The effects of enterprise resource planning implementation strategy on cross‐functionality

Amrani, Redouane El; Rowe, Frantz; Geffroy-Maronnat, Bénédicte

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2575.2006.00206.x

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“…From global competition to the speed of today's transactions, organizations are changing the way they think from a functional perspective to one of a cross-functional nature. The cross-functional view requires sharing information, information systems and integrated processes (Amrani et al 2006). For an organization to be more efficient, it needs to improve its way of doing business, which often equates to improving the business processes (Harmon 2007).…”

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Measuring business process learning with enterprise resource planning systems to improve the value of education

Monk

Lycett

2014

Educ Inf Technol

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Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) are very large and complex software packages that run every aspect of an organization. Increasingly, ERP systems are being used in higher education as one way to teach business processes, essential knowledge for students competing in today's business environment. Past research attempting to measure learning business processes with ERP has been inconclusive and lacking in rigor. This paper reports on a comprehensive research study that uses a critical realist approach to measure business process learning from experiential ERP. Using a business simulation game as a proxy for understanding business processes, students from a US undergraduate program in three separate classes, one using ERP experientially, are assessed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The data analysis uncovers a causal mechanism for learning, complemented by an understanding of the factors that trigger or suppress that mechanism in particular cases. The results validate the efforts of those using ERP in the classroom, and reaffirm other educational business school endeavours to teach business processes, with educational implications as follows. First, before attempting to learn business processes, students must have an understanding of core business concepts. Second, hands-on experience of ERP systems indeed helps students understand business processes. Third, students are showing that they can use the knowledge gained in university classes and apply it to making business decisions. Fourth, students should be encouraged to use all information possible for making business decisions instead of relying on their personal understanding of today's current market or on their own business intuition.

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Measuring business process learning with enterprise resource planning systems to improve the value of education

Monk

Lycett

2014

Educ Inf Technol

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“…A high degree of cross-functional integration suggests intense communication and collaboration among individuals and functional units, such as manufacturing, purchasing, and materials management, increased mutual feedback, and the ability to solve mutual problems together (Giffi et al, 1990;Clark and Wheelwright, 1992;Olson et al, 1995;Song et al, 2000;El Amrani et al, 2006). Internal integration recognizes that different departments and functional areas within a firm should operate as part of an integrated process through information sharing, joint planning, and cross-functional teams.…”

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Relationships between internal and external information systems integration, cost and quality performance, and firm profitability

Maiga

Nilsson

2015

International Journal of Production Economics

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a b s t r a c tThis paper proposes that the impact of information systems (IS) integration on manufacturing firm profitability is underestimated as a result of inadequate attention to indirect effects. The study uses structural equation modeling to investigate the associations among internal and external information system integration, quality and cost performance, and firm profitability. Overall, the results from a mail survey of 263 member firms of the Institute for Supply Management support the theoretical model. Results indicate that (a) internal IS integration has a significant positive association with external IS integration, (b) both internal IS integration and external IS integration are significantly positively associated with cost and quality performance, (c) quality performance is significantly positively associated with cost performance, and (d) both quality and cost performance have significant positive associations with firm profitability. However, the direct effects of internal and external IS integration on firm profitability are not significant. Rather, the association is through cost and quality performance, suggesting that both cost and quality performance act as intervening variables. This study extends the literature on IS integration by providing insights into a set of interrelationships that matters for the attainment of firm profitability from IS integration.

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“…The innovation process is supported when members share a common vision and goal. Research indicates that cross-functional teams are more effective at new produce development that is valued by the customer [21].…”

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The Impact of Globalization on Cross-Cultural Communication

Matthews¹,

Thakkar²

2012

Globalization - Education and Management Agendas

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competing in a global environment should consider when communicating to different cultures. This study uses a group a college students participating in the 2 nd Korea America Student Conference (KASC) as the main research source for creating the model. KASC is supported by the International Student Conferences, a non-profit organization located in Washington, D.C., which sponsors student-run educational and cultural exchange programs for university students from the United States, Japan, and Korea [6]. The researchers used a mix of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies to generate the model. A comparative literature review is conducted and organizational examples of Samsung and Hyundai are considered to demonstrate the impact of globalization on cross-culture communication practices. The study also highlights the action research methodology that was employed to design the cross-culture communication model. In conclusion, the 4 C's Global Leadership Model is introduced to demonstrate how organizational leaders can create innovation in a global environment by managing conflict, communication, creativity, and connectivity.

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The effects of enterprise resource planning implementation strategy on cross‐functionality

Cited by 73 publications

References 37 publications

Measuring business process learning with enterprise resource planning systems to improve the value of education

Measuring business process learning with enterprise resource planning systems to improve the value of education

Relationships between internal and external information systems integration, cost and quality performance, and firm profitability

The Impact of Globalization on Cross-Cultural Communication

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