Use of Data Envelopment Analysis in assessing Information Technology impact on firm performance

Annals of Operations Research

Volumn 73, Issue , 1997, Pages 191-213

  Wang, Chien H ^a   Gopal, Ram D ^b   Zionts, Stanley ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 0031501336     PISSN: 02545330     EISSN: 15729338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018977111455     Document Type: Article

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