Detecting information technology impact on firm performance using DEA and decision tree

International Journal of Information Technology and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 162-174

  Wu, Desheng ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Classification; Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA); Decision Tree (DT); Firm performance; Information Technology (IT)

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CLASSIFICATION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA); DECISION TREE (DT); FIRM PERFORMANCE;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33746238163     PISSN: 14614111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJITM.2006.010116     Document Type: Article

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