Article2007

Enterprise size matters: objectives and constraints of ERP adoption

192 citations0/0 files storedJournal of Enterprise Information Management

No readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.

No open-access location is known for this record yet.

Literature note Cite in a project Citation map

ERP Systems Implementation and Impact Information Technology Governance and Strategy Corporate Governance and Management

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the discussion on enterprise resource planning (ERP) system adoption by investigating the relationship of enterprise size to the objectives and constraints of ERP adoption. Design/methodology/approach In the paper, survey data, based on the responses of 44 companies, are analyzed, by dividing the companies into small, medium‐sized, and large enterprises; and comparing these groups, using statistical methods. Findings The paper finds significant differences exist between small, medium‐sized and large enterprises regarding the objectives and constraints of ERP system adoption. While small enterprises experience more knowledge constraints, large enterprises are challenged by the changes imposed by ERP adoption. Further, large and medium‐sized enterprises are more outward‐oriented in ERP adoption than small enterprises. Business development, as opposed to mere efficiency improvement, while being the most prevalent objective for ERP adoption in all the company groups, is considered especially important by medium‐sized enterprises. Finally, the findings suggest that, instead of considering small and medium‐sized enterprises as one homogeneous group of smaller enterprises, differences between these two groups of companies should be acknowledged in information system adoption. Research limitations/implications The paper shows that the Finnish context and the sample size should be taken into consideration when generalizing the findings. Practical implications The paper points out the differences in objectives and constraints between companies of different sizes that should be acknowledged in ERP adoption. Originality/value Instead of resorting to the customary approach of considering small and medium‐sized enterprises as a homogeneous group of smaller enterprises, this study acknowledges the differences between these two groups of companies.

Paper brief

Loading…

Cite this work

Citation unavailable for this work.

BibTeX RIS CSL-JSON

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Citations in this library

Citation map →

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 192 citations exist upstream.

References

1983The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields 2004The iron cage revisited institutional isomorphism and collective rationality in organizational fields 1992Basics of Qualitative Research 1990Basics of qualitative research 1998Putting the enterprise into the enterprise system.1995Electronic Data Interchange and Small Organizations: Adoption and Impact of Technology 2000Mission Critical: Realizing the Promise of Enterprise Systems 2000What is ERP?

Cited by

2010Challenges in enterprise resource planning implementation: state‐of‐the‐art 2008The involvement of small- and medium-sized enterprises in public procurement: Impact of resource perceptions, electronic systems and enterprise size 2012Enablers and inhibitors of advanced information technologies adoption by SMEs 2009Development of measures to assess the ERP adoption of small and medium enterprises 2009Factors influencing ERP outcomes in SMEs: a post‐introduction assessment

Explore the map →

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.

Imported from OpenAlex (CC0) — nothing here is generated.