Moussab/ORKG-training-evaluation-set huggingface dataset:
Research field: Science
Title: Critical success factors in enterprise resource planning systems
Abstract: Organizations perceive ERP as a vital tool for organizational competition as it integrates dispersed organizational systems and enables flawless transactions and production. This review examines studies investigating Critical Success Factors (CSFs) in implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Keywords relating to the theme of this study were defined and used to search known Web engines and journal databases for studies on both implementing ERP systems per se and integrating ERP systems with other well- known systems (e.g., SCM, CRM) whose importance to business organizations and academia is acknowledged to work in a complementary fashion. A total of 341 articles were reviewed to address three main goals. This study structures previous research by presenting a comprehensive taxonomy of CSFs in the area of ERP. Second, it maps studies, identified through an exhaustive and comprehensive literature review, to different dimensions and facets of ERP system implementation. Third, it presents studies investigating CSFs in terms of a specific ERP lifecycle phase and across the entire ERP life cycle. This study not only reviews articles in which an ERP system is the sole or primary field of research, but also articles that refer to an integration of ERP systems and other popular systems (e.g., SCM, CRM). Finally it provides a comprehensive bibliography of the articles published during this period that can serve as a guide for future research.
Extracted statement — has research problem: Enterprise resource planning
Research field: Science
Title: Critical elements for a successful enterprise resource planning implementation in small-and medium-sized enterprises
Abstract: The body of research relating to the implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been increasing rapidly over the last few years. It is important, particularly for SMEs, to recognize the elements for a successful ERP implementation in their environments. This research aims to examine the critical elements that constitute a successful ERP implementation in SMEs. The objective is to identify the constituents within the critical elements. A comprehensive literature review and interviews with eight SMEs in the UK were carried out. The results serve as the basic input into the formation of the critical elements and their constituents. Three main critical elements are formed: critical success factors, critical people and critical uncertainties. Within each critical element, the related constituents are identified. Using the process theory approach, the constituents within each critical element are linked to their specific phase(s) of ERP implementation. Ten constituents for critical success factors were found, nine constituents for critical people and 21 constituents for critical uncertainties. The research suggests that a successful ERP implementation often requires the identification and management of the critical elements and their constituents at each phase of implementation. The results are constructed as a reference framework that aims to provide researchers and practitioners with indicators and guidelines to improve the success rate of ERP implementation in SMEs.
Extracted statement — has research problem: Enterprise resource planning
Research field: Science
Title: ERP systems and open source: an initial review and some implications for SMEs
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to further build up the knowledge about reasons for small and mid‐sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents and analyses findings in articles about proprietary ERPs and open source ERPs. In addition, a limited investigation of the distribution channel SourceForge for open source is made.Findings – The cost perspective seems to receive a high attention regarding adoption of open source ERPs. This can be questioned and the main conclusion is that costs seem to have a secondary role in adoption or non adoption of open source ERPs.Research limitations/implications – The paper is mainly a conceptual paper written from a literature review. The ambition is to search support for the findings by doing more research in the area.Practical implications – The findings presented are of interest both for developers of proprietary ERPs as well as SMEs since it is shown that there are defi...
Extracted statement — has research problem: Enterprise resource planning
Research field: Science
Title: The ERP implementation of SME in China
Abstract: Enterprise Resource Planning-ERP implementing of small and middle size enterprise — SME is different from the large one. Based on the analysis on the character of ERP marketing and SMEs of China, 6 critical success factors are recommended. The research suggests that the top management support is most important to ERP implement in SME of China, in which paternalism prevails. Database of management and capital are main obstacles. ERP 1 or ERP 2 fits to demand of SME; high power project team has tremendous significance in the situation of absence of IT engineer for SME; education and training is helpful to successfully ERP implementing. The results service as better understanding the ERP implementation of SME in China and gaining the good performance of ERP implementation.
