An empirical study of ERP success evaluations by business and IT managers
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine how two organizational members, i.e. business and information technology (IT) managers evaluate the success measures of acquired enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
Design/methodology/approach
Surveys were conducted in two Northern European countries – Finland and Estonia.
Findings
Prior studies suggest that business and IT managers evaluate organizational‐IT issues, including ERP success evaluations differently. However, this study's data analysis showed that no significant statistical differences exist between the two groups on the six dimensions of ERP success operationalized with the exception of one, i.e. vendor/consultant quality. In brief, both groups seem to have a similar view of ERP success in their respective organizations.
Originality/value
Discusses the implications for practitioners and researchers.
Keywords
Citation
Ifinedo, P. (2007), "An empirical study of ERP success evaluations by business and IT managers", Information Management & Computer Security, Vol. 15 No. 4, pp. 270-282. https://doi.org/10.1108/09685220710817798
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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