Enterprise systems outsourcing "behind the curtain": A case study showing how rational and institutional explanations coexist and complement each other

International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-17

  Svejvig, Per ^a   Pries Heje, Jan ^b  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

^b ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Case study; Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems; Enterprise systems; Institutional theory; Organization; Outsourcing

Indexed keywords

COST-SAVING; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) SYSTEMS; ENTERPRISE SYSTEM; INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS; INSTITUTIONAL THEORY; MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS; ORGANIZATION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA REDUCTION; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; INDUSTRY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 80052911044     PISSN: 15481115     EISSN: 15481123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jeis.2011010101     Document Type: Article

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