Information systems project continuation in escalation situations: A real options model

Decision Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 357-391

  Tiwana, Amrit ^a   Keil, Mark ^b   Fichman, Robert G ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

And Real Options; Decision Making; Escalation; Information Integration; Information Systems; Innovation Management; Investment Decisions; Project Continuation; Project Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749490556     PISSN: 00117315     EISSN: 15405915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5414.2006.00131.x     Document Type: Review

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