Factors that improve ERP implementation strategies in an organization

International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 15-34

  Sankar, Chetan S ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex environments; Dynamic strategy; Dynamics; Force field analysis; Improving ERP implementation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS; DYNAMIC STRATEGIES; DYNAMIC STRATEGY; ERP IMPLEMENTATION; FORCE FIELD ANALYSIS;

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 77954113495     PISSN: 15481115     EISSN: 15481123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jeis.2010040102     Document Type: Article

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