Motivations for enterprise system adoption in transition economies: insights from Poland. Issue 5 (12th June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Soja, Piotr; Weistroffer, Heinz Roland
• Is Part Of: Enterprise information systems. Volume 10:Issue 5(2016)
• Page Start: 563
• Page End: 580
• Publication Date: 2016-06-12
• Subjects: enterprise system -- ERP -- adoption -- success -- decision -- motivation -- transition economy -- emerging economy -- Poland; Information storage and retrieval systems -- Periodicals; Management information systems -- Periodicals; Electronic commerce -- Periodicals; 658.4038011
• DOI: 10.1080/17517575.2014.986212
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-7575

Abstract

Abstract : Enterprise system (ES) adoption can bring many benefits, but may also put tremendous strain on an organisation or business, sometimes with disastrous outcomes. The specific motivations and expectations that lead to ES adoption may impact the success or failure of these endeavours, and understanding these motivations may be useful in predicting the success of ES projects. Most of the published research on ES adoption motivation has been in the context of highly developed countries. The social, cultural, economic and political conditions in developing, emerging and transition economies make for a different business environment, and insights obtained from developed countries may not always transfer to these settings. This study seeks to identify and help understand the motivations for ES adoption specifically in transition economies, as these economies play a significant role in the global market, but have not been receiving adequate research attention. Drawing on the experience of 129 ES adopters in Poland, a transition economy, this study categorises motivations into coherent groups of issues and evaluates the influence of discovered motivations on ES adoption success. Further, motivations revealed by this study are compared with motivations reported by prior research conducted in developed countries.