dr hab. Piotr Soja, prof. UEK

Associate Professor

Department of Informatics

Cracow University of Economics

Rakowicka 27, 31-510 Kraków, Poland

Selected publications

Refereed Journal Articles

• Cunha, P.R., Soja, P., Themistocleous, M. (2021) Blockchain for development: a guiding framework, Information Technology for Development, 27 (3), 417-438, DOI: 10.1080/02681102.2021.1935453.
• Soja, E., Soja, P. (2020) Fostering ICT use by older workers: Lessons from perceptions of barriers to enterprise system adoption, Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 33 (2), 407–434.
• Roztocki, N., Soja, P., Weistroffer, H.R. (2020) Enterprise systems in transition economies: research landscape and framework for socioeconomic development, Information Technology for Development, 26 (1), 1–37.
• Roztocki, N., Soja, P., Weistroffer, H.R. (2019) The role of information and communication technologies in socioeconomic development: towards a multi-dimensional framework, Information Technology for Development, 25 (2), 171-183.
• Soja, E., Soja, P. (2017) Exploring Root Problems in Enterprise System Adoption from an Employee Age Perspective: A People-Process-Technology Framework, Information Systems Management, 34 (4), 333–346.
• Cunha, P.R., Soja, P., Themistocleous, M., Silva, M.M. (2017) Enterprise system lifecycles in transition and less developed economies within the European Union, Information Technology for Development, 23 (2), 336–366.
• Soja, P. (2016) Reexamining Critical Success Factors for Enterprise System Adoption in Transition Economies: Learning from Polish Adopters, Information Technology for Development, 22 (2), 279-305.
• Soja, P., Weistroffer, H.R. (2016) Motivations for enterprise system adoption in transition economies: insights from Poland, Enterprise Information Systems, 10 (5), 563-580.
• Soja, P., Themistocleous, M., Cunha, P.R., Silva, M.M. (2015) Determinants of Enterprise System Adoption across the System Lifecycle: Exploring the Role of Economic Development, Information Systems Management, 32 (4), 341-363.
• Soja, P. (2015) A stakeholder analysis of barriers to enterprise system adoption: The case of a transition economy, Information Technology and Management, 16 (3), 253-271.
• Soja, P., Cunha, P.R. (2015) ICT in Transition Economies: Narrowing the Research Gap to Developed Countries, Information Technology for Development, 21 (3), 323-329.
• Trąbka, J., Soja, P. (2014) Agile versus Design-based Approach to ERP System Implementation: A Cross-case Study, The Journal of Management and Finance, 12 (3/2/2014), 305-323.
• Soja, P., Paliwoda-Pękosz, G. (2013) Comparing Benefits from Enterprise System Adoption in Transition and Developed Economies: An Ontology-based Approach, Information Systems Management, 30 (3), 198-217.
• Soja, P., Paliwoda-Pękosz, G. (2013) Impediments to Enterprise System Implementation over the System Lifecycle: Contrasting Transition and Developed Economies, The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 57 (1), 1-13.
• Soja, P. (2011) Examining Determinants of Enterprise System Adoptions in Transition Economies: Insights from Polish Adopters, Information Systems Management, 28 (3), 192-210.
• Themistocleous, M., Soja, P., Cunha, P.R. (2011) The Same, but Different: Enterprise Systems Adoption Lifecycles in Transition Economies, Information Systems Management, 28 (3), 223-239.
• Soja, P. (2010) Understanding Determinants of Enterprise System Adoption Success: Lessons Learned from Full-scope Projects in Manufacturing Companies, Production Planning & Control, 21 (8), 736-750.
• Soja, P., Paliwoda-Pękosz, G. (2009) What are real problems in enterprise system adoption? Industrial Management & Data Systems, 109 (5), 610-627.
• Soja, P. (2009) Enterprise System Implementation Issues: Learning from Field Study in Poland, Enterprise Information Systems, 3 (2), 1-28.
• Soja, P. (2008) Difficulties in Enterprise System Implementation in Emerging Economies: Insights from an Exploratory Field Study in Poland, Information Technology for Development, 14 (1), 31-51.
• Soja, P. (2008) Examining the Conditions of ERP Implementations: Lessons Learnt from Adopters, Business Process Management Journal, 14 (1), 105-123.
• Soja, P. (2008) The Expert Opinion: An Interview with Wojciech Wierzba, President, Digitland, Krakow, Poland, Journal of Global Information Technology Management, 11 (4), 76-80.
• Soja, P., Put, D. (2007) Learning from Model ERP Projects, International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems, 3 (2), 50-67.
• Soja, P. (2006) Success Factors in ERP Systems Implementations: Lessons from Practice, Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 19 (4), 418-433.

