Technical isomorphism at work: ERP-embedded similarity-enhancing mechanisms

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-69

  Batenburg, Ronald ^a   Benders, Jos ^b,c   Van Der Blonk, Heico ^d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Information systems; Manufacturing resource planning; Services

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; UTILITY PROGRAMS;

MANUFACTURING RESOURCE PLANNING; ORGANIZATIONAL LOGICS; STRATEGIC DECISIONS; TECHNICAL ISOMORPHISM; UTILITY COMPANY;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 38549110738     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570810844089     Document Type: Article

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