Critical Success Factors Plays a Vital Role in ERP Implementation in Developing Countries: An Exploratory Study in Pakistan
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چکیده
The capabilities of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to integrate all the business functions needed in a single system with a shared database efficiently and effectively has persuaded organizations to adopt them. In enterprise environment, successful ERP implementation has played a vital role for organizational efficiency. In this respect critical success factors (CSFs) have been identified essential for the successful ERP implementation. The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze CSFs impacting ERP implementation success in Pakistani Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). This paper will help Pakistani SME’s on how to obtain better results from ERP implementation focusing on CSFs relevant to them. Keywords—Information System (IS); Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System; ERP implementation; CSFs; Pakistani Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs); Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)
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