R ESEARCH A RTICLE A SSIMILATION OF E NTERPRISE S YSTEMS : T HE E FFECT OF I NSTITUTIONAL P RESSURES AND THE M EDIATING

Abstract

We develop and test a theoretical model to investigate the assimilation of enterprise systems in the post-implementation stage within organizations. Specifically, this model explains how top management mediates the impact of external institutional pressures on the degree of usage of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.