The role of geographic specificity of logistics for e-commerce companies' Inter-firm integration: A case study of Alibaba

Zuopeng Xiao; James J. Wang; James H. Lenzer

The role of geographic specificity of logistics for e-commerce companies' Inter-firm integration: A case study of Alibaba

Zuopeng Xiao
, James J. Wang
, James H. Lenzer

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review

Abstract

Inter-firm integration is becoming prevalent in current e-commerce and logistics industry. However, less is known about the underlying role of geography in these inter-firm integration cases. Grounding transaction cost framework on the geography of logistics, this paper attempts to contextually examine the geographic specificity of logistics for e-commerce with a qualitative case study of Alibaba, China. Empirical results show that logistics specificity for e-commerce is embedded in logistics network and related geographic knowledge to organize physical logistics. The multi-scale characteristics of logistics specificity are unfolded across the space and time dimension. The changing logistics specificity shows the evolution of e-commerce.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 20th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2015: Urban Transport Analytics
Publisher	Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies Limited
Pages	485-491
ISBN (Print)	9789881581440
Publication status	Published - Dec 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	20th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies: Urban Transport Analytics (HKSTS 2015) - InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Duration: 12 Dec 2015 → 14 Dec 2015 http://www.hksts.org/conf15a.pdf http://www.hksts.org/conf15.htm

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Conference	20th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies: Urban Transport Analytics (HKSTS 2015)
Abbreviated title	HKSTS 2015
Place	China
City	Hong Kong
Period	12/12/15 → 14/12/15
Internet address	http://www.hksts.org/conf15a.pdf http://www.hksts.org/conf15.htm

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E-commerce
Inter-firm integration
Logistics
Specificity

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Xiao, Z., Wang, J. J., & Lenzer, J. H. (2015). The role of geographic specificity of logistics for e-commerce companies' Inter-firm integration: A case study of Alibaba. In Proceedings of the 20th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2015: Urban Transport Analytics (pp. 485-491). Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies Limited.

Xiao, Zuopeng ; Wang, James J. ; Lenzer, James H. / The role of geographic specificity of logistics for e-commerce companies' Inter-firm integration : A case study of Alibaba. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2015: Urban Transport Analytics. Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies Limited, 2015. pp. 485-491

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Xiao, Z, Wang, JJ & Lenzer, JH 2015, The role of geographic specificity of logistics for e-commerce companies' Inter-firm integration: A case study of Alibaba. in Proceedings of the 20th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2015: Urban Transport Analytics. Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies Limited, pp. 485-491, 20th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies: Urban Transport Analytics (HKSTS 2015), Hong Kong, China, 12/12/15.

The role of geographic specificity of logistics for e-commerce companies' Inter-firm integration: A case study of Alibaba. / Xiao, Zuopeng; Wang, James J.; Lenzer, James H.
Proceedings of the 20th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2015: Urban Transport Analytics. Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies Limited, 2015. p. 485-491.

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review

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