THE CHALLENGES OF ADVANCED MANAGEMENT METHODS FOR THE ROMANIAN ORGANISATIONS

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to study the use of the advanced management methods in Romania, through the evolution of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Business Intelligence (BI) systems. The study set sights on Romanian organizations which implemented a SIVECO ERP and BI software and the methodology used is both quantitative and qualitative. In the past few years I have attempted to point out certain essential elements of integrated information systems, used as decision and management instruments available for managers. Therefore, I have tried to induce the managers of the organizations, with which I have collaborated, the awareness that the ERP and BI systems are most mere accounting applications. The purpose was to demonstrate some hypothesis concerning the relationship between the size of the organization, the implementation of ERP and BI applications in all functions of the organization, the management method used, and the role of IT&C in decision making. The practical value of this study consists in the measurement of the impacts of contingency factors, and in the assessment of the ERP systems success. The results demonstrate that the relationship between the size and the level of implementation and ERP and BI success is moderated by IT assets. The originality of this article consists in the study realized in computer based advanced management methods implementation.