Impact of an ERP system's capabilities upon the realisation of its business value: A resource-based perspective

Information Technology and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 69-90

  Uwizeyemungu, Sylvestre ^a   Raymond, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

ERP capability; ERP flexibility; ERP integration; ERP transversality; IT business value; Organisational performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860545704     PISSN: 1385951X     EISSN: 15737667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10799-012-0118-9     Document Type: Article

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