Differential effects of the two types of information systems: A Hospital-based study

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 297-316

  Menon, Nirup ^a   Yaylacicegi, Ulku ^b   Cezar, Asunur ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care informatics; IT productivity; Value chain model

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL EFFECT; EMPIRICAL MODEL; IT INVESTMENTS; IT PRODUCTIVITY; IT PROJECT; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; OUTPUT VARIABLES; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; PRODUCTION FUNCTION; RATE OF RETURN; VALUE-CHAIN; VALUE-CHAIN MODEL;

EARNINGS; ECONOMICS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INVESTMENTS; PRODUCTIVITY;

HOSPITALS;

EID: 69249206767     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222260111     Document Type: Article

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