Competition, Strategy, and Modern Enterprise Information Systems

Madjid Tavana (La Salle University, USA)

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Providing a central organization for shared information, large businesses continue to rely on enterprise information systems to offer quality service when deadline with large volumes of data.

Competition, Strategy, and Modern Enterprise Information Systems provides extensive coverage on the organizational, managerial and technologies concerns of enterprise information systems and its executive competitiveness. This collection of original research aims to bring together a discussion for innovative ideas and developments in the EIS field.

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Enterprise Systems Outsourcing “Behind the Curtain”: A Case Study Showing How Rational and Institutional Explanations Coexist and Complement Each Other (pages 1-18)

Per Svejvig (Aarhus School of Business, Denmark), Jan Pries-Heje (Roskilde University, Denmark)

Outsourcing is now a feasible means for enterprise systems (ES) cost savings, but does however increase the complexity of coordination substantially when many organi... Sample PDF | More details...

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The Influence of Organisational Size, Internal IT Capabilities, and Competitive and Vendor Pressures on ERP Adoption in SMEs (pages 19-43)

Cliff Cartman (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK), Angel Salazar (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)

This empirical study investigates the influence of organisational size, internal IT capabilities and external factors, such as competitive and vendor pressure, on ER... Sample PDF | More details...

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Improving Internal Supply Chain Collaboration by Increasing Information-Processing Capacity: The Role of Enterprise Information Systems (pages 44-56)

Ana L. Rosado Feger (Ohio University College of Business, USA)

This study examines the role of enterprise information systems in fostering collaboration between the Purchasing, Production, and Outbound Logistics functions of man... Sample PDF | More details...

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An Investigation of Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation in a Small Firm: A Study of Problems Encountered and Successes Achieved (pages 57-80)

Magdy Abdel-Kader (University of Bedfordshire, UK), Thu Phuong Nguyen (TECHCOM Bank, Vietnam)

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have been recognized as complex and costly, which limited their implementation in large organizations. However, an increas... Sample PDF | More details...

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A Success Model for Enterprise Resource Planning Adoption to Improve Financial Performance in Vietnam’s Equitized State Owned Enterprises (pages 81-97)

Long Pham (New Mexico State University, USA), Jeffrey E. Teich (New Mexico State University, USA)

Equitized state-owned enterprises (ESOEs) in Vietnam have begun to implement enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, ubiquitous in developed countries, to improv... Sample PDF | More details...

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A Classification Framework of Critical Success Factors for ERP Systems Implementation: A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective (pages 98-113)

Mohamed A. Nour (University of Sharjah, UAE), Samar Mouakket (University of Sharjah, UAE)

Although organizations can gain many benefits from successful implementation of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, there are high failure rates in ERP imp... Sample PDF | More details...

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Strategic Management of Network Resources: A Case Study of an ERP Ecosystem (pages 114-129)

Michelle Antero (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark), Philip Holst Riis (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark)

This paper applies the resource-based view (RBV) theory to a case study aimed at identifying the complementary resources among partners in the ERPCorp ecosystem of d... Sample PDF | More details...

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Collaborative Planning of ERP Implementation: A Design Science Approach (pages 130-140)

Babak Sohrabi (University of Tehran, Iran), Iman Raeesi Vanani (University of Tehran, Iran)

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is the process of optimizing the performance of enterprise business processes through the utilization of integrated IT-based solut... Sample PDF | More details...

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A McKinsey 7S Model-Based Framework for ERP Readiness Assessment (pages 141-183)

Payam Hanafizadeh (Allemeh Tabataba’i University of Tehran, Iran), Ahad Zare Ravasan (Allemeh Tabataba’i University of Tehran, Iran)

Implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is a complex, lengthy and expensive process which usually faces serious challenges and failures. Thus, it is... Sample PDF | More details...

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Ontology-Based Knowledge Management for Enterprise Systems (pages 184-212)

Mohammad Nazir Ahmad (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia), Nor Hidayati Zakaria (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia), Darshana Sedera (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)

Companies face the challenges of expanding their markets, improving products, services and processes, and exploiting intellectual capital in a dynamic network. There... Sample PDF | More details...

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Linking the Impact of IT Investments to Productivity and Profitability (pages 214-229)

Mohan P. Rao (University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA), Purnendu Mandal (Lamar University, USA)

Implementing IT (information technology) systems such as ERP (enterprise resource planning) requires huge investments. Measuring the impact of these investments on p... Sample PDF | More details...

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An Analytical Model to Measure IS-Enabled Organizational Effectiveness (pages 230-245)

Chun Meng Tang (Multimedia University, Malaysia), Govindan Marthandan (Multimedia University, Malaysia)

When business managers are considering whether to invest in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, they ask the question: “What are the returns on investment?... Sample PDF | More details...

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A Maturity Model of Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP): A Comprehensive Conceptualization (pages 246-276)

Zijad Pita (RMIT University, Australia), France Cheong (RMIT University, Australia), Brian Corbitt (RMIT University, Australia)

Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP) maturity model is conceptualized as a five-stage maturity model. To identify the maturity stage of SISP, a model for as... Sample PDF | More details...

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A Maturity Model of Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP): An Empirical Evaluation Using the Analytic Network Process (pages 277-302)

Zijad Pita (RMIT University, Australia), France Cheong (RMIT University, Australia), Brian Corbitt (RMIT University, Australia)

In this paper Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP) maturity models are empirically validated in Australian environment. A research instrument used to determ... Sample PDF | More details...

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Sustainable Competitive Advantage in E-Commerce and the Role of the Enterprise System (pages 303-319)

Petra Schubert (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark), Susan P. Williams (University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany), Ralf Woelfle (University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland)

Developing and sustaining a competitive advantage from the use of information technology is a topic of concern for information systems research. Mata et al. (1995) p... Sample PDF | More details...

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Is it Really so ‘Strategic’? Motivational Factors for Investing in Enterprise Systems: A Survey (pages 320-329)

Przemyslaw Lech (University of Gdansk, Poland)

This paper presents empirical research on motivational factors for investing in Enterprise Systems (ES), based on the survey conducted among project leaders. The res... Sample PDF | More details...

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Enterprise Information Systems
Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
Enterprise Systems Outsourcing
ERP systems
Knowledge management
Strategic Information Planning Systems
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Author(s)/Editor(s) Biography

Madjid Tavana is a professor of Business Systems and Analytics and the Lindback Distinguished Chair of Information Systems and Decision Sciences at La Salle University, where he served as Chairman of the Management Department and Director of the Center for Technology and Management. He is a Distinguished Research Fellow at Kennedy Space Center, Johnson Space Center, Naval Research Laboratory at Stennis Space Center, and Air Force Research Laboratory. He was recently honored with the prestigious Space Act Award by NASA. He holds a MBA, PMIS, and PhD in Management Information Systems and received his Post-Doctoral Diploma in Strategic Information Systems from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Decision Analytics, International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences, International Journal of Management and Decision Making, International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences, and International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems . He has also published several books and over one hundred research papers in academic journals such as Information Sciences, Decision Sciences, Information Systems, Interfaces, Annals of Operations Research, Advances in Space Research, Omega, Information and Management, Expert Systems with Applications, European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Computers and Operations Research, Energy Economics, Applied Soft Computing, and Energy Policy.

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