The relationship between investment in information technology and firm performance: A study of the valve manufacturing sector

Information Systems Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 307-333

  Weill, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computers; Firm performance; Information technology (IT); Investment; Management of IT; Manufacturing; Strategic IT

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COMPUTERS; MANUFACTURE; PRODUCTIVITY; SALES;

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; FIRM PERFORMANCE; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; MANUFACTURING SECTOR; MEASURES OF PERFORMANCE; STRATEGIC IT;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 73549107428     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: 15265536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.3.4.307     Document Type: Article

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