While this literature is rich in its study of various aspectsof purchasing behavior within organizations, none of thesestudies has focused on the actual acquisition process itself,not to mention the acquisition of IT or ERP packagedsoftware. The current focus of OBB continues to be thesame, largely ignoring the advent of IT.Neither the field of MIS nor the field of OBB hasadequately considered the acquisition of ERP software.Hence, little insight has been provided from either of theseareas.