ERP Implementation Based on Risk Management Theory: Empirical Validation

The study is to empirically explore the enterprise resources planning (ERP) implementation strategies based on risk management theory. Five risks are proposed, namely: system risk, implementation risk, change risk, organization risk, staff risk after widely literature review. A survey is developed to collected data from ERP suppliers and firms in Xi'an to test the proposed model. The results from our survey show that ERP success significantly depends on staff risk and implementation risk.