Beyond computation: Information technology, organizational transformation and business performance

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 23-48

  Brynjolfsson, Erik ^a   Hitt, Lorin M ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0002295267     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.14.4.23     Document Type: Article

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