Information technology productivity: In search of a definite observation

Information and Management

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 789-798

  Oz, Effy ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Information technology; IT paradox; Productivity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; INVESTMENTS; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS; EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) PARADOX; MULTIFACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 20344362208     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2004.08.003     Document Type: Article

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