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Is COVID-19 enough? Which underestimated conditions characterise the adoption of complex information infrastructures in small and medium-sized enterprises

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  • Roffia, Paolo
  • Mola, Lapo

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The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has forced firms to leverage information and digital technologies to resist its disruptive effects. The shift to digital, however, requires the availability of information infrastructure, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP), that can enable effective digitisation of processes and practices.

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  • Roffia, Paolo & Mola, Lapo, 2022. "Is COVID-19 enough? Which underestimated conditions characterise the adoption of complex information infrastructures in small and medium-sized enterprises," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 144(C), pages 1249-1255.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jbrese:v:144:y:2022:i:c:p:1249-1255
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.12.083
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