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BPR implementation in Europe: the adaptation of a management concept
Author(s) -
Albizu Eneka,
Olazaran Mikel
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-005x.2006.00162.x
Subject(s) - business process reengineering , scope (computer science) , adaptation (eye) , process management , business , process (computing) , contrast (vision) , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , industrial organization , environmental resource management , marketing , economics , psychology , lean manufacturing , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , programming language , operating system
This paper analyses Business Process Re‐engineering (BPR) implementation in 20 European firms. In contrast with the radical postulates of the early orthodox literature, the find‐ ings reveal that BPR was used in a preventive way, with implementation time lengths directly related to the scope of the organisational changes attempted and generating moderately positive results according to corporate performance indicators, with relatively low social cost.