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Assimilation of Enterprise Systems: The Effect of Institutional Pressures and the Mediating Role of Top Management1

Liang, Huigang, Saraf, Nilesh, Hu, Qing, Xue, Yajiong·2007·MIS Quarterly

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We develop and test a theoretical model to investigate the assimilation of enterprise systems in the post-implementation stage within organizations. Specifically, this model explains how top management mediates the impact of external institutional pressures on the degree of usage of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. The hypotheses were tested using survey data from companies that have already implemented ERP systems. Results from partial least squares analyses suggest that mimetic pressures positively affect top management beliefs, which then positively affects top management participation in the ERP assimilation process. In turn, top management participation is confirmed to positively affect the degree of ERP usage. Results also suggest that coercive pressures positively affect top management participation without the mediation of top management beliefs. Surprisingly, we do not find support for our hypothesis that top management participation mediates the effect of normative pressures on ERP usage, but instead we find that normative pressures directly affect ERP usage. Our findings highlight the important role of top management in mediating the effect of institutional pressures on IT assimilation. We confirm that institutional pressures, which are known to be important for IT adoption and implementation, also contribute to post-implementation assimilation when the integration processes are prolonged and outcomes are dynamic and uncertain.

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Authors
Liang, H., Saraf, N., Hu, Q., & Xue, Y.
Affiliations
  • Florida Atlantic University (US)
  • Simon Fraser University (CA)
  • College of Business, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, U.S.A.
Venue
MIS Quarterly
Publisher
MIS Quarterly
Published
2007-03-01
Volume
31
Issue
1
Pages
59-87
ISSN
  • 0276-7783 (ISSN-L)
  • 2162-9730
OpenAlex
W2115981184
Cited by
3,921
References
100
Citations by year
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FWCI
144.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
MIS Quarterly (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › ERP Systems Implementation and Impact
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › Information Technology Governance and Strategy
Keywords
enterprise resource planning, institutional pressures, top management participation, mimetic pressure, coercive pressure, normative pressure, mediating effect

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