Comparing Benefits from Enterprise System Adoption in Transition and Developed Economies: An Ontology-based Approach

Abstract

Building on the opinions of 164 enterprise system (ES) adopters from Poland, a transition economy, and using an ontology-based framework, this study revealed eight main classes of ES adoption benefits and compared them with prior taxonomies elaborated in developed economies. Findings suggested that the main ES adoption considerations characteristic of transition economies relate to an emphasis on informational benefits, a lack of strategic role of ES, and benefits resulting from imposed control over the company and employees.

Keywords:

• enterprise system adoption
• ERP
• benefits
• taxonomy
• ontology
• transition economy
• Poland

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We would like to thank the Senior Editor and the five anonymous Reviewers for their insightful comments that significantly enhanced the quality of this article. We are also greatly indebted to Meghan Meenghon Lew who proofread the article.