Making the case for critical realism: Examining the implementation of automated performance management systems

Information Resources Management Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 138-152

  Dobson, Phillip ^a   Myles, John ^a   Jackson, Paul ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Automated performance measurement; Critical realism; Enterprise systems implementation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BENCHMARKING; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

AUTOMATED PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENTS; CRITICAL REALISMS; ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEM; ENTERPRISE SYSTEM; KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; MANUAL INTERVENTION; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 37549054187     PISSN: 10401628     EISSN: 15337979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/irmj.2007040109     Document Type: Article

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