E-learning investment risk management

Information Resources Management Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 80-104

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Capital investments; Decision models; Decision strategies; Decision support; Distance learning; Electronic learning (e learning); Information and communications technologies; Project management; Real options (ROs); Risk management: technology infrastructures

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DISTANCE EDUCATION; E-LEARNING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

CAPITAL INVESTMENT; DECISION MODELS; DECISION STRATEGY; DECISION SUPPORTS; ELECTRONIC LEARNING (E-LEARNING); INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY; REAL OPTIONS; TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 70249123547     PISSN: 10401628     EISSN: 15337979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/irmj.2007100106     Document Type: Article

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