A study of the adoption and implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP): Identification of moderators and mediator

Abstract

Given the dearth of studies in developing and Asian countries' context, the present study attempts to excavate the predictors of enterprise resource planning (ERP) adoption and implementation. Based on theUnified Theory ofAcceptance andUse of Technology (UTAUT)model and open innovation literature, an extendedmodel is proposed encompassingmediator andmoderator variables. The study follows the deducting reasoning approach with the positivism paradigm. Out of 235 responses, the study used 225 replies collected through a self-administered sampling, and the data were analyzed by using PLS-based structural equation modeling. The study revealed that the hypothesized direct influences are significant except the influence of facilitating conditions on actual use. Likewise, the intention to use mediates the impact of facilitating conditions on the actual use of ERP. However, there is no moderating effect of education and firms' size among the hypothesized influence. The study contributes to advance the previous findings by using an extended UTAUTmodel and validates results with the rest of the world.