Assessing the impact of information technology on firm performance considering the role of intervening variables: Organizational infrastructures and business processes reengineering

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2697-2734

  Albadvi, A ^a   Keramati, A ^b   Razmi, J ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Business process reengineering; Empirical study; Firm performance; Information technology; Organizational infrastructures; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; PROCESS CONTROL; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING; EMPIRICAL STUDY; FIRM PERFORMANCE; ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURES; QUESTIONNAIRE;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34247889948     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540600767780     Document Type: Article

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