Investigating factors influencing the decision making process for ERP adoption and implementation: An exploratory case study

Proceedings of the European, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems - Informing Responsible Management: Sustainability in Emerging Economies, EMCIS 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 141-153

  Al Fawaz, Khaled ^a   Eldabi, Tillal ^a   Kamal, Muhammad ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adoption; Critical success factors (CSF); ERP; Implementation; Perspectives

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS; BUSINESS PROCESS; CONSUMER DEMANDS; CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; EMPIRICAL FINDINGS; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEMS; ERP ADOPTION; ERP SYSTEM; IMPLEMENTATION; INFLUENTIAL FACTORS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; LITERATURE ANALYSIS; LOWER COST; MARKET COMPETITION; PERSPECTIVES; PROJECT-BASED; RAPID DEVELOPMENT; REDUCING COSTS; RESEARCH STUDIES; SERVICE DELIVERY; STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING;

COMPETITION; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RESEARCH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 84857519287     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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