A compound real option and AHP methodology for evaluating ICT business alternatives

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 353-374

  Angelou, Georgios N ^a   Economides, Anastasios A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Broadband technology; Decision analysis; Information and communication technologies; Investments analysis; Multicriteria decision making; Real options

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY; DECISION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; MULTICRITERIA DECISION MAKING; REAL OPTIONS;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INVESTMENTS; TECHNOLOGY;

TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 67349248162     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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