Motivations and Trends for IT/IS Adoption

Information Technologies ◽

Resource Planning ◽

Strategic Support ◽

Near Future ◽

Over the past few decades, information systems and technologies have taken on a wide variety of roles within organizations, ranging from operational support to the strategic support of the company. Therefore, there have been significant changes in the motives for their adoption that are vital to understand to guarantee that investment is properly managed. With the purpose of identifying and characterizing the motivations currently behind the adoption of information technologies in large Portuguese companies, which systems the companies have been implementing, in which systems they intend to invest in short-term, and what is the current role of information technology within the organization, we carried out a study with the participation of several chief information officers. The findings of this study reveal that the reasons for adoption and the role that information systems and technologies play is evolving in Portuguese companies and that the adoption of certain types of systems like Enterprise Resource Planning systems is now consolidated, whereas the adoption of other systems like Business Intelligence systems should increase significantly in the near future.

Motivations and Trends for IT/IS Adoption

International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems ◽

10.4018/jeis.2009090203 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 34-52 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

João Varajão ◽

Antonio Trigo ◽

João Barroso

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Information Technologies ◽

Resource Planning ◽

Strategic Support ◽

Near Future ◽

Over the past few decades, information systems and technologies have taken on a wide variety of roles within organizations, ranging from operational support to the strategic support of the company. Therefore, there have been significant changes in the motives for their adoption that are vital to understand to guarantee that investment is properly managed. With the purpose of identifying and characterizing the motivations currently behind the adoption of information technologies in large Portuguese companies, which systems the companies have been implementing, in which systems they intend to invest in short-term, and what is the current role of information technology within the organization, we carried out a study with the participation of several chief information officers. The findings of this study reveal that the reasons for adoption and the role that information systems and technologies play is evolving in Portuguese companies and that the adoption of certain types of systems like Enterprise Resource Planning systems is now consolidated, whereas the adoption of other systems like Business Intelligence systems should increase significantly in the near future.

Social, Managerial, and Organizational Dimensions of Enterprise Information Systems ◽

Motivations and Trends for IT/IS Adoption

10.4018/978-1-60566-856-7.ch024 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 476-495

Author(s):

João Varajão ◽

Antonio Trigo ◽

João Barroso

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Information Technologies ◽

Resource Planning ◽

Strategic Support ◽

Near Future ◽

Over the past few decades, information systems and technologies have taken on a wide variety of roles within organizations, ranging from operational support to the strategic support of the company. Therefore, there have been significant changes in the motives for their adoption that are vital to understand to guarantee that investment is properly managed. With the purpose of identifying and characterizing the motivations currently behind the adoption of information technologies in large Portuguese companies, which systems the companies have been implementing, in which systems they intend to invest in short-term, and what is the current role of information technology within the organization, we carried out a study with the participation of several chief information officers. The findings of this study reveal that the reasons for adoption and the role that information systems and technologies play is evolving in Portuguese companies and that the adoption of certain types of systems like Enterprise Resource Planning systems is now consolidated, whereas the adoption of other systems like Business Intelligence systems should increase significantly in the near future.

Enterprise Information Systems Adoption in Iberian Large Companies

10.4018/978-1-4666-4153-2.ch060 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 1035-1052 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

António Trigo ◽

João Varajão ◽

João Barroso ◽

Pedro Soto-Acosta ◽

Francisco J. Molina-Castillo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Resource Planning ◽

Enterprise Information ◽

Enterprise Information Systems ◽

Information Systems Adoption ◽

Strategic Support ◽

Near Future

Information Systems (IS) and Technologies assume a wide variety of roles within companies, ranging from operational to strategic support of the company. This fact puts pressure on managers, who are required to manage these investments properly. This chapter presents a study conducted with several Chief Information Officers from large Iberian companies with the purpose of identifying and characterizing the roles played by IS and the motivations currently behind their adoption. The findings of this study reveal the reasons why IS and technologies are being adopted by Iberian companies are evolving and that, while the adoption of certain types of systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning systems is now consolidated, the adoption of other systems like Business Intelligence is expected to increase significantly in the near future.

