Enterprise System Assimilation: phases, activities, and outcomes

• Authors: Przemysław Lech
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper examines the assimilation process of a big Enterprise System, basing on two case studies of SAP implementation in Polish organizations. The phases of the assimilation process are determined, followed by activities, performed in each of the phase as well as resulting outcomes.

Keywords

EN

Enterprise Systems; ERP; project; implementation; methodology

• Publisher: Wydział Zarządzania - Uniwersytet Gdański
• Journal: Zarządzanie i Finanse
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 29-40

Contributors

author

Przemysław Lech

• Prof. UG, Ph.D., hab., Department of Accounting, Faculty of Management, University of Gdańsk, Poland

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