The International Technology Management Review

Volume 3, Issue 2, July 2013, Pages 105 - 115

The Effects of IT Resource Alignment and Organizational Dynamism on Alliance Performance in Hemodialysis Centers

Authors
Yu-An Huang, Chad Lin, Ying Chieh Liu, Mei-Lien Tung
Corresponding Author
Yu-An Huang
Available Online 1 July 2013.
DOI
10.2991/itmr.2013.3.2.4How to use a DOI?
Keywords
hemodialysis centers, healthcare, IT resource alignment, alliance.
Abstract

Alliances has the potential to assist hemodialysis centers in pooling their IT resources to achieve mutually compatible goals such as improved work-flow efficiency, a higher quality of healthcare services, decreased scheduling conflicts, reduced patient waiting time, and reduction in healthcare costs and medical errors. The purpose of this paper is to examine how supplementary and complementary IT resource alignment affects the commitment and satisfaction of alliances. In addition, the paper examines the resource alignment framework and suggests that alliance success requires the pursuit of partners who not only own complementary IT resources but also possess supplementary resources. The results show that the focal hemodialysis centers are more likely to select partners which own the requisite supplementary and complementary IT resources. The establishment of successful alliances depends not only on partners’ ability to contribute unique and performing IT resources but also on the perception of fair dealing in relation to these resources by the focal hemodialysis centers. Finally, the effect of IT resource alignment in relation to alliance performance is likely to be dependent on the level of organizational dynamism existed within the alliance.

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Journal
The International Technology Management Review
Volume-Issue
3 - 2
Pages
105 - 115
Publication Date
2013/07/01
ISSN (Online)
1835-5269
ISSN (Print)
2213-7149
DOI
10.2991/itmr.2013.3.2.4How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2013, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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