TY - JOUR T1 - Implementation Prerequisites for Electronic Procurement of Services JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2015 A1 - Ute Reuter KW - digitalization KW - electronic procurement KW - implementation KW - improvement KW - process innovation KW - procurement KW - purchasing KW - service management KW - service procurement AB - Service procurement is a business function of increasing importance and is highly suitable for integration of electronic support, but it suffers from severe research deficits. As yet, implementation prerequisites for electronic procurement of services are obscure and not quantifiable. In this research project, organization, formalization, and specialization of procurement and standardization and strategic importance of the procured services are identified as relevant implementation prerequisites. Measurement models for these prerequisites are established and proven through quantitative empirical research. As such, this article is a major step towards a more rigorous investigation of electronic procurement of services. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 5 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/870 IS - 2 U1 - VWA-University of Extra-Occupational Studies Ute Reuter is Professor of Business Economics, specializing in company management, human resource management, and organization, at VWA-University of Extra-Occupational Studies in Stuttgart, Germany. She holds a doctoral degree from Stuttgart University, Germany, and two diploma degrees: one in Business Economics from Hohenheim University, Germany, and one in Administrative Studies from the Federal University of Business Administration in Bonn, Germany. She researches in the areas of innovation, procurement, service management, digitalization, and company management and is especially interested in topics interlinking these different research areas. ER -