Understanding the Link Between Initial ERP Systems and ERP-Enabled Adoption

Joseph K. Nwankpa, Yaman Roumani, Alan Brandyberry, Alfred Guiffrida, Michael Hu and Murali Shanker
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Joseph K. Nwankpa: The University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, TX, USA
Yaman Roumani: Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, USA
Alan Brandyberry: Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
Alfred Guiffrida: Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
Michael Hu: Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
Murali Shanker: Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA

Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ), 2013, vol. 26, issue 4, 18-39

Abstract: ERP systems have been identified as platform technologies that permit the adoption of subsequent technologies that leverage the information integration created by an ERP system. Although significant research attention has been directed at ERP system adoption, very little attention has been paid to understanding ERP-enabled adoption, that is, adoptions that occur and are facilitated after the initial ERP system. This paper seeks to fill this void. Synthesizing existing works, the authors construct a model that examines the link between initial ERP system and ERP-enabled adoption. The results indicate that initial ERP system factors (Extent of ERP Implementation and Current System Performance) act as antecedences to organizational ease of use and relative advantage of subsequent technologies. Moreover, the authors’ findings implicate that organizational ease of use and relative advantage of subsequent technologies have a positive impact on ERP-enabled adoption. These results have important implications for ERP system evaluation and justification. First, the findings highlight the importance of recognizing the potential additions and inherent benefits created by an initial ERP system. Second, the findings also underscore the importance of considering ERP-enabled adoption of subsequent technologies.

Date: 2013
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