Managing Adaptability, Intervention, and People in Enterprise Information Systems ◽

Enterprise Information Systems Adoption in Iberian Large Companies

10.4018/978-1-60960-529-2.ch010 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 204-228 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

António Trigo ◽

João Varajão ◽

João Barroso ◽

Pedro Soto-Acosta ◽

Francisco J. Molina-Castillo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Resource Planning ◽

Enterprise Information ◽

Enterprise Information Systems ◽

Information Systems Adoption ◽

Strategic Support ◽

Near Future

Information Systems (IS) and Technologies assume a wide variety of roles within companies, ranging from operational to strategic support of the company. This fact puts pressure on managers, who are required to manage these investments properly. This chapter presents a study conducted with several Chief Information Officers from large Iberian companies with the purpose of identifying and characterizing the roles played by IS and the motivations currently behind their adoption. The findings of this study reveal the reasons why IS and technologies are being adopted by Iberian companies are evolving and that, while the adoption of certain types of systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning systems is now consolidated, the adoption of other systems like Business Intelligence is expected to increase significantly in the near future.

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems in a Global Environment

Strategic Information Systems ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-677-8.ch027 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 382-396

Author(s):

Paul Hawking

Keyword(s):

Resource Planning ◽

Business Environment ◽

Global Environment ◽

Strategy Development ◽

Planning Systems ◽

Strategic Objectives ◽

Companies around the world are placing increasing emphasis on strategy development and implementation. Some argue that this increased emphasis is in response to market forces of increased competition and globalization, and the need to be flexible and adaptive to the business environment. Strategy development and implementation is a multifaceted task reliant on a number of interdependent factors. One of these is the role of information technology which in recent times has become an integral part of most companies’ strategies. This chapter discusses the role of strategy development and the importance of the alignment of business and IT strategies in a global environment. It discusses the role of enterprise resource planning systems on strategy development and how these systems underpin many strategic objectives companies strive for in a global environment.

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems in a Global Environment

Enterprise Resource Planning for Global Economies ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-531-3.ch002 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 23-36

Author(s):

Paul Hawking

Keyword(s):

Resource Planning ◽

Business Environment ◽

Global Environment ◽

Strategy Development ◽

Planning Systems ◽

Strategic Objectives ◽

Companies around the world are placing increasing emphasis on strategy development and implementation. Some argue that this increased emphasis is in response to market forces of increased competition and globalization, and the need to be flexible and adaptive to the business environment. Strategy development and implementation is a multifaceted task reliant on a number of interdependent factors. One of these is the role of information technology which in recent times has become an integral part of most companies’ strategies. This chapter discusses the role of strategy development and the importance of the alignment of business and IT strategies in a global environment. It discusses the role of enterprise resource planning systems on strategy development and how these systems underpin many strategic objectives companies strive for in a global environment.

Implementation of business intelligence considering the role of information systems integration and enterprise resource planning

Journal of Intelligence Studies in Business ◽

10.37380/jisib.v1i1.563 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Farzaneh Zafary

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Business Intelligence ◽

Systems Integration ◽

Resource Planning ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

Information Systems Integration ◽

Study Population ◽

The aim of this research is the implementation of business intelligence, considering the role of information systems integration and enterprise resource planning on it. According to the objectives of this research, it is practical research, and the work process is based on descriptive, survey, and exploratory research. The study population of the qualitative part of this research includes experts (information technology and communications managers from Tehran Stock Exchange companies and professors). Twenty-five interviews were performed by a non-random and targeted method, until a theoretical saturation of the questionnaire was reached. The study population of the quantitative part includes all the personnel of 167 companies where business intelligence is implemented in their organizations. Two questionnaires were used for gathering the required data for evaluating and measuring the studied variables. Validity is confirmed by experts' opinions. Finally, seven issues of structural factors, behavioral factors, environmental factors, processes, output, consequence, and the effect and their subcomponents are identified as effective items in business intelligence success. Regarding the outcome, importance, and the model coefficient of the main factors, the processes have the most impact on the results. So, organizations should pay more attention to their working processes to improve business intelligence success. Overall, the results regarding the effective factors on successful implementation of business intelligence reflect best practices of firms that have successfully implemented BI systems and provide insights for BI stakeholders that may increase the chances of successful implementation. This study shows the value of integrated information systems and enterprise resource planning in the success of business intelligence implementation. The findings of this study provide an opportunity for other researchers to study a cost optimization approach. It also suggests it is time to investigate suitable approaches by a focus on the appropriate factors for successful business intelligence implementation and by comparative analysis of ways to boost business intelligence preparation. This study also found further factors, in addition to enterprise resource planning and information systems integration, that can be used to select and rank more factors of business intelligence implementation. Furthermore, a model that examines the integration of business intelligence and the other information systems in the company is proposed for future research.