How alignment strategies influence ERP project success

Enterprise Information Systems

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 425-448

  Sumner, Mary R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterprise systems; Functional expertise; Knowledge integration; Liaison mechanisms; Project governance

Indexed keywords

ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS; FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE; KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION; LIAISON MECHANISMS; PROJECT GOVERNANCE;

ALIGNMENT;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 70449134215     PISSN: 17517575     EISSN: 17517583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17517570903045617     Document Type: Article

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