Critical Factors for Successful Implementation of ERP in China

This study propounds a theoretical model for successful implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) under China's environment, and the authors analyze the model empirically through structural equation modeling. The authors find that strategically IT planning abilities, leadership's support, the skills of IT section, business processing abilities, learning abilities, and change management abilities have a significant positive impact on successful ERP implementation, but project management abilities, training abilities not. Management implications and further research directions are also discussed

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