Flexible ICT investments analysis using real options

International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 146-166

  Angelou, Georgios N ^a   Economides, Anastasios A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^b CONTA ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Broadband networks; Information communication technology (ICT); Investment analysis; Net present value (NPV); Real options

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; INVESTMENTS;

INFORMATION-COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT); INVESTMENT ANALYSIS; NET PRESENT VALUE (NPV); REAL OPTIONS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 25844436299     PISSN: 14684322     EISSN: 17415292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTPM.2005.007518     Document Type: Article

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