Examining the determinants of productive efficiency with it as a production factor

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-30

  Shao, Benjamin B M ^a   Lin, Winston T ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized Stochastic Frontiers; Information Technology Spending; Performance Evaluation; Productive Efficiency; Productivity Paradox

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPENDING; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCIES; PRODUCTIVITY PARADOX; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER;

EARNINGS; EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH; SALES; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 0034358569     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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