An Explorative Study of Mobility Adoption in the Enterprise
Abstract
This research investigates the phenomenon of enterprise mobility through the lens of SAP mobile app store. SAP is a leading vendor in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, and app stores are digital platforms that provide users a central location to effectively browse, purchase, download, and update their mobile applications. By surveying the ERP mobile apps available in SAP mobile app store, this study examines the market structure of mobile apps and the factors that influence their adoption. In addition, the study incorporates the interviews of two ERP mobile app providers to help understand the influential factors in enterprise mobility adoption and the business benefits associated with enterprise mobility. Future research directions are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Jin, L., Deng, X., & Lea, B. (2014). An Explorative Study of Mobility Adoption in the Enterprise. Proceedings of the 20th Americas Conference on Information Systems (2014, Savannah, GA), pp. 37-49. Association for Information Systems (AIS).
Meeting Name
20th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2014 (2014: Aug. 7-9, Savannah, GA)
Department(s)
Business and Information Technology
Keywords and Phrases
Carrier mobility; Information systems; Adoption; Business benefits; Enterprise mobility; Enterprise resource planning systems; Future research directions; Influential factors; Mobile applications; Mobile apps; Enterprise resource planning; Adoption; ERP; Mobile apps; Mobility
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-1-63266-753-3
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2014 Association for Information Systems (AIS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Aug 2014
