Does ERP make a difference in public sector organisations’ data management? Lessons from the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development in Tanzania

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to find out how public sector organizations in Tanzania, through the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Human Settlements Development, can manage data using the characteristics of enterprise resource planning systems, such as perceived ease of use, relative advantage, compatibility, observability, and trialability. The study discovered that only two of the five ERP characteristics are applicable through using structural equation modeling. These are relative advantages and observability. To better achieve its goals, the ministry should make sure that methodological approaches are thoroughly examined before implementation.

KEYWORDS:

• ERP
• public sector
• data management
• Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development

Acknowledgments

The authors appreciate the MLHHSD of Tanzania for their assistance in this work. Additionally, the author expresses gratitude to African Geographic Review’s Journal editorial staffs for their suggestions on how to improve the work.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.