The effects of enterprise resource planning implementation strategy on cross-functionality

Information Systems Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-104

  El Amrani, Redouane ^a   Rowe, Frantz ^a   Geffroy Maronnat, Bénédicte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

BPR; Cross functionality; ERP implementation strategy; Organizational vision; Scope of the ERP modules; Speed

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645114739     PISSN: 13501917     EISSN: 13652575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2575.2006.00206.x     Document Type: Article

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