Table A1 From codes to IPNs' level Main...

Table A1

From codes to IPNs' level

Main construct	Code	Impact on IPNs
Product technical complexities	Simple	↓
Product technical complexities	Complex	↑
Product engineering content	Low engineering effort and expertise	↓
Product engineering content	High engineering effort and expertise	↑
Maturity of the underlying technology	New technology	↑
Maturity of the underlying technology	Mature technology	↓
Product level of customization	Standard product	↓
Product level of customization	Customized product	↑
Market growth level	Declining market	↓
Market growth level	Growing market	↑
Government regulatory control over the industry	Low regulatory control	↓
Government regulatory control over the industry	High regulatory control	↑
Public/political attitude towards industry and its particular product	Positive	↓
	Negative	↑
Relationships with trade unions with jurisdiction in the organization	Present	↑
	Non present	↓
Education and technological background and skills	Low value understanding	↑
Education and technological background and skills	High value understanding	↓
Previous technological and managerial skills	Low knowledgeability	↑
Previous technological and managerial skills	High knowledgeability	↓
Individual member's involvement and commitment to attaining systems goals	Low	↑
	High	↓
Interpersonal behaviour styles	Non-assertive	↓
Interpersonal behaviour styles	Assertive	↑
Availability of manpower for utilization within the system	Unavailable	↑
Availability of manpower for utilization within the system	Available	↓
Technological characteristics of organizational unit	Basic	↑
Technological characteristics of organizational unit	Advanced	↓
Interdependence of organizational units in carrying out their objectives	Low interdependence	↓
	High interdependence	↑
Inter-unit conflict among organizational, functional and staff unit	Low	↓
	High	↑
Intra-unit conflict among organizational, functional and staff unit	Low	↓
	High	↑
Clearly known way to do the buyer's job when it relates to this supplier	Clear	↓
	Unclear	↑
Extent to which established practices and procedures are followed	Low	↑
	High	↓
Extent to which the job description is detailed or broadly defined	Broadly defined	↑
	Very detailed	↓
Extent to which the boundaries around the job are vague or clear	Very vague	↑
	Very clear	↓
Extent to which workers do the same tasks in the same way most of the times	Low	↑
	High	↓
Extent to which repetitive tasks are performed	Low	↑
Extent to which repetitive tasks are performed	High	↓
Intensity of knowledge required in processes	Low	↓
Intensity of knowledge required in processes	High	↑
Extent to which the supply of this good/service requires capabilities and skills unique to this supplier	Low	↓
	High	↑
Extent to which the buyer firm has made major investments specifically for its relationship with this supplier	Low	↓
	High	↑
Degree of comfort about sharing sensitive information with the IT provider	Comfortable	↓
	Uncomfortable	↑

Main construct	Code	Impact on IPNs
Product technical complexities	Simple	↓
Product technical complexities	Complex	↑
Product engineering content	Low engineering effort and expertise	↓
Product engineering content	High engineering effort and expertise	↑
Maturity of the underlying technology	New technology	↑
Maturity of the underlying technology	Mature technology	↓
Product level of customization	Standard product	↓
Product level of customization	Customized product	↑
Market growth level	Declining market	↓
Market growth level	Growing market	↑
Government regulatory control over the industry	Low regulatory control	↓
Government regulatory control over the industry	High regulatory control	↑
Public/political attitude towards industry and its particular product	Positive	↓
	Negative	↑
Relationships with trade unions with jurisdiction in the organization	Present	↑
	Non present	↓
Education and technological background and skills	Low value understanding	↑
Education and technological background and skills	High value understanding	↓
Previous technological and managerial skills	Low knowledgeability	↑
Previous technological and managerial skills	High knowledgeability	↓
Individual member's involvement and commitment to attaining systems goals	Low	↑
	High	↓
Interpersonal behaviour styles	Non-assertive	↓
Interpersonal behaviour styles	Assertive	↑
Availability of manpower for utilization within the system	Unavailable	↑
Availability of manpower for utilization within the system	Available	↓
Technological characteristics of organizational unit	Basic	↑
Technological characteristics of organizational unit	Advanced	↓
Interdependence of organizational units in carrying out their objectives	Low interdependence	↓
	High interdependence	↑
Inter-unit conflict among organizational, functional and staff unit	Low	↓
	High	↑
Intra-unit conflict among organizational, functional and staff unit	Low	↓
	High	↑
Clearly known way to do the buyer's job when it relates to this supplier	Clear	↓
	Unclear	↑
Extent to which established practices and procedures are followed	Low	↑
	High	↓
Extent to which the job description is detailed or broadly defined	Broadly defined	↑
	Very detailed	↓
Extent to which the boundaries around the job are vague or clear	Very vague	↑
	Very clear	↓
Extent to which workers do the same tasks in the same way most of the times	Low	↑
	High	↓
Extent to which repetitive tasks are performed	Low	↑
Extent to which repetitive tasks are performed	High	↓
Intensity of knowledge required in processes	Low	↓
Intensity of knowledge required in processes	High	↑
Extent to which the supply of this good/service requires capabilities and skills unique to this supplier	Low	↓
	High	↑
Extent to which the buyer firm has made major investments specifically for its relationship with this supplier	Low	↓
	High	↑
Degree of comfort about sharing sensitive information with the IT provider	Comfortable	↓
	Uncomfortable	↑

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