practical implementation of an intelligent kanban system
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
    Volume: 3593
    Issue: 2005
    Page numbers: 257-268
    Publisher: Springer Verlag
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  • Just-in-time component replenishment decisions for assemble-to-order manufacturing under capital constraint and stochastic demand
    Year: 2005
    Journal: International Journal of Production Economics
    Volume: 95
    Page numbers: 51-70
    Publisher: Elsevier Science
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  • Situated information systems: Supporting routine activity in organisations
    Year: 2005
    Journal: International Journal of Business Information Systems
    Volume: 1
    Issue: 1/2
    Page numbers: 53-82
    Publisher: Inderscience Publishers
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  • Vicarious experience in retail e-commerce: An inductive taxonomy of product evaluation support features
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Information Systems and e-Business Management
    Volume: 3
    Page numbers: 21-46
    Publisher: Springer Verlag
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Competition and collaboration in mobile banking: A stakeholder analysis
    Year: 2005
    Event name: Hong Kong Mobility Roundtable: Mobile Communications in the Knowledge Society
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the Hong Kong Mobility Roundtable: Mobile Communications in the Knowledge Society
    Page numbers: 326-334
    Publisher: Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Business School (Kowloon)
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  • Developing a methodology for designing routine information systems based on the situational theory of action
    Year: 2005
    Event name: The 13th European Conference on Information Systems ECIS 2005
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Information Systems ECIS 2005
    Page numbers: 1-9
    Publisher: Institute for Management of Information Systems, University of Regensb(Regensberg)
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  • How useful are traditional data models for modelling "situated" systems?
    Year: 2005
    Event name: The IADIS Virtual Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2005
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference 2005
    Page numbers: 287-290
    Publisher: IADIS Press(Lisbon)
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  • Intelligent kanban: Evaluation of a supply chain MAS application using benchmarking
    Year: 2005
    Event name: The 2005 IEEE International Conference on e-Technology, e-Commerce and e-Service
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on e-Technology, e-Commerce and e-Service
    Page numbers: 396-399
    Publisher: IEEE Computer Society(Los Alamitos)
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  • Validating the theory of IOS adoption in the context of the Australian automotive industry: Some preliminary findings
    Year: 2005
    Event name: PACIS 2005: It and Value Creation
    Conference Publication: PACIS 2005: IT and Value Creation
    Page numbers: 455-469
    Publisher: The University of Hong Kong
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Publications in 2004

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Decision tools for selecting components for JIT replenishment
    Year: 2004
    Event name: 2004 IFIP International Conference on Decision Support Systems (DSS 2004)
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 2004 IFIP International Conference on Decision Support Systems (DSS 2004)
    Page numbers: 92-103
    Publisher: Monash University(Clayton)
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  • Identifying theories of agency in information systems
    Year: 2004
    Event name: Tenth Americas Conference on Information Systems AMCIS 2004
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the Tenth Americas Conference on Information Systems AMCIS 2004
    Page numbers: 1-11
    Publisher: Association for Information Systems(Texas)
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  • The shaping of inter-organisational information systems: Main design considerations of an international comparative research project
    Year: 2004
    Event name: 17th Bled eCommerce Conference eGlobal 2004
    Conference Publication: Conference Proceedings of the 17th Bled eCommerce Conference eGlobal 2004
    Page numbers: 1-21
    Publisher: University of Maribor(Maribor)
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  • Understanding IOS adoption processes in three Victoria-based hospitals: An organisational motivation perspective
    Year: 2004
    Event name: 15th Australasian Conference on Information Systems ACIS 2004
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 15th Australasian Conference on Information Systems
    Page numbers: 1-10
    Publisher: School of Information Systems, The University of Tasmania(Hobart)
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Adoption of efficient consumer response: key issues and challenges in Australia
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Supply Chain Management
    Volume: 8
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 251-262
    Publisher: Emerald
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  • The role of the internet in business-to-business network transformations: a novel case and theoretical analysis
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Information Systems and e-Business Management
    Volume: 1
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 73-91
    Publisher: Springer Verlag
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Complexity and commitment in supply chain management initiatives
    Year: 2003
    Event name: The Third International Conference on Electronic Business, ICEB 2003
    Conference Publication: The Third International Conference on Electronic Business. ICEB 2003
    Page numbers: 604-610
    Publisher: National University of Singapore
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  • Reasoning about activity: robots, kanbans and the intelligent infrastructure
    Year: 2003
    Event name: Workshop 13, Fifth International Workshop on Agent-Oriented Information Systems, at AAMAS03:The Second International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents & Mulitagent Systems
    Conference Publication: Workshop 13 Fifth International Workshop on Agent-Oriented Information Systems, at AAMAS 2003
    Page numbers: 16-21
    Publisher: AAMAS-03(Melbourne)
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  • The significance of routines for the analysis and design of information systems: a preliminary study
    Year: 2003
    Event name: 11th European Conference on Information Systems
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Information Systems
    Page numbers: 1-6
    Publisher: CUEN(Naples)
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Potential of custom in overcoming legal uncertainty in global electronic commerce
    Year: 2002
    Journal: JITTA: An Information Systems Journal
    Volume: 4
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 1-16
    Publisher: JITTA
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  • Should start-up companies be cautious? Inventory policies which maximise survival probabilities
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Management Science
    Volume: 48
    Issue: 9
    Page numbers: 1161-1174
    Publisher: INFORMS Applied Probability Society
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  • The foundational role for theories of agency in understanding information systems design
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Australian Journal of Information Systems
    Volume: Special Issue
    Page numbers: 40-49
    Publisher: University of Wollongong
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  • Understanding the diffusion of efficient consumer response: An Australian survey study
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Australian Journal of Information Systems
    Volume: 9
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 113-122
    Publisher: University of Wollongong
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • A framework for understanding the motivations for inter-organisational systems adoption: An empirical assessment
    Year: 2002
    Event name: Thirteenth Australasian Conference on Information Systems
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Australasian Conference on Information Systems
    Volume: 1
    Page numbers: 453-463
    Publisher: School of Information Systems, Victoria University(Melbourne)
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  • A review of approaches to EC-enabled IOS adoption studies
    Year: 2002
    Event name: The 35th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences(HICSS)
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 35th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
    Page numbers: 1-10
    Publisher: IEEE Computer Society(California)
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  • International custom as a source of law in global electronic commerce
    Year: 2002
    Event name: 35th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 35th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
    Page numbers: 1-10
    Publisher: IEEE Computer Society(California)
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  • Motivations for inter-organisational systems adoption: A tale of two organisations
    Year: 2002
    Event name: Conference on the Adoption and Diffusion of IT in an Environment of Critical Change
    Conference Publication: IFIP TC8 WG8.6 International Working Conference on Diffusion, Adoption and Implementation of Information Technology
    Page numbers: 129-145
    Publisher: Pearson Publishing Service(Frenchs Forest)
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  • Walking through e-commerce: Vicarious versus direct experience
    Year: 2002
    Event name: ColleCTeR '02
    Conference Publication: Proceedings 7th Annual ColleCTeR '02 on electronic commerce
    Page numbers: 360-372
    Publisher: The Faculty of Informatics(Wollongong)
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Publications in 2001

