The financial performance of global information and communication technology companies

Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 119-152

  Bauer, Tim D ^a   Dehning, Bruce ^b   Stratopoulos, Theophanis C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost of capital; Financial performance; Industry focus; Information and communication technology industry; Tax environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870757639     PISSN: 08887985     EISSN: 15587959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/isys-50215     Document Type: Article

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