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dc.contributor.convenorEldon Y. Li
dc.contributor.authorKerr, Donald
dc.contributor.authorHobson, Dean
dc.contributor.authorBurgess, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorHoughton, Luke
dc.contributor.editorEldon Y. Li amd Hsiu Ju Rebecca Yen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:25:27Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:25:27Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.modified2007-03-21T21:21:34Z
dc.identifier.refurihttp://www.calpoly.edu/~eli/apdsi/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/2851
dc.description.abstractAbstract Research into Enterprises Resource Planning Systems (ERP) has shown a disconcerting failure of implementations in organisations. This is alarming considering the phenomenal industry uptake of ERP's over the past decade. The reasons for such failure are not forthcoming however it is argued that domination of a positivist research paradigm gives little or no insight into why ERP's fail. Such research approaches are insufficient in that the focus is on surface elements (i.e. empirical data from one perspective) and cannot account accurately for large scale ERP implementations which involve complex interaction of social, technical and political elements. The case for a broader multidisciplinary research perspective that draws from existing models, methodologies and philosophises is advanced in order to establish a more holistic view of the reasons why ERP systems fail. This paper establishes two parallel trends, namely the scope of ERP failures and reliance of Information Systems research on positivist methods. A key argument is then made for a more diverse approach to Information Systems research in order to gain a more comprehensive understanding of ERP failures which could be used to generate more effective implementation solutions. The paper concludes with an exploration of the implications for widening the methodologies employed in Information Systems research.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherYuan Ze University
dc.publisher.placeTaipei, Taiwan
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofconferencenameAPDSI 2005
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleProceedings of the 10th Annual Conference of Asia-Pacific Decision Sciences Institute
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2005-06-28
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2005-07-02
dc.relation.ispartoflocationTaipei, Taiwan
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode280102
dc.titleERP Implementations – the pitfalls of a positivist outlook
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE1 - Conferences
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
gro.date.issued2005
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorKerr, Donald V.
gro.griffith.authorHoughton, Luke


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