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The Evolution Of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems As An It Innovation: A Performative Perspective, Adrian Yeow, Wee Kiat Lim Dec 2013

The Evolution Of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems As An It Innovation: A Performative Perspective, Adrian Yeow, Wee Kiat Lim

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How can we improve theorizing on IT innovation? We first draw on theories from IS research and science and technology studies (STS) to explain IT innovation. By showing how limited these research streams can be because they have not accounted for the act of theorizing itself, we next turn to the theory of performativity as a candidate theory to extend our understanding of IT innovation. We use an exemplar of IT innovation, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, to develop a performative perspective of the IT innovation process. Based on our preliminary data collection and analysis, we surfaced the role of …