Perceived Organizational ERP Benefits for SMEs: Middle Eastern Perspective

Soud Almahamid, Omer Awsi
2015 Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management  
This study aims to examine the impact of organizational environment (top management support, company-wide support, business process reengineering, effective project management, and organizational culture) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor environment (ERP vendor support) on ERP perceived benefits. In order to achieve the study's aim, a questionnaire was developed based on the extant literature to collect relevant data from the research informants. The population for this research
more » ... sisted of all users of Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains (a typical type of enterprise system), which is frequently used in Jordanian companies in Amman City. A random sample of 30% of the research population was selected. The results revealed that business process reengineering, effective project management, company-wide support, and organizational culture have a positive correlation with ERP perceived benefits, whereas top management support does not. In addition, there is a significant positive correlation between vendor support and ERP perceived benefits. Academic and practical recommendations are provided.
doi:10.28945/2301 fatcat:mpiosfdmqvhqpptq75wxhl2s4e