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Corea, Stephen (2007) The process of enterprise alignment in an ERP project : a view from the trenches. In: 4th European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems, EMCIS 2007, Valencia, 24-26 Jun 2007. Published in: Proceedings of the European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems, EMCIS 2007 pp. 461-469. ISSN 9788483631843.
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Abstract
The smooth adoption and use of enterprise technologies is critical to the business operations of many companies today. Successful alignment between the business and enterprise technology elements of such organisation are a key pre-condition for effective performance. This exploratory study seeks to uncover key features of the nature and dynamics of alignment surrounding the implementation of an enterprise system project at an engine repair company. Prominent aspects of the nature of enterprise alignment during the ERP implementation were found to be as follows: (i) when evaluating the degree of alignment between business processes, organisational structures and enterprise systems, it appears important to consider the relationship between the physical or 'explicit' processes/structure of activity at the organisation and the 'implicit' processes/structure that are embedded within the technology; (ii) enterprise alignments involve trade-offs; and (iii) the process of alignment between staff roles and the technology system is driven by learning. These findings suggest useful ways to extend understanding of the complex nature of enterprise alignment.
| Item Type: | Conference Item (Paper) | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Proceedings of the European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems, EMCIS 2007 | ||||
| ISSN: | 9788483631843 | ||||
| Official Date: | 2007 | ||||
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| Page Range: | pp. 461-469 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
| Conference Paper Type: | Paper | ||||
| Title of Event: | 4th European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems, EMCIS 2007 | ||||
| Type of Event: | Conference | ||||
| Location of Event: | Valencia | ||||
| Date(s) of Event: | 24-26 Jun 2007 |
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