Difficulties in enterprise system implementation in emerging economies: Insights from an exploratory study in Poland

Information Technology for Development

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-51

  Soja, Piotr ^a  

^a CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Emerging economies; Enterprise systems; Implementation difficulties; Poland

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EMERGING ECONOMIES; ENTERPRISE SYSTEM; ENTERPRISE SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION; IMPLEMENTATION DIFFICULTIES; IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS; MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS; POLAND;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 49249132752     PISSN: 02681102     EISSN: 15540170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/itdj.20086     Document Type: Article

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