Assessing the impact of information technology on labor productivity: A field study

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-122

  Mukhopadhyay, Tridas ^a   Lerch, F Javier ^a   Mangal, Vandana ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business value; Information process; Information technology; Labor productivity; Productivity paradox; Public sector

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PRODUCTIVITY;

LABOR PRODUCTIVITY;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0031069798     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9236(96)00044-9     Document Type: Article

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