What makes an ERP implementation relationship worthwhile: Linking trust mechanisms and ERP usefulness

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 263-288

  Gefen, David ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterprise resource planning; ERP; ERP implementation; Technology acceptance model; Trust; Trust antecedents

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL; TRUST; TRUST ANTECEDENTS;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 3142705037     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421222.2004.11045792     Document Type: Article

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