Brocke, JanBuddendick, Christian2018-01-162018-01-1620042004https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/12424Reference models are built in order to increase the efficiency of information system development. By means of exchanging solutions for typical design problems the reuse of information models can be enhanced. Although there is an affluent number of works on reference modeling, existing reference models are rarely used in practice. One reason can be seen in the existence of various different institutional arrangements for the exchange of models that have not yet been at the focus of research. With this article, we recommend to enlarge the field of research on reference modeling by taking organisation theory into account. By considering Transaction Cost Economics alternative organisational patterns can be identified and examined by means of their „fit“ to a specific environmental situation. The implementation of hybrid organisations seems to be a promising approach for promoting the diffusion of reference models in practice. Therefore we explain how to apply networks as hybrid organisations in reference modelling.Design of Reference ModelsHybrid OrganisationsNetworksOrganisation DesignOrganisation TheoryReference ModelTransaction Cost EconomicsText/Journal Article1861-8936