During the implementation of the ERP system the campus engaged in creating a myth of an integrated system. For the most part, integration is used in organizational theory to define the level of collaboration between specialized units or individuals. Firms develop functional specialists that tend to have patterns of behavior and thought that are in tune with the specifics of their job and training. The different specialists may have conflicting thoughts and patterns about getting the job done. Integration, then, involves achieving the coordination and collaboration of these specialists through mechanisms such as communication and conflict resolution (Lawrence & Lorsch, 1969; Walker & Lorsch, 1996). As the data will show, this definition was not unlike that used by the various organizational members of the university.