On-premise ERP Organizational Post-implementation Practices - Comparison between Large Enterprises and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Victoria Hasheela

2015

Abstract

This paper presents a multiple case study, which was aimed at identifying similarities and differences on how companies of different sizes operate after ERP system go live (post implementation phase). The study has found several differences and similarities and concluded that the differences are caused by the differences in company structures, sizes, financial constraints and decision making processes. Large Enterprises (LEs) often have in-house competence which Small and Medium-Sized Companies (SMEs) usually lack, and this leads to SMEs to depend on external sources, which makes the operations slightly different. SMEs also focus on their technical operations, often disregarding strategic planning, and this leads to higher risks.

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Hasheela V. (2015). On-premise ERP Organizational Post-implementation Practices - Comparison between Large Enterprises and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises . In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-758-096-3, pages 243-250. DOI: 10.5220/0005348802430250


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@conference{iceis15,
author={Victoria Hasheela},
title={On-premise ERP Organizational Post-implementation Practices - Comparison between Large Enterprises and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: ICEIS,},
year={2015},
pages={243-250},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005348802430250},
isbn={978-989-758-096-3},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: ICEIS,
TI - On-premise ERP Organizational Post-implementation Practices - Comparison between Large Enterprises and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
SN - 978-989-758-096-3
AU - Hasheela V.
PY - 2015
SP - 243
EP - 250
DO - 10.5220/0005348802430250