Refereed Book Chapters

• Soja, E., Soja, P. (2020) Facilitating ICT Adoption for Older Workers: Lessons Learned from Enterprise System Practitioners. [In:] Themistocleous, M., Papadaki, M. (eds.) Information Systems. European, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems EMCIS 2019. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol. 381, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, 537–550.
• Soja, E., Soja, P., Kolkowska, E., Kirikova, M. (2020) The Role of Gender in Supporting Active and Healthy Ageing by ICT Solutions: Learning from Latvian, Polish and Swedish Older Adults. [In:] Themistocleous, M., Papadaki, M. (eds.) Information Systems. European, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems EMCIS 2019. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol. 381, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, 344–357.
• Kirikova, M., Kolkowska, E., Soja, P., Soja, E., Muceniece, A. (2019) Addressing Complexity of Contexts of IT Solutions for Older Adults. [In:] Matulevičius, R., Buchmann, B., Řepa, V. Kirikova, M., Sandkuhl, K., Pańkowska, M. (eds.) Joint Proceedings of the BIR 2019 Workshops and Doctoral Consortium co-located with 18th International Conference on Perspectives in Business Informatics Research (BIR 2019), Katowice, Poland, September 23-25, 2019, http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2443, pp. 51-61.
• Kirikova, M., Kolkowska, E., Soja, P., Soja, E., Muceniece, A. (2019) Towards Aligning IT and Daily Routines of Older Adults. [In:] Abramowicz, W., Corchuelo, R. (eds.) Business Information Systems Workshops, Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing 373, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 150–156.
• Soja, E., Soja, P., Kolkowska, E., Kirikova, M. (2019) Supporting Active and Healthy Ageing by ICT Solutions: Preliminary Lessons Learned from Polish, Swedish and Latvian Older Adults. [In:] Wrycza S., Maślankowski J. (eds.) Information Systems: Research, Development, Applications, Education. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Vol. 359, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 48–61.
• Soja, E., Soja, P. (2019) Exploring Determinants of Enterprise System Adoption Success in Light of an Ageing Workforce. [In:] Themistocleous, M., Rupino da Cunha, P. (eds.) European, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems EMCIS 2018. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Vol. 341, Vol. 341, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 419–432.
• Kolkowska, E., Soja, E., Soja, P. (2018) Implementation of ICT for Active and Healthy Ageing: Comparing Value-Based Objectives Between Polish and Swedish Seniors. [In:] Wrycza S., Maślankowski J. (eds.) Information Systems: Research, Development, Applications, Education. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Vol. 333, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 161–173.
• Soja, E., Soja, P. (2017) Investigating Enterprise System Adoption Failure Factors from an Employee Age Perspective. [In:] Wrycza S., Maślankowski J. (eds.) Information Systems: Research, Development, Applications, Education. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Vol. 300, Springer International Publishing, pp. 124–135.
• Soja, E., Soja, P., Paliwoda-Pękosz, G. (2016) Solving Problems During an Enterprise System Adoption: Does Employees’ Age Matter? [In:] Wrycza, S. (ed.) Information Systems: Development, Research, Applications, Education. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Vol. 264, Springer International Publishing, pp. 131-143.
• Soja, P., Paliwoda-Pękosz, G. (2015) Impediments to Enterprise System Implementation Across the System Lifecycle: Understanding the Role of Country Economic Development. [In:] Sedera, D., Gronau, N., Sumner, M. (eds.) Enterprise Systems. Strategic, Organizational, and Technological Dimensions Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Vol. 198, Springer International Publishing, pp. 68-84.
• Trąbka, J., Soja, P. (2013) ERP in Project-Driven Organizations: A Case-Study from IT Industry in Poland, [In:] Wrycza, S. (ed.) Information Systems: Development, Learning, Security, Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Vol. 161, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 27-38.
• Soja, P. (2011) Building Project Teams in Enterprise System Adoption: The Need for the Incorporation of the Project Type, [In:] Wrycza, S. (ed.) Research in Systems Analysis and Design: Models and Methods, Lecture Notes on Business Symposium on Systems Analysis and Design, Vol. 93, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 51-65.
• Soja, P. (2011) The Role of Implementation Strategy in Enterprise System Adoption, [In:] Pokorny J., Repa V., Richta K., Wojtkowski W., Linger H., Barry C, Lang M. (eds.) Information Systems Development, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, New York, USA, pp. 709-719.
• Soja, P. (2009) Leadership Issues in ERP Implementation: Insights from Field Study, [in:] Barry C., Conboy K., Lang M., Wojtkowski G., Wojtkowski W. (eds.) Information Systems Development: Challenges in Practice, Theory, and Education, Vol 1, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, New York, USA, pp. 521-532.
• Soja, P., Put, D. (2008) Towards Identifying the Most Important Attributes of ERP Implementations, [In:] Gunasekaran A. (ed.) Global Implications of Modern Enterprise Information Systems: Technologies and Applications, Idea Group Inc., pp. 114-136.
• Soja, P. (2007) Success Factors across ERP Implementation Phases: Learning from Practice, [In:] Wojtkowski W., Wojtkowski W. G., Zupancic J., Magyar G. and Knapp G. (eds.) Advances in Information Systems Development. New Methods and Practice for the Networked Society, Vol. 2, Springer Science+Business Media LLC, New York, USA, pp. 275-286.

