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| Author: | Newman, M. Westrup, C. |
| Title: | Making ERPs work: accountants and the introduction of ERP systems |
| Journal: | European journal of information systems
2005 : SEP, VOL. 14:3, p. 258-272 |
| Index terms: | information systems resource management management accounting accountants models United Kingdom |
| Freeterms: | enterprise resource planning |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | During the past 10 years, many large companies have replaced functional systems with a standardised company-wide Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) which need an ongoing, dynamic interaction btw. the ERP system, different groups in an organization and external groups, such as vendors, management (here as: mgmt.) consultants etc. In this paper, this argument is built by using the example of mgmt. accountants (as: accts.) in the U.K. based on evidence from a survey and several case studies. Drawing on work by Scarbrough and Corbett, a model is developed to explain issues of how ERP systems are made to work and how expert groups aim to influence this development. It is shown by empirical evidence that the relationship of accts. and technologies such as ERPs has become increasingly intertwined, but accts. continue to use their position to reshape their professional expertise wherever possible. However, the evidence also shows that neglect allows other groups to wrest control from mgmt. accts. making ERPs work for themselves. |
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