Enterprise systems projects: The role of liminal space in enterprise systems implementation

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 259-269

  Wagner, Erica L ^a   Newell, Sue ^b,c   Kay, William ^d  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

enterprise systems; ERP; implementation; IS project; liminality; organizational change

Indexed keywords

ENTERPRISE SYSTEM; IMPLEMENTATION; IS PROJECT; LIMINALITY; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 84871007684     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jit.2012.22     Document Type: Article

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