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Information technology and the productivity paradox : assessing the value of the investment in IT / by Henry C. Lucas, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lucas, Henry C. (Henry Cameron), author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Information technology--Finance.
- Information technology.
- Capital investments.
- Rate of return.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (238 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- How do firms measure returns from their substantial investments in information technology? Lucas answers this question by providing a framework for measuring the competitive advantages and profits gained through investments in information systems.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Part I: Introduction and the Garbage Can Model; Chapter 1 Is it Reasonable to Expect a Return from Investments in Information Technology?; Chapter 2 A Garbage Can Model and the IT Investment/Value Equations; Part II: IT Investments Among and Within Firms; Chapter 3 The Evidence for a Return Across Groups of Companies; Chapter 4 IT Investments with Direct Returns; Part III: Indirect and Less Obvious Returns from IT Investment; Chapter 5 The Indirect Benefits from IT Investments; Chapter 6 Investing in the Infrastructure; Chapter 7 When IT Becomes a Part of Strategy
- Chapter 8 Investing in IT to Enable ChangePart IV: Increasing the Chances for Successful Investment; Chapter 9 Perspectives on Conversion Effectiveness; Chapter 10 Implications for the IT Investment Decision; Part V: Some Implications; Chapter 11 Implications for Managing Information Technology; Chapter 12 Where IT Value is Found; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1999.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-028395-5
- 0-19-770309-7
- 1-280-76001-X
- 0-19-802838-5
- OCLC:
- 252639044
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