Information Technology and the Productivity Paradox : Assessing the Value of Investing in IT
Henry C. Lucas
Bok Engelsk 1999 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Oxford : : Oxford University Press, USA, , 1999.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (238 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - 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. - From networks to databases, email to voicemail, the amount of capital being invested in information technology each year is staggering. By 1996, U.S. firms were spending more than 500 billion annually on software, networks and staff. The recently merged Bank of America and NationsBank have an initial IT budget of 4 billion dollars. As firms like this push rapidly into the business world of the 21st century, the question has remained: how do firms measure returns from these substantial investments in information technology?. Henry C. Lucas, effectively answers this question by providing a crea
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| ISBN | 0195121597
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