Capital market reaction to defective IT products: The case of computer viruses

Computers and Security

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 409-424

  Hovav, Anat ^a   D'Arcy, John ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Defective information technology products; Event study; Market value; Viruses

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER VIRUSES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENTS; MARKETING;

DEFECTIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS; EVENT STUDY; IT PRODUCTS; IT VENDORS;

SECURITY OF DATA;

EID: 24344475266     PISSN: 01674048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cose.2005.02.003     Document Type: Article

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