Paradigmatic approaches used in enterprise resource planning systems research: A systematic literature review

Kevin Burgess; Don Kerr; Luke Houghton

doi:10.3127/ajis.v18i1.786

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Paradigmatic approaches used in enterprise resource planning systems research: A systematic literature review

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Paradigmatic approaches used in enterprise resource planning systems research: A systematic literature review

Kevin Burgess, Don Kerr and Luke Houghton

Australasian Journal of Information Systems, Vol.18(1), pp.5-24

2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v18i1.786

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Abstract

ERP

research paradigms

epistemology

ontology

The purpose of this paper is to determine the range of research paradigms employed in a smaller subset of Information Systems (IS) literature, namely Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. A systematic literature review based on papers that mentioned ERPs was drawn from eight of the most highly ranked journals according to their h-index. The findings indicate that the majority (96.6%) of the ERP research papers were conducted within a positivist research paradigm, which is a far higher proportion than is suggested by other research in the general IS literature (approximately 81%). This paper suggests that there is a strong case for ERP researchers to look at existing paradigm selection and how effectively their research relates to the ERP body of knowledge, especially in respect to the issues of importance to managers within organizations (notably social and change management issues). This research also identified areas where existing paradigm evaluation methods could be enhanced and refined in respect to non-positivist classifications.

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Title: Paradigmatic approaches used in enterprise resource planning systems research: A systematic literature review
Authors: Kevin Burgess (Author) - Cranfield University, United Kingdom
Don Kerr (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Luke Houghton (Author) - Griffith University
Publication details: Australasian Journal of Information Systems, Vol.18(1), pp.5-24
Publisher: University of Canberra, School of Information Sciences and Engineering
Date published: 2013
DOI: 10.3127/ajis.v18i1.786
ISSN: 1449-8618
Copyright note: Copyright © 2013 Australian Computer Society Inc. Originally published in the Australasian Journal of Information Systems. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Australian Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Licence. Reproduced with the permission of the Copyright holder.
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448625202621
Output Type: Journal article

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