Measuring the value of information technology in technical efficiency with stochastic production frontiers

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 447-456

  Shao, B B M ^a   Lin, W T ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Information technology value; Stochastic frontiers; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0035370551     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-5849(01)00150-1     Document Type: Article

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