Exploring the Adaptation of Enterprise Systems Implementation Methodology: A Morphogenetic Approach

In English Enterprise Systems Implementation Methodology (ESIM) is considered to
be a critical factor for successful Enterprise Systems (ES) implementations.
In spite of ESIM’s potential and significance for practice, little attention has
been paid to this object of study in ES literature. Moreover, current studies
reveal contradictory findings and provide a fragmented understanding. The
purpose of this paper is to set before the reader an ESIM adaptation
framework underpinned by a morphogenetic approach. Our qualitative
study resulted in a richer description of ESIM and its adaptation. Four
theoretically and empirically ESIM adaptation strategies, i.e. reorienting,
cooperative, collaborative and coordinated, with related conditions and
effects are suggested. Since ESIM might be regarded as one of the latest
interventions undertaken in an attempt to improve the quality of an ES
product and the productivity and quality of an implementation process, this
study retains valuable insights of prior works in Information Systems
Development (ISD) research.