A framework for assessing the business value of information technology infrastructures

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 11-32

  Kumar, Ram L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset valuation; Business value; Economic analysis; IT infrastructure

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; FINANCE; INVESTMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ASSET EVALUATION; BUSSINESS VALUE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 7444249783     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421222.2004.11045801     Document Type: Article

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