Refereed International Conference Papers

• Kuciapski, M., Lustofin, P., Soja, P. (2021) Examining the Role of Trust and Risk in the Software-as-a-Service Adoption Decision, Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 4693-4702, URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10125/71187.
• Soja, E., Soja, P., Kolkowska, E., Kirikova, M., Muceniece, A. (2021) Supporting Seniors in Independent and Healthy Ageing through ICT: Insights from a Value-Focused Thinking Study in Latvia, Poland and Sweden, Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 3674-3683, URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10125/71061.
• Cunha, P.R., Soja, P., Themistocleous, M. (2020) Blockchain for Development: Preliminary Insights from a Literature Review, Proceedings of the 26th Americas Conference on Information Systems, https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2020/adv_info_systems_research/adv_info_systems_research/10/.
• Lustofin, P., Soja, P., Kuciapski, M. (2020) Investigating the Role of Business-IT Alignment in the Software as a Service Adoption Decision: A Preliminary Model, Proceedings of the 26th Americas Conference on Information Systems, https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2020/strategic_uses_it/strategic_uses_it/21/.
• Soja, E., Soja, P. (2016) Exploring the Role of Employee Age in Improving ICT Adoption Projects: Lessons Learned from Enterprise System Practitioners, Proceedings of the 22nd Americas Conference on Information Systems, San Diego, USA, August 11-14, 1-10.
• Paliwoda-Pękosz, G., Soja, P. (2015) Solutions to Problems Occurring over the Enterprise System Adoption Lifecycle: A Preliminary Study, Proceedings of the 21st Americas Conference on Information Systems, Puerto Rico, August 13-15, 1-12.
• Roztocki, N., Soja, P., Weistroffer, H.R. (2015) Enterprise Systems in Transition Economies: An Initial Literature Review, Proceedings of the 21st Americas Conference on Information Systems, Puerto Rico, August 13-15, 1-11.
• Paliwoda-Pękosz, G., Soja, P. (2014) Modeling Enterprise System Adoption: An Ontology-based Approach, Proceedings of the 20th Americas Conference on Information Systems, Savannah, USA, August 7-9, 1-13.
• Trąbka, J., Soja, P. (2013) Enterprise Modeling in Complex ERP Adoptions: Learning from the Experience of an IT Company, Short Paper Proceedings of the 6th IFIP WG 8.1 Working Conference on the Practice of Enterprise Modeling (PoEM 2013), Riga, Latvia, November 6-7, 2013, CEUR-WS.org/Vol-1023, 95-104.
• Soja, P., Paliwoda-Pękosz, G. (2013) Impediments to Enterprise System Implementation across the System Lifecycle: Insights from Polish Practitioners, Proceedings of the 19th Americas Conference on Information Systems, Chicago, USA, August 15-17, 1-10.
• Soja, P. (2012) Determinants of Enterprise System Adoption across the System Lifecycle: Insights from a Transition Economy, Proceedings of the 18th Americas Conference on Information Systems, Seattle, USA, August 8-12, 1-8.
• Zając, A., Soja, P. (2012) ITSM Adoption in European SMEs: Transition versus Developed Economies, Proceedings of the 18th Americas Conference on Information Systems, Seattle, USA, August 8-12, 1-14.
