The effect of system characteristics, stage of adoption, and experience on institutional explanations for ERP systems choice

Accounting Horizons

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 365-389

  Ugrin, Joseph C ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ERP; Institutional theory; Isomorphism; Systems adoption; Technology acceptance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77349105327     PISSN: 08887993     EISSN: 15587975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/acch.2009.23.4.365     Document Type: Article

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