The ways in which enterprise systems (ES) influence and are influenced by the context of adoption, including influences at the individual, group, organizational and societal levels were investigated. Context aware analysis of the influences on the design, implementation, use and evaluation of an ES were also presented. A two dimensions framework was presented for addressing the organizational issues associated with an ES implementation. A qualitative mode of enquiry was adopted to enable discussion of a number of research issues, where the issues were explored and illustrated in the context of a central accounting department of a large multinational firm.