Challenges in implementing enterprise system functionalities in a matrix organization

Mattila, Merja; Hallikainen, Petri; Rossi, Matti

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“…• flexibility and quick adaption to changing market and technical requirements [3,15,20]; • effective resource allocation [8]; • increased formal lateral communication [9,21,22]; and • flexible use of human resources [3,22].…”

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“…• tendencies toward anarchy [15] [8,21,22,23,26]; and • because of the relatively large number of managers required, functional managers often double up as project managers (the 'two hat problem') [23].…”

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“…At the end of the 20 th century, research interest in project management structures moved towards investigating projects as temporary organisations [6,7]. More recent articles on the matrix structure focused mainly on the implementation of matrix structures [8], the difference in job satisfaction between functional managers and project managers [9], and resource allocation and organisational objectives in matrix organisations [10,11]. Despite the dearth of recent publications, the organisational structure still plays an important role in the overall success of any firm; and, despite all the knowledge available, managers often still seem to experience problems with organisational structures.…”

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Characteristics of Matrix Structures, and Their Effects on Project Success

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2015

The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering

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This paper investigates the characteristics of matrix structures and their relationships with drivers of project success, such as communication, collaboration, and trust between project team members. Matrix characteristics that were expected to correlate positively with project success mostly did correlate with the success drivers. However, characteristics expected to impact negatively on project success did not show such significant correlations; some even correlated positively with success drivers. The success drivers investigated, in turn, correlated positively with perceived project success. A proposed model illustrates the effects of matrix characteristics on the drivers of success and their ultimate effect on project performance. OPSOMMINGEienskappe van matriks strukture en hul effek op drywers van projeksukses -naamlik kommunikasie, samewerking, en vertroue tussen projek-spanlede -is ondersoek. Eienskappe wat verwag was om positief met projeksukses te korreleer het meestal wel positief gekorreleer met die drywers van sukses. Eienskappe wat verwag was om negatief met projeksukses te korreleer het egter nie sulke beduidende korrelasies getoon nie; sommige het selfs positief gekorreleer met projeksukses. Drywers van sukses het ook positief gekorreleer met waargenome projeksukses. 'n Voorgestelde model illustreer die verwantskappe tussen matriks-eienskappe op kommunikasie, samewerking, en vertroue tussen spanlede, en die uit eindelike effek op projekprestasie.

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Section: Matrix Structure Characteristicsmentioning

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Characteristics of Matrix Structures, and Their Effects on Project Success

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2015

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Why Does the System Usage Differ Between Organizational Units? – A Case Study in a Knowledge-Intensive Project Organization

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2015

Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing

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This paper seeks to examine how a case company exploits new staffing procedures and enterprise system (ES) functionalities in order to improve allocation and control of project resources. The paper relies on qualitative data collected through an in-depth case study in a large European high-tech company over a period of one and a half years. In order to understand the system usage in the case company the paper employs institutional theory and Orton and Weick's concept of coupling. By combining the concept of coupling with the elements of system usage -work assignment, user, and system -, the paper explains why system usage differs between organizational units. Findings show how the use of new ES functionalities is influenced by features of organizational unit

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Creating an Agile Ethics and Ethical Compliance Consulting Practice in Ontario's Automotive Retail Industry

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Challenges in implementing enterprise system functionalities in a matrix organization

Cited by 3 publications

References 26 publications

Characteristics of Matrix Structures, and Their Effects on Project Success

Characteristics of Matrix Structures, and Their Effects on Project Success

Why Does the System Usage Differ Between Organizational Units? – A Case Study in a Knowledge-Intensive Project Organization

Creating an Agile Ethics and Ethical Compliance Consulting Practice in Ontario's Automotive Retail Industry

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