An emergent model of end-users’ acceptance of enterprise resource planning systems: A grounded theory approach

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

10-2015

Abstract

The success of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation depends, to a large extent, on end-users' acceptance of ERP systems, which in turn affects the intensity and nature of system use. To understand the phenomenon underlying end-users' acceptance of ERP systems, the authors conducted a grounded theory research in a large institution that implemented an ERP system. Through systematic coding and content analysis, the authors inductively derived a theoretical model to explain end-users' acceptance of ERP systems. Three categories - beliefs about the system, changes in job scope, and social influence - emerged from the data as direct antecedents of user acceptance. The data also suggest that "beliefs about the system" mediates the influence of "training and support" and "personal characteristics" on user acceptance, whereas "personal characteristics" moderate the influence of "changes in job scope" on user acceptance. The theoretical model that emerged from this qualitative study extends existing models of user acceptance by providing a more complete understanding of end-users' acceptance of ERP systems.

Keywords

Axial Coding, End users, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Open Coding, Selective Coding

Discipline

Databases and Information Systems | Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing

Research Areas

Data Science and Engineering; Information Systems and Management

Publication

Journal of Database Management

Volume

26

Issue

4

First Page

44

Last Page

66

ISSN

1063-8016

Identifier

10.4018/JDM.2015100103

Publisher

IGI Global

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.4018/JDM.2015100103

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