Extracted statement — has research problem: Enterprise resource planning
Research field: Science
Title: A Comparative Study of Issues Affecting ERP Implementation in Large Scale and Small Medium Scale Enterprises in India: A Pareto Approach
Abstract: paper attempts to explore and identify issues affecting Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation in context to Indian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and large enterprises. Issues which are considered more important for large scale enterprises may not be of equal importance for a small and medium scale enterprise and hence replicating the implementation experience which holds for large organizations will not a wise approach on the part of the implementation vendors targeting small scale enterprises. This paper attempts to highlight those specific issues where a different approach needs to be adopted. Pareto analysis has been applied to identify the issues for Indian SMEs and Large scale enterprises as available from the published literature. Also by doing comparative analysis between the identified issues for Indian large enterprises and SMEs four issues are proved to be crucial for SMEs in India but not for large enterprises such as proper system implementation strategy, clearly defined scope of implementation procedure, proper project planning and minimal customization of the system selected for implementation, because of some limitations faced by the Indian SMEs compared to large enterprises.
Extracted statement — has research problem: Enterprise resource planning
Research field: Science
Title: ERP Systems in SMEs: A Literature Review
Abstract: This review summarizes research on enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems in small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs). Due to the close-to-saturation of ERP adoptions in large enterprises (LEs), ERP vendors now focus more on SMEs. Moreover, because of globalization, partnerships, value networks, and the huge information flow across and within SMEs nowadays, more and more SMEs are adopting ERP systems. Risks of adoption rely on the fact that SMEs have limited resources and specific characteristics that make their case different from LEs. The main focus of this article is to shed the light on the areas that lack sufficient research within the ERP in SMEs domain, suggest future research avenues, as well as, present the current research findings that could aid practitioners, suppliers, and SMEs when embarking on ERP projects.
Extracted statement — has research problem: Enterprise resource planning
Research field: Science
Title: Enterprise resource planning post-adoption value: a literature review amongst small and medium enterprises
Abstract: It is consensual that Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) after a successful implementation has significant effects on the productivity of firm as well small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) recognized as fundamentally different environments compared to large enterprises. There are few reviews in the literature about the post-adoption phase and even fewer at SME level. Furthermore, to the best of our knowledge there is none with focus in ERP value stage. This review will fill this gap. It provides an updated bibliography of ERP publications published in the IS journal and conferences during the period of 2000 and 2012. A total of 33 articles from 21 journals and 12 conferences are reviewed. The main focus of this paper is to shed the light on the areas that lack sufficient research within the ERP in SME domain, in particular in ERP business value stage, suggest future research avenues, as well as, present the current research findings that could support researchers and practitioners when embarking on ERP projects.
Extracted statement — has research problem: Enterprise resource planning
Research field: Science
Title: Limits to using ERP systems
Abstract: The paper examines limitations that restrict the potential benefits from the use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in business firms. In the first part we discuss a limitation that arises from the strategic decision of top managers for mergers, acquisitions and divestitures as well as outsourcing. Managers tend to treat their companies like component-based business units, which are to be arranged and re-arranged to yet higher market values. Outsourcing of in-house activities to suppliers means disintegrating processes and information. Such consequences of strategic business decisions impose severe restrictions on what business organizations can benefit from ERP systems. The second part of the paper reflects upon the possibility of imbedding best practice business processes in ERP systems. We critically review the process of capturing and transferring best practices with a particular focus on context-dependence and nature of IT innovations.
Extracted statement — has research problem: Enterprise resource planning
Research field: Science
Title: Potential impact of cultural differences on enterprise resource planning (ERP) projects
Abstract: Over the last ten years, there has been a dramatic growth in the acquisition of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, where the market leader is the German company, SAP AG. However, more recently, there has been an increase in reported ERP failures, suggesting that the implementation issues are not just technical, but encompass wider behavioural factors.
Extracted statement — has research problem: Enterprise resource planning
Research field: Science
Title: Deconstructing information packages: organizational and behavioural implications of ERP systems
Abstract: Argues that the organizational involvement of large scale information technology packages, such as those known as enterprise resource planning (ERP), has important implications that go far beyond the acknowledged effects of keeping the organizational operations accountable and integrated across functions and production sites. Claims that ERP packages are predicated on an understanding of human agency as a procedural affair and of organizations as an extended series of functional or cross‐functional transactions. Accordingly, the massive introduction of ERP packages to organizations is bound to have serious implications that precisely recount the procedural forms by which such packages instrument organizational operations and fashion organizational roles. The conception of human agency and organizational operations in procedural terms may seem reasonable yet it recounts a very specific and, in a sense, limited understanding of humans and organizations. The distinctive status of framing human agency and organizations in procedural terms becomes evident in its juxtaposition with other forms of human action like improvisation, exploration or playing. These latter forms of human involvement stand out against the serial fragmentation underlying procedural action. They imply acting on the world on loose premises that trade off a variety of forms of knowledge and courses of action in attempts to explore and discover alternative ways of coping with reality.
