The impact of contextual factors on ERP assimilation: Exploratory findings from a developed and a developing country

Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-55

  Kouki, Rafa ^a   Poulin, Diane ^a,b   Pellerin, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Case Study; Developing Country; ERP Systems; Manufacturing Organizations; Post Implementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052995951     PISSN: 1097198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.2010.10856508     Document Type: Article

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