Assessing the Determinants of ERP-Enabled Shared Platforms across Multi-Business Organizations: An Empirical Investigation

Abstract

This study focuses on the adoption and acceptance of an enterprise resource planning (ERP)-enabled shared platforms by semi-autonomous firms. ERP systems have become almost ubiquitous in large organizations. In this paper, we develop and test a research model that links technology acceptance model and top management involvement to outcomes performance. We look at the effects of various ERP attributes, along with behavioural intentions and usage of ERP-enabled shared platform on their outcomes performance. The study uses a mixed methodological approach, and the hypotheses that are developed and tested in the model can serve as a starting point in future studies for further development while providing important insights that may better support ERP system adoption decisions. The literature about ERP is quite mature and diverse. However, ERP-enabled shared platform across multi-business organizations remains an emerging topic that is still to reach its full development.