Does ERP provide a cross-functional view of the firm? challenging conventional wisdom for SMEs and large french firms

Association for Information Systems - 26th International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2005: Forever New Frontiers

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 521-534

  Rowe, Frantz ^a   El Amrani, Redouane ^a   Bidan, Marc ^b   Marciniak, Rolande ^a   Geffroy Maronnat, Bénédicte ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^c ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Core modules; Cross functionality; ERP; Firm size; Flexibility; Organizational vision; Speed

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS FUNCTIONS; BUSINESS UNITS; CORE MODULES; CROSS-FUNCTIONAL; CROSS-FUNCTIONALITY; ENTERPRISE SYSTEM; ERP ADOPTION; ERP SYSTEM; FIRM SIZE; FLEXIBILITY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT; PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; TECHNICAL INTEGRATION;

INDUSTRY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTEGRATION; SPEED;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 34249807271     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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