ICT investments as real options under competition threat

2006 International Telecommunications Symposium, ITS

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 894-899

  Angelou, G N ^a   Economides, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Competition; Decision making; Strategic planning; Telecommunications market liberalization; Telecommunications operators

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER NETWORKS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; KETONES; MARKETING; REVERSE OSMOSIS; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DECISION-MAKING; REAL OPTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET LIBERALIZATION; TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS;

COMPETITION;

EID: 50449100376     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ITS.2006.4433398     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (17)

1. G. Angelou and A. Economides, "Flexible ICT investements analysis using Real Options", International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management. 5(2), pp.146-166, 2005.
2. G. Angelou and A. Economides, "Information Communication- Automation Technology Investments Analysis - A real life case study", unpublished, 2005.
3. M. Benaroch, "Managing information technology investment risk: A real options Perspective", Journal of Management Information Systems, 19(2), pp. 43-84, 2002.
4. M. Benaroch and R. Kauffman, "Justifying Electronic Banking Network Expansion Using Real Options Analysis", MIS Quarterly 24(2), pp.197-225, 2000.
5. A. Gamba and L. Trigeorgis, "A Log-transformed Binomial Lattice Extension for Multi-Dimensional Option Problems," presented at the 5th Annual Conference on Real Options, Anderson School of Management, UCLA, Los-Angeles, 2001.
6. R.M.Geske, "The pricing of options with stochastic dividend yield", Journal of Finance, 33, pp. 617-625, 1978.
7. P. Ghemawat and P. Del Sol, "Commitment versus Flexibility?" California Management Review, 40(4), pp. 26-41, 1998.
8. A. Iatropoulos, A. Economides and G. Angelou, "Broadband investments analysis using real options methodology: A case study for Egnatia Odos S.A.", Communications and Strategies, 55, 3rd quarter, pp. 45-76, 2004.
9. International Telecoms Intelligence (ITI) Company (2005) "Available reports: Market Intelligence Report", http://www.espicom.com/web3.nsf/ structure/tel_bksmgreece?OpenDocument
10. Kantor Capital (2005) "Overview of status of the telecommunication market in Greece", http://www.kantor.gr/files/surveys/ ExecSummary_Telecoms12_9_05.pdf
11. W.C. Kester "Today's Options for Tomorrow's Growth", Harvard Business Review, (March-April), pp. 153-160, 1984.
12. R. Kumar, "Understanding DSS Value: An Options Perspective", Omega, The International Journal of Management Science, 27, pp. 295-304, 1999.
13. J. Mun, "Real Options Analysis: Tools and Techniques for Valuing Strategic Investments and Decisions", Wiley Finance 2002.
14. L. Trigeorgis, "Real options: a primer", in Alleman, J. and Noam, E. (Eds.): The New Investment Theory of Real Options and its Implication for Telecommunications Economics, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, pp.3-33, 1999.
15. L. Trigeorgis, "Real Options: Managerial Flexibility and Strategy in Resource Allocation" The MIT Press, 1996.
16. L. Trigeorgis "Anticipated Competitive Entry and Early Preemptive Investment in Deferrable Projects", Journal of Economics and Business, 43, pp.143-156, 1991.
17. K. Zhu, "Strategic investment in information technologies: A real-options and game-theoretic approach" Doctoral Dissertation, Stanford University, CA, 1999.