Multi-level analysis in information systems research: The case of enterprise resource planning system usage in China

Enterprise Information Systems

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 469-494

  Sun, Yuan ^a   Bhattacherjee, Anol ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG GONGSHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterprise resource planning; Multi level analysis; Multi level structural equation modelling; Survey research; Unified theory of acceptance and use of technology

Indexed keywords

CURRENT THEORIES; DATA COLLECTION; END USERS; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEMS; MULTI-LEVEL; MULTI-LEVEL ANALYSIS; MULTILEVEL MODEL; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING; SURVEY RESEARCH; TECHNICAL SUPPORT; TOP MANAGEMENT SUPPORT; UNIFIED THEORY OF ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY; USER TRAINING;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 80052509262     PISSN: 17517575     EISSN: 17517583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17517575.2011.610904     Document Type: Article

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