Management of information technology investment: A framework based on a Real Options and Mean-Variance theory perspective

Technovation

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 122-134

  Wu, Liang Chuan ^a   Ong, Chorng Shyong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Framework; Mean Variance model; Project selection; Real Options; Risk

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MEAN VARIANCE MODELS; PROJECT SELECTION; REAL OPTIONS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 38849207511     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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