Download This PaperErps as Technologies-in-Practice: Social Construction, Materiality and the Role of Organisational Factors
13 Pages Posted: 25 Oct 2006
Abstract
Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERPs) often fail to deliver the organisational benefits anticipated. This paper uses Orlikowski's 'technology-in-practice' framework to analyse the impact of an ERP on branch managers in a large bank. While this framework provides important insights into the impact of ERPs, the case also highlights the significance of organisational factors in shaping how users enact technology at work.
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Dery, Kristine F and Hall, Richard and Wailes, Nick, Erps as Technologies-in-Practice: Social Construction, Materiality and the Role of Organisational Factors. New Technology, Work and Employment, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 229-241, November 2006, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=939882 or http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-005X.2006.00177.x
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