TY - BOOK AU - Ferran,Carlos AU - Salim,Ricardo TI - Enterprise resource planning for global economies: managerial issues and challanges SN - 9781599045313 (hbk.) AV - HD30.213 .E59 2008 U1 - 658.4/038 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Hershey, PA PB - Information Science Reference KW - Management information systems KW - Database management KW - Information technology KW - Management N1 - "Premier reference source"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-378) and index; Cover -- Table of Contents -- Detailed Table of Contents -- Preface -- Section I: Rise and Globalization of ERPs -- Chapter I: From Ledgers to ERP -- Chapter II: Enterprise Resource Planning Systems in a Global Environment -- Chapter III: A Conceptual Framework for Developing and Evaluating ERP Implementation Strategies in Multinational Organizations -- Section II: Investment Aspects -- Chapter IV: Enterprise Resource Planning Under Open Source Software -- Chapter V: Achieving Business Benefits from ERP Systems -- Section III: Organizational Aspects -- Chapter VI: The Secret Success of a Global ERP Champion: Everything Changed and Nothing Happened -- Chapter VII: Business Process Reengineering and ERP: Weapons for the Global Organization -- Chapter VIII: Enterprise Systems as an Enabler of Fast-Paced Change: The Case of Global B2B Procurement in Ericsson -- Chapter IX: Feral Systems and Other Factors Influencing the Success of Global ERP Implementations -- Section IV: Cultural Aspects -- Chapter X: Experiences of Cultures in Global ERP Implementation -- Chapter XI: The Implementation of ERP Packages as a Mediation Process: The Case of Five Brazilian Projects -- Section V: Auditing Aspects -- Chapter XII: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Internal Control, and ERP Systems: The Case of mySAP ERP -- Chapter XIII: ERP Systems Effectiveness in Implementing Internal Controls in Global Organizations -- Section VI: Success Evaluation Aspects -- Chapter XIV: Implementing ERP Systems in Multinational Projects: Implications for Cultural Aspects and the Implementation Process -- Chapter XV: Success Factors for the Global Implementation of ERP/HRMS Software -- Section VII: Trends -- Chapter XVI: ERP Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges: A Focus on the Gulf Region in the Middle East -- Chapter XVII: The Future of ERP and Enterprise Resource Management Systems -- Compilation of References -- About the Contributors -- Index -- Last Page N2 - "This book provides authoritative research on the theoretical frameworks and pragmatic discussions on global implementations of information systems, particularly ERP systems. This book offers professionals, managers, and researchers who want to improve their understanding of the issues and challenges that arise when information systems cross national boundaries with an authoritative, essential research resource"--Provided by publisher UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0727/2007038033.html ER -