Adoption of the Internet of Things technologies in business procurement: impact on organizational buying behavior
Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing
ISSN: 0885-8624
Article publication date: 12 September 2018
Issue publication date: 4 October 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the potential of Internet of Things (IoT) to affect organizational buying behavior. Potential impacts on organizational communication, buying center structure and processes and privacy and security issues are discussed.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a conceptual paper that advances testable propositions based on the technology overview and use of existing organizational buying behavior theory.
Findings
This paper concludes that major changes are likely as a result of the adoption of IoT. The nature of organizational communication may shift to more machine-to-machine communication and buying centers may become smaller, less hierarchical but more coordinated, with less conflict. In addition, privacy and security concerns will need to be addressed.
Originality/value
This is the first attempt to conceptualize the impact of adoption of IoT technologies that may help future researchers to examine the impact on a more granular level. For practitioners, it may help them prepare for the impacts of the IoT technological juggernaut.
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Acknowledgements
The authors thank the anonymous reviewer for this helpful suggestion. They are grateful to an anonymous reviewer for these series of important research questions.
Citation
Osmonbekov, T. and Johnston, W.J. (2018), "Adoption of the Internet of Things technologies in business procurement: impact on organizational buying behavior", Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Vol. 33 No. 6, pp. 781-791. https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-10-2015-0190
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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