The impact of ERP implementation on business process outcomes: A factor-based study

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-134

  Karimi, Jahangir ^a   Somers, Toni M ^b   Bhattacherjee, Anol ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Business process outcomes; Enterprise systems; ERP effects; ERP implementation; ERP radicalness; Information technology innovation; Innovation diffusion theory

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BUSINESS PROCESS OUTCOMES; INNOVATION DIFFUSION THEORY;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 38349185356     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222240103     Document Type: Article

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