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Contrasting Approaches to Preparedness: A Reflection on Two Case Studies

Contrasting Approaches to Preparedness: A Reflection on Two Case Studies

Lorraine Warren, Ted Fuller
Copyright: © 2009 |Volume: 5 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 12
ISSN: 1548-1115|EISSN: 1548-1123|ISSN: 1548-1115|EISBN13: 9781616920395|EISSN: 1548-1123|DOI: 10.4018/jeis.2009070105
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Warren, Lorraine, and Ted Fuller. "Contrasting Approaches to Preparedness: A Reflection on Two Case Studies." IJEIS vol.5, no.3 2009: pp.60-71. http://doi.org/10.4018/jeis.2009070105

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Warren, L. & Fuller, T. (2009). Contrasting Approaches to Preparedness: A Reflection on Two Case Studies. International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems (IJEIS), 5(3), 60-71. http://doi.org/10.4018/jeis.2009070105

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Warren, Lorraine, and Ted Fuller. "Contrasting Approaches to Preparedness: A Reflection on Two Case Studies," International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems (IJEIS) 5, no.3: 60-71. http://doi.org/10.4018/jeis.2009070105

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Abstract

This chapter reflects on ongoing research in SMEs in the manufacturing and service sectors. It contrasts different approaches to the issue of preparedness from an organizational and social perspective, in two cases where new enterprise-wide business processes were implemented and integrated in different settings. In both cases, the emergence of new systems presented a huge challenge to companies hard-pressed to marshal the resources to mount effective change and implementation projects on this scale. The cases presented enable a comparison of different strategies used, one firm responding to organic growth, and the other to rapid industry-driven change. The chapter focuses not on the implementations per se, but instead on the issue of preparedness for change. The chapter concludes by drawing out general lessons concerning how to support and maintain organizational preparedness for enterprise wide change in different industry settings.

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