Extracted statement — has research problem: Enterprise resource planning
Research field: Science
Title: Developing a cultural perspective on ERP
Abstract: Purpose – To develop an analytical framework through which the organizational cultural dimension of enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations can be analyzed.Design/methodology/approach – This paper is primarily based on a review of the literature.Findings – ERP is an enterprise system that offers, to a certain extent, standard business solutions. This standardization is reinforced by two processes: ERP systems are generally implemented by intermediary IT organizations, mediating between the development of ERP‐standard software packages and specific business domains of application; and ERP systems integrate complex networks of production divisions, suppliers and customers.Originality/value – In this paper, ERP itself is presented as problematic, laying heavy burdens on organizations – ERP is a demanding technology. While in some cases recognizing the mutual shaping of technology and organization, research into ERP mainly addresses the economic‐technological rationality of ERP (i.e. matters of eff...
Extracted statement — has research problem: Enterprise resource planning
Research field: Science
Title: Training for ERP: does the is training literature have value?
Abstract: This paper examines end-user training (EUT) in enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, with the aim of identifying whether current EUT research is applicable to ERP systems. An extensive review and analysis of EUT research in mainstream IS journals was undertaken. The findings of this analysis were compared to views expressed by a leading ERP trainer in a large Australian company. The principles outlined in the EUT literature were used to construct the Training, Education and Learning Strategy model for an ERP environment. Our analysis found very few high-quality empirical studies involving EUT training in such an environment. Moreover, we argue that while the extensive EUT literature provides a rich source of ideas about ERP training, the findings of many studies cannot be transferred to ERP systems, as these systems are inherently more complex than the office-based, non-mandatory applications upon which most IS EUT research is based.
Extracted statement — has research problem: Enterprise resource planning
Research field: Science
Title: Organisations and vanilla software: what do we know about ERP systems and competitive advantage?
Abstract: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have become a de facto standard for integrating business functions. But an obvious question arises: if every business is using the same socalled “Vanilla” software (e.g. an SAP ERP system) what happens to the competitive advantage from implementing IT systems? If we discard our custom-built legacy systems in favour of enterprise systems do we also jettison our valued competitive advantage from IT? While for some organisations ERPs have become just a necessity for conducting business, others want to exploit them to outperform their competitors. In the last few years, researchers have begun to study the link between ERP systems and competitive advantage. This link will be the focus of this paper. We outline a framework summarizing prior research and suggest two researchable questions. A future article will develop the framework with two empirical case studies from within part of the European food industry.
Extracted statement — has research problem: Enterprise resource planning
Research field: Science
Title: ERP systems business value: a critical review of empirical literature
Abstract: The business value generated by information and communication technologies (ICT) has been for long time a major research topic. Recently there is a growing research interest in the business value generated by particular types of information systems (IS). One of them is the enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, which are increasingly adopted by organizations for supporting and integrating key business and management processes. The current paper initially presents a critical review of the existing empirical literature concerning the business value of the ERP systems, which investigates the impact of ERP systems adoption on various measures of organizational performance. Then is critically reviewed the literature concerning the related topic of critical success factors (CSFs) in ERP systems implementation, which aims at identifying and investigating factors that result in more successful ERP systems implementation that generate higher levels of value for organizations. Finally, future directions of research concerning ERP systems business value are proposed.
Extracted statement — has research problem: Enterprise resource planning
Research field: Science
Title: Taking knowledge management on the ERP road: a two-dimensional analysis”
Abstract: In today's fierce business competition, companies face the tremendous challenge of expanding markets, improving their products, services and processes and exploiting their intellectual capital in a dynamic network of knowledge-intensive relations inside and outside their borders. In order to accomplish these objectives, more and more companies are turning to the Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERP). On the other hand, Knowledge Management (KM) has received considerable attention in the last decade and is continuously gaining interest by industry, enterprises and academia. As we are moving into an era of “knowledge capitalism”, knowledge management will play a fundamental role in the success of today's businesses. This paper aims at throwing light on the role of KM in the ERP success first and on their possible integration second. A wide range of academic and practitioner literature related to KM and ERP is reviewed. On the basis of this review, the paper gives answers to specific research questions and analyses future research directions.
