The impact of IT investment on firm performance in China: An empirical investigation of the Chinese electronics industry

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 678-687

  Kim, Jae Kyeong ^a   Xiang, Jun Yong ^a   Lee, Sangho ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute for Defense Analyses   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Business value of IT; China; Developing country; Productivity; The United States

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS VALUE OF IT; CHINA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; FIRM PERFORMANCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS; IT INVESTMENTS; THE UNITED STATES;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENGINEERING EXHIBITIONS;

INVESTMENTS;

DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRODUCTIVITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349128054     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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