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Why enterprise resource planning initiatives do succeed in the long run: A case-based causal network

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  • Pierluigi Zerbino
  • Davide Aloini
  • Riccardo Dulmin
  • Valeria Mininno

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Despite remarkable academic efforts, why Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) post-implementation success occurs still remains elusive. A reason for this shortage may be the insufficient addressing of an ERP-specific interior boundary condition, i.e., the multi-stakeholder perspective, in explaining this phenomenon. This issue may entail a gap between how ERP success is supposed to occur and how ERP success may actually occur, leading to theoretical inconsistency when investigating its causal roots. Through a case-based, inductive approach, this manuscript presents an ERP success causal network that embeds the overlooked boundary condition and offers a theoretical explanation of why the most relevant observed causal relationships may occur. The results provide a deeper understanding of the ERP success causal mechanisms and informative managerial suggestions to steer ERP initiatives towards long-haul success.

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  • Pierluigi Zerbino & Davide Aloini & Riccardo Dulmin & Valeria Mininno, 2021. "Why enterprise resource planning initiatives do succeed in the long run: A case-based causal network," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(12), pages 1-25, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0260798
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260798
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