A Biography
Fabrications in the Life of an ERP Package
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20500614 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joanne Locke (University of Waikato, corresponding author), Andrew Lowe (0000-0002-3307-1150, University of Waikato, corresponding author), Alan Lowe (Aston Business School, Birmingham, UK, , University of Waikato, New Zealand) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 793-814 |
| Publication date | 2007-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-5084 • E-ISSN: 1461-7323 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1350508407082263 |
| OpenAlex | W2015926128 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 44 |
This paper provides an account of the way Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems change over time. These changes are conceptualized as a biographical accumulation that gives the specific ERP technology its present character, attributes and historicity. The paper presents empirics from the implementation of an ERP package within an Australasian organization. Changes to the ERP take place as a result of imperatives which arise during the implementation. Our research and evidence then extends to a different time and place where the new release of the ERP software was being `sold' to client firms in the UK. We theorize our research through a lens based on ideas from actor network theory (ANT) and the concept of biography. The paper seeks to contribute an additional theorization for ANT studies that places the focus on the technological object and frees it from the ties of the implementation setting. The research illustrates the opportunistic and contested fabrication of a technological object and emphasizes the stability as well as the fluidity of its technologic
Actor–network theory · Biography · Business · Enterprise resource planning · Epistemology · Knowledge management · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Information Systems Theories and Implementation · Innovation and Knowledge Management · Open Source Software Innovations · Artificial Intelligence
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| Citations per year | 0.35 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |