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Information systems

the prediction that IT will lead firms to outsource more but to fewer suppliers with whom they form long-term relationships.

In information systems, move to the middle hypothesis refers to the prediction that IT will lead firms to outsource more but to fewer suppliers with whom they form long-term relationships. This meaning comes from Clemons (1993) in Journal of Management Information Systems.[1]

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References

Clemons, E. K., Reddi, S. P., & Row, M. C. (1993). The Impact of Information Technology on the Organization of Economic Activity: The “Move to the Middle” Hypothesis. Journal of Management Information Systems, 10(2), 9-35. https://doi.org/10.1080/07421222.1993.11517998

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