Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305971776
Author: Ralph Stair, George Reynolds
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Smaller organizations could not pay for the investment required in hardware, software and individuals to execute and support ERP software.

  • So, smaller organizations were slow to adopt ERP software.

Hence, the given statement is “True”.

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