SUPERMARKETS AND SUPPLIERS IN THE UNITED-KINGDOM - SYSTEM INTEGRATION, INFORMATION AND CONTROL

This paper raises the issue of control in new organizational configura tions where information and communication technology is the critical e nabler of business integration. It is organized around two guiding que stions; how and why major U.K. supermarkets have taken control and dom inance of the food market, and the role of information technology and accounting information in replacing market relationships. The study il lustrates the way in which markets can be structured and controlled by strategic reconfiguration of supply sources and customer outlets. Cop yright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd