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and ability to bring stability and order (Behrens 2009; Behrens & Sedera 2004). The combination of
the three dimensions of feral systems identified from the case studies, that is: who authorises them
(sanction and ownership), what they are (types of application), why they exist (purpose of application)
and led us to develop the post-ERP feral system taxonomy. However, since all feral systems are nonsanctioned,
the taxonomy classifies feral systems into six (6) different types as presented in Table 4
below.
5.4 Summary
This study was set out to address two research questions, “What are the different manifestations of
Feral Systems and how could they be classified?” For the first question, the study showed that feral
systems could manifest either in the form of a fully developed information system, or data or use of IT.
Regarding the second question, three dimensions – type of application, sanction and purpose are
identified as the basis for classifying feral systems. Below we highlight the main contributions of our
study.
Table 4: Post-ERP feral system taxonomy
Type
Types of Application Purpose of
Application
Feral
Inf
o
Sy
st
e
m
Feral
D
a
t
a
Feral
Us
e
of
Technolo
gy
Suppl
a
-
n
t
Supplem
e
nt
Description of Types
1 X X Feral Information
System created
by end user to
supplant some of
the functionality
of ERP system
and not
sanctioned by
authorised IT
2
body.
X X Feral Information
System created
by end user to
supplement
some of the
functionality of
ERP system and
not sanctioned
by authorised IT
body.
3 X X Feral data created by
end user to
supplant some of
the functionality
of ERP system
and not
sanctioned by
authorised IT
body.
4 X X Feral data created by
end user to
supplement
some of the
functionality of
ERP system and
not sanctioned
by authorised IT
body.
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Example from case
studies and/ Or
Previous Studies
Bank Reconciliation,
Invoice Tracking
system
(case studies)
MyInfocom or Webfuse
Response
(Behrens 2009; Jones
et al. 2004)
Dairy (Kerr, Houghton
& Burgess 2007)
Grass Stock (Kerr &
Houghton 2010)
Moving Average Price,
Source List
(Ignatiadis &
Nandhakumar
2009)