The importance of information technology: An empirical and longitudinal study of the annual reports of the 50 largest companies in the United States

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 32-42

  Peslak, Alan R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual reports; Content analysis; Information systems; Information technology; Strategic information technology

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL REPORTS; CONTENT ANALYSIS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; STRATEGIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

DATA REDUCTION; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INVESTMENTS; MARKETING; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 18744398445     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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