The strategic nature of ERP adoption necessitates an assessment of benefits and risks, and a number of
authors (Shiau et al., 2009; Woo, 2007) claim that the perceived benefits of adopting ERP influence the
adoption decision positively and the benefits that are generally sought include gaining operational speed
and business profitability. Other authors (e.g., Bueno and Salmeron, 2008) find positive association
between the perceived value of adopting ERP and individual adoption and use of ERP systems.