The impact of information technology investments on downside risk of the firm: Alternative measurement of the business value of IT

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 159-194

  Otim, Samual ^a   Dow, Kevin ^b   Grover, Varun ^c   Wong, Jeffrey ^d  

^a CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM NINGBO CHINA   (China)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

downside risk; IT investment; IT strategic role; real options perspective; resource based view of the firm

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DECISION THEORY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

DOWNSIDE RISKS; IT INVESTMENTS; IT STRATEGIC ROLES; REAL OPTIONS PERSPECTIVES; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW OF THE FIRM;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84867298221     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222290105     Document Type: Article

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