CIO reporting structure, strategic positioning, and firm performance

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 487-504

  Banker, Rajiv D ^a   Hu, Nan ^b   Pavlou, Paul A ^a   Luftman, Jerry ^c  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Singapore Management Universy   (Singapore)

^c STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormal stock returns; Cash flows from operations; Chief executive officer (CEO); Chief financial officer (CFO); Chief information officer (CIO); CIO reporting structure; Cost leadership; Firm performance; Porter's generic strategies; Product service differentiation; Strategic positioning

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENTS;

CASH FLOW; CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS; CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER; FIRM PERFORMANCE; GENERIC STRATEGIES; STOCK RETURNS; STRATEGIC POSITIONING;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 80051731490     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/23044053     Document Type: Article

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