Strategic management of network resources: A case study of an ERP ecosystem

International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 18-33

  Antero, Michelle ^a   Riis, Philip Holst ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Ecosystem; ERP; Resource based view; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; CORE PRODUCTS; DENMARK; LOCK-IN; NETWORK EFFECTS; NETWORK RESOURCE; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT;

COMPETITION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRY; NETWORK MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 80052884639     PISSN: 15481115     EISSN: 15481123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jeis.2011040102     Document Type: Article

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