Extracted statement — has research problem: Enterprise resource planning
Research field: Science
Title: Taxonomy of cost of quality (COQ) across the enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation phases”
Abstract: Companies declare that quality or customer satisfaction is their top priority in order to keep and attract more business in an increasingly competitive marketplace. The cost of quality (COQ) is a tool which can help determine the optimal level of quality investment. COQ analysis enables organizations to identify measure and control the consequences of poor quality. This study attempts to identify the COQ elements across the enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation phases for the ERP implementation services of consultancy companies. The findings provide guidance to project managers on how best to utilize their limited resources. In summary, we suggest that project teams should focus on “value-added” activities and minimize the cost of “non-value-added” activities at each phase of the ERP implementation project. Key words: Services, ERP implementation services, quality standard, service quality standard, cost of quality, project management, project quality management, project financial management.
Extracted statement — has research problem: Enterprise resource planning
Research field: Science
Title: Real Exchange Rate Volatility and U.S. Bilateral Trade: A VAR Approach
Abstract: This paper uses VAR models to investigate the impact of real exchange rate volatility on U.S. bilateral imports from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan and Canada. The VAR systems include U.S. and foreign macro variables, and are estimated separately for each country. The major results suggest that the effect of volatility on imports is weak, although permanent shocks to volatility do have a negative impact on this measure of trade, and those effects are relatively more important over the flexible rate period. Copyright 1989 by MIT Press.
Extracted statement — has research problem: Exchange rate volatility
Research field: Science
Title: Exchange Rate Volatility and International Prices
Abstract: We examine how exchange rate volatility affects exporter's pricing decisions in the presence of optimal forward covering. By taking account of forward covering, we are able to derive an expression for the risk premium in the foreign exchange market, which is then estimated as a generalized ARCH model to obtain the time-dependent variance of the exchange rate. Our theory implies a connection between the estimated risk premium equation, and the influence of exchange rate volatility on export prices. In particular, we argue that if there is no risk premium, then exchange rate variance can only have a negative impact on export prices. In the presence of a risk premium, however, the effect of exchange rate variance on export prices is ambiguous, and may be statistically insignificant with aggregate data. These results are supported using data on aggregate U.S. imports and exchange rates of the dollar against the pound. yen and mark.
Extracted statement — has research problem: Exchange rate volatility
Research field: Science
Title: Does Exchange Rate Volatility Depress Trade Flows? Evidence from Error- Correction Models
Abstract: This paper examines the impact of exchange rate volatility on the trade flows of the G-7 countries in the context of a multivariate error-correction model. The error-correction models do not show any sign of parameter instability. The results indicate that the exchange rate volatility has a significant negative impact on the volume of exports in each of the G-7 countries. Assuming market participants are risk averse, these results imply that exchange rate uncertainty causes them to reduce their activities, change prices, or shift sources of demand and supply in order to minimize their exposure to the effects of exchange rate volatility. This, in turn, can change the distribution of output across many sectors in these countries. It is quite possible that the surprisingly weak relationship between trade flows and exchange rate volatility reported in several previous studies are due to insufficient attention to the stochastic properties of the relevant time series. Copyright 1993 by MIT Press.
Extracted statement — has research problem: Exchange rate volatility
Research field: Science
Title: Estimating the impact of exchange rate volatility on exports: evidence from Asian countries
Abstract: The paper examines the impact of exchange rate volatility on the exports of five Asian countries. The countries are Turkey, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan. The impact of a volatility term on exports is examined by using an Engle-Granger residual-based cointegrating technique. The results indicate that the exchange rate volatility reduced real exports for these countries. This might mean that producers in these countries are risk-averse. The producers will prefer to sell in domestic markets rather than foreign markets if the exchange rate volatility increases.
Extracted statement — has research problem: Exchange rate volatility