Approaches to the ex-ante evaluation of investments into information systems

Wirtschaftsinformatik

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 171-180

  Walter, Sascha G ^a   Spitta, Thorsten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benefit; Efficiency; Evaluation; Information Systems; Information Technology; Performance; Success; Value

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042613140     PISSN: 09376429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03250934     Document Type: Review

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