Theoretical Justification for IT Infrastructure Investments

Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ)

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 5-14

  Kayworth, Timothy R ^a   Chatterjee, Debabroto ^b   Sambamurthy, V ^c  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 85001833309     PISSN: 10401628     EISSN: 15337979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/irmj.2001070101     Document Type: Article

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