The role of ERP implementation in enabling digital options: A theoretical and empirical analysis

International Journal of Electronic Commerce

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 7-42

  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

Customer relationship management; Digitally enabled extended enterprise; Extent of ERP implementation; Knowledge reach richness; Process reach richness; Resource readiness; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 67049143988     PISSN: 10864415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/JEC1086-4415130301     Document Type: Article

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