• Soja, P. (2011) Improving Enterprise System Adoptions in Transition Economies: Insights from an Exploratory Study in Poland, Proceedings of the 17th Americas Conference on Information Systems, Detroit, USA, August 4-7, 1-11.
• Soja, P., Themistocleous, M,. Cunha, P.R. (2011) Playing Catch up: How Different is Large Scale Enterprise Systems Implementation in Transition Countries and Organizations? Proceedings of the 44th Hawaii International Conference on System Science, Kauai, Hawaii USA, January 04-07.
• Soja, P. (2010) Understanding Project Team Composition in Enterprise System Adoption: Preliminary Findings from a Field Study, Proceedings of the 16th Americas Conference on Information Systems AMCIS 2010, Lima, Peru, August 12-15, 1-8.
• Soja, P. (2010) Rethinking Critical Success Factors for Enterprise System Adoption: The Case of a Transition Economy, Proceedings of the 16th Americas Conference on Information Systems AMCIS 2010, Lima, Peru, August 12-15, 1-11.
• Soja, P. (2009) Motivations for Enterprise System Adoption: Insights from Practitioners in Poland, Proceedings of the 15th Americas Conference on Information Systems AMCIS 2009, San Francisco, USA.
• Soja, P. (2008) Determinants of Enterprise System Implementations: Lessons from Full-scope Projects, [in:] Wrycza, S. (ed.) Proceedings of BIR’2008 The 7th International Conference on Perspectives in Business Informatics Research, September 25-26, 2008, Department of Business Informatics, University of Gdańsk, Poland, 118-129.
• Soja, P. (2008) Barriers to Enterprise System Implementation Success: Learning from Practitioners in Poland, Proceedings of the 14th Americas Conference on Information Systems AMCIS 2008, Toronto, Canada.
• Soja, P., Paliwoda-Pękosz, G. (2007) Towards the Causal Structure of Problems in Enterprise System Adoption, Proceedings of the 13th Americas Conference on Information Systems AMCIS 2007, Keystone/Colorado, USA.
• Soja, P. (2006) Investigating the Impact of Project Team Composition in Enterprise System Implementation: an Exploratory Study, Proceedings of the 12th Americas Conference on Information Systems AMCIS 2006, Acapulco, Mexico, pp.2457-2466.
• Soja, P. (2006) Difficulties in Enterprise System Implementation: Lessons Learnt from Projects in Poland, Proceedings of the 12th Americas Conference on Information Systems AMCIS 2006, Acapulco, Mexico, pp.445-453.
• Soja, P., Put, D. (2005) Identifying Model ERP Implementations, Proceedings of the 11th Americas Conference on Information Systems AMCIS 2005, Omaha, USA, pp.2058-2068.
• Soja, P. (2005) The Conditions of ERP Implementation Projects: Evidence from Practice, Proceedings of the 11th Americas Conference on Information Systems AMCIS 2005, Omaha, USA, pp.2044-2052.
• Soja, P. (2005) The Impact of ERP Implementation on the Enterprise – an Empirical Study, [in:] Abramowicz W. (ed.) Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Business Information Systems, Poznań, Poland, pp.389-402.
• Soja, P. (2004) Success Factors in ERP Systems Implementations. Result of research on the Polish ERP market, Proceedings of the 10th Americas Conference on Information Systems AMCIS 2004, New York, USA, pp.3914-3922.
• Soja, P. (2004) Important Factors in ERP Systems Implementations: Result of the research in Polish enterprises, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems ICEIS 2004, Vol.1, Porto, Portugal, pp.84-90.