Understanding the local-level costs and benefits of ERP through organizational information processing theory

Information and Management

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 431-443

  Gattiker, Thomas F ^a   Goodhue, Dale L ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Enterprise resource planning; Enterprise system; ERP; Integration; Interdependence; Manufacturing planning and control systems; Organizational information processing theory; Standardization

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION THEORY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDIZATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS (IS); MANAGEMENT MODELS;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 0348042902     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7206(03)00082-X     Document Type: Article

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