Information technology as an enabler of growth in firms: An empirical assessment

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 279-300

  Mitra, Sabyasachi ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business value of IT; Firm growth; Free cash flow; Tobin's q

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY;

BUSINESS VALUE; FIRM GROWTH; FREE CASH FLOW;

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 28844448370     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421222.2005.11045847     Document Type: Article

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