In this paper we present potential insights provided by Giddens’ structuration theory to study the effects of cultural differences experienced by western companies establishing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software in their Chinese subsidiaries. We use the data from a case study of a French firm’s ERP project in its Chinese subsidiary to demonstrate the appropriateness of structuration th...

Organizations installing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system often seek to gain better control over their data and operations. Nevertheless, studies indicate that this aim often fails to materialize. Although the literature has looked into the factors that may lead to a successful (or conversely unsuccessful) ERP implementation, it has largely overlooked the actual use of the system af...

I investigated the role of IT governance in driving the success of ERP projects. The tool for assessing ERP value was a comprehensive, multivariate and validated model adapted from the widely used Delone and McLean model of IS success. This showed that ERP investments were more effective in organizations having an IT governance domain consisting of proactive strategic guidance and participatory...

This paper presents the results of a recently completed survey of Taiwanese firms that focuses on their implementation and use of packaged ERP systems. Objectives of the survey includes: to investigate the extent to which packaged ERP systems were applied in manufacturing and service firms, the implementation experience, and the major benefits obtained from the implementation. Findings of the s...

In the situation of mass casualty incidents in Germany the questions that always remain are what and how much resources are needed to provide the best response. Furthermore, there are many local-specific constraints that exist, such as the density of hospitals nearby, what their surgery capacities are like, the distance between the local rescue bases and the incident scene as well as the level ...

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software systems integrate key business and management processes within and beyond a firm’s boundary. Although the business value of ERP implementations has been extensively debated in trade periodicals in the form of qualitative discussion or detailed case studies, there is little large-sample statistical evidence on whether the benefits of ERP implementation...

Drawing on the resource-based view (RBV), the aim of this research is to better understand how satisfaction with application service providers (ASPs) is affected by intangible assets in interorganizational relationships (e.g. antecedents of non-contractibility), which in turn are influenced by IT-enabled resources such as information systems (IS) integration and ambidexterity of software develo...

This study provides a new perspective to the long-standing debate on the business value of IT. Advancing prior research on the internal perspectives of IT value creation, we take an external view and investigate the role of stock analysts in facilitating the market evaluation of firms’ IT investments. Stock analysts collect information about firms’ IT investments and provide informed recommenda...

In recent years, with the widespread application of ERP System, it creates an appropriate environment for implementing ABCM. Many enterprises produce the strong demands on the integration between ERP System and ABCM which is process-focused. As a result, the integration of ERP System and ABCM is regarded as an important strategic choice of fastening the step of information level by many enterpr...

The purpose of this study is to identify the ERP competencies which are important to industry. A content analysis of IT job web sites was used to develop a list of core competencies for positions as ERP project managers, business analysts, programmer analysts, application developers, auditors, security administrators, system administrators, quality assurance engineers, trainers, database admini...