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000059189 245__ $$aDiscourses of Implementing Information Systems in Corporate Merger: A Case Study from the Food Exporting Industry
000059189 260__ $$c2009-10
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000059189 270__ $$mKristian.alm@bi.no$$pAlm,   Kristian
000059189 270__ $$mper.engelseth@hials.no$$pEngelseth,   Per
000059189 270__ $$mAnnike.Karlsen@hials.no$$pKarlsen,   Annike
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000059189 336__ $$aConference Paper/ Presentation
000059189 520__ $$aIn 2007 five different industrial food producers merged to become one single firm. This paper
places focus on the challenge these actors had in deciding on, implementing, and using an information
system to support mainly their raw material purchasing and finished product sales function.
Studies show that a large part of information system implementation failures are related to
insufficient alignment between various aspects or parts of an organization and the new technology
(Miller 2001, Wognum 2004). A report of a working group from The Royal Academy of
Engineering and The British Computer Society concerning the challenges of complex IT project
(RAEng, 2004) supports this view stating that the most pressing problems are related to the
human aspect of processes involved in these kinds of projects, and that further developments in
methods and tools to support the design and delivery of such projects could help to raise success
rates. Among key findings of this study were:
• The levels of professionalism observed in software engineering are generally lower
than those in other branches of engineering, although there are exceptions
• Senior managers are often ill qualified to handle issues relating to complex IT projects
• The importance of project management is not well understood and usually underrated
• The vital role of the systems architects in major IT projects is frequently not appreciated
and there is a shortage of appropriately skilled individuals
• Basic research into complexity and associated issues is required to enable the effective
development of complex, globally distributed systems
000059189 546__ $$aEnglish
000059189 650__ $$aAgribusiness
000059189 650__ $$aAgricultural and Food Policy
000059189 650__ $$aFarm Management
000059189 650__ $$aFood Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
000059189 650__ $$aResearch and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies
000059189 650__ $$aRisk and Uncertainty
000059189 700__ $$aAlm, Kristian
000059189 700__ $$aEngelseth, Per
000059189 700__ $$aKarlsen, Anniken
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