%0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2015 %T Implementation Prerequisites for Electronic Procurement of Services %A Ute Reuter %K digitalization %K electronic procurement %K implementation %K improvement %K process innovation %K procurement %K purchasing %K service management %K service procurement %X Service procurement is a business function of increasing importance and is highly suitable for integration of electronic support, but it suffers from severe research deficits. As yet, implementation prerequisites for electronic procurement of services are obscure and not quantifiable. In this research project, organization, formalization, and specialization of procurement and standardization and strategic importance of the procured services are identified as relevant implementation prerequisites. Measurement models for these prerequisites are established and proven through quantitative empirical research. As such, this article is a major step towards a more rigorous investigation of electronic procurement of services. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 5 %P 15-23 %8 02/2015 %G eng %U http://timreview.ca/article/870 %N 2 %1 VWA-University of Extra-Occupational Studies Ute Reuter is Professor of Business Economics, specializing in company management, human resource management, and organization, at VWA-University of Extra-Occupational Studies in Stuttgart, Germany. She holds a doctoral degree from Stuttgart University, Germany, and two diploma degrees: one in Business Economics from Hohenheim University, Germany, and one in Administrative Studies from the Federal University of Business Administration in Bonn, Germany. She researches in the areas of innovation, procurement, service management, digitalization, and company management and is especially interested in topics interlinking these different research areas. %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/870