Book Chapters

  • The contribution of Internet Electronic Commerce to advanced supply chain reform - a case study
    Year: 2001
    Book: E-Commerce and V-Business
    Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann(Oxford)
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Journal Articles

  • A barriers framework for understanding just-in-time implementation in small manufacturing enterprises
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Asia Pacific Management Review
    Volume: 6
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 175-196
    Publisher: Shian-Jinn Printing Co.
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  • Adoption of Efficient Consumer Response: the issue of mutuality
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Supply Chain Management
    Volume: 6
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 230-241
    Publisher: Emerald
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  • Just-in-time replenishment decisions for assembly manufacturing with investor-supplied finance
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Journal of the Operational Research Society
    Volume: 52
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 750-761
    Publisher: Palgrave(Houndmills)
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  • The need for a processual view of inter-organizational systems adoption
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Journal of Strategic Information Systems
    Volume: 9
    Page numbers: 295-319
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(Amsterdam)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Adoption of Category Management by the Australian Grocery Industry
    Year: 2001
    Event name: PACIS 2001 - in conjuction with the Korea Society of Management Information Systems (Spring Conference) 2001
    Conference Publication: Information Strategy for e-technology
    Page numbers: 1217-1231
    Publisher: The Korea Society of Management Information Systems(Seoul)
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  • Creating Virtual Touch: Theoretical Framework and Research Agenda
    Year: 2001
    Event name: 6th Collector Conference on Electronic Commerce
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of 6th Collector Conference on Electronic Commerce
    Page numbers: 76-93
    Publisher: Faculty of Informatics, University of Wollongong(Wollongong)
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  • Motivations for Inter-Organisational Systems Adoption: A Framework and Initial Case Study
    Year: 2001
    Event name: 6th Collector Conference on Electronic Commerce
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 6th Collector Conference on Electronic Commerce
    Page numbers: 88-93
    Publisher: Faculty of Informatics, University of Wollongong(Wollongong)
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  • Situated Action, Structuration and Actor-Network Theory: An integrative theoretical perspective
    Year: 2001
    Event name: The 9th European Conference on Information Systems
    Conference Publication: Global Co-Operation in the New Millennium
    Volume: 1
    Page numbers: 232-242
    Publisher: Moderna organisacija(Kranj)
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  • The significance of intentionality for the ontological evaluation of information systems.
    Year: 2001
    Event name: 7th Americas Conference on Information System
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of 7th Americas Conference on Information System
    Page numbers: 1980-1986
    Publisher: Association of Information Systems(Atlanta)
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  • Theory of Interorganizational Systems: Industry Structure and Processes of Change
    Year: 2001
    Event name: 24th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 24th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
    Page numbers: 1-9
    Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(New Jersey)
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  • Understanding Motivations for IOS Adoption
    Year: 2001
    Event name: Twelfth Australasian Conference on Information Systems
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the Twelfth Australasian Conference on Information Systems
    Volume: 2
    Page numbers: 507-514
    Publisher: School of Multimedia and Information Technology, Southern Cross University(Coffs Harbour)
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  • Understanding the Diffusion of Efficient Consumer Response: An Australian Survey Study
    Year: 2001
    Event name: 6th Collector Conference on Electronic Commerce
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 6th Collector Conference on Electronic Commerce
    Page numbers: 42-51
    Publisher: Faculty of Informatics, University of Wollongong(Wollongong)
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