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An Exploratory Investigation of the Barriers to the Adoption of Open Source ERP by Belgian SMEs

An Exploratory Investigation of the Barriers to the Adoption of Open Source ERP by Belgian SMEs

Kris Ven, Dieter Van Nuffel
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781613504864|ISBN10: 1613504861|EISBN13: 9781613504871
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-486-4.ch010
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Ven, Kris, and Dieter Van Nuffel. "An Exploratory Investigation of the Barriers to the Adoption of Open Source ERP by Belgian SMEs." Free and Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning: Systems and Strategies, edited by Rogerio Atem de Carvalho and Björn Johansson, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 145-164. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-486-4.ch010

APA

Ven, K. & Van Nuffel, D. (2012). An Exploratory Investigation of the Barriers to the Adoption of Open Source ERP by Belgian SMEs. In R. Atem de Carvalho & B. Johansson (Eds.), Free and Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning: Systems and Strategies (pp. 145-164). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-486-4.ch010

Chicago

Ven, Kris, and Dieter Van Nuffel. "An Exploratory Investigation of the Barriers to the Adoption of Open Source ERP by Belgian SMEs." In Free and Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning: Systems and Strategies, edited by Rogerio Atem de Carvalho and Björn Johansson, 145-164. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-486-4.ch010

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Abstract

Notwithstanding the increasing interest in open source ERP (OS-ERP) products in the past few years, their adoption by Belgian organizations is still very limited. To gain more insight into this phenomenon, we performed an exploratory investigation of which barriers inhibit the adoption of OS-ERP by Belgian SMEs. Based upon our previous research, we identified two main barriers, namely a lack of functionality and a lack of support. Next, we performed a screening of the Belgian OS-ERP market to investigate the functionality and support offered by various OS-ERP products. This allowed us to determine how the perceptions of organizations compare to the actual market for OS-ERP in Belgium. Our results provide more insight into the barriers to the adoption of OS-ERP by Belgian SMEs and provide various avenues for future research.

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