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This article examines the effects of electronic interconnections between manufacturer-supplier in the korean automobile industry. Major automobile manufacturers in Korea established informational networks with their suppliers to streamline their parts supplies and these networks will be integrated on the industry level in the near future. By reviewing many theoretical perspectives and examining major factors concerning manufacturer-supplier relationships in the Korea`s automobile industry we concluded that electronic interconnections between manufacturer(s) and suppliers will result in more solid integration, which is called electronic hierarchy. We proposed theoretical framework to explain how electronic interconnections influence suppliers` productivity in the electronically hierarchical context mediated by the quality of shared information.