Organizational information systems: Rate of return and influencing variables as viewed by top financial executives

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-59

  Peslak, Alan R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Information systems; Project management; Return on investment

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INVESTMENTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES; TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 38549159650     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570810844070     Document Type: Article

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