Does IT Matter? Has Technology Failed To Influence Competition at The Firm Level? Another Dimension to IT Investments and Firm Performance

Corporations stand at the threshold of a new age. Confronted with worldwide turbulence and competition, information technology is the new weapon that is capable of dramatically changing the balance of power. An effective battle plan and the ability to mobilize resources are essential. -Stuart E....

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Main Author: Andoh, Emilyn
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2006
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20478/
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description Corporations stand at the threshold of a new age. Confronted with worldwide turbulence and competition, information technology is the new weapon that is capable of dramatically changing the balance of power. An effective battle plan and the ability to mobilize resources are essential. -Stuart E. Madnick. Many firms that invested in IT systems have failed to reap the full benefits desired many companies have been disappointed by their failure to achieve the benefits they sought from their investments. -Jacqueline Senker and Peter Senker Organizations that do not take advantage of the growing opportunities provided by IT are likely to slip behind in the competitive business world. -Robert I. Benjamin, John F. Rockart, Michael S. Scott Morton, John Wyman Contrary to common beliefs about the crucial role of information technology (IT) in the modern world, empirical research has failed to provide consistent evidence of the positive effect of IT investments on corporate productivity and profitability. -Bharadwaj, A.S. If we have learned one thing from the 1990s, its that the big bang, IT driven initiatives rarely produce expected returns; they are complicated and expensive, take a long time to implement and are fraught with risk. Rather create economic value, more often than not they destroy it. John Seely Brown and John Hagel III
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spelling nottingham-204782022-03-21T16:03:36Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20478/ Does IT Matter? Has Technology Failed To Influence Competition at The Firm Level? Another Dimension to IT Investments and Firm Performance Andoh, Emilyn Corporations stand at the threshold of a new age. Confronted with worldwide turbulence and competition, information technology is the new weapon that is capable of dramatically changing the balance of power. An effective battle plan and the ability to mobilize resources are essential. -Stuart E. Madnick. Many firms that invested in IT systems have failed to reap the full benefits desired many companies have been disappointed by their failure to achieve the benefits they sought from their investments. -Jacqueline Senker and Peter Senker Organizations that do not take advantage of the growing opportunities provided by IT are likely to slip behind in the competitive business world. -Robert I. Benjamin, John F. Rockart, Michael S. Scott Morton, John Wyman Contrary to common beliefs about the crucial role of information technology (IT) in the modern world, empirical research has failed to provide consistent evidence of the positive effect of IT investments on corporate productivity and profitability. -Bharadwaj, A.S. If we have learned one thing from the 1990s, its that the big bang, IT driven initiatives rarely produce expected returns; they are complicated and expensive, take a long time to implement and are fraught with risk. Rather create economic value, more often than not they destroy it. John Seely Brown and John Hagel III 2006 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20478/1/MSc_DISSERTATION.mdi Andoh, Emilyn (2006) Does IT Matter? Has Technology Failed To Influence Competition at The Firm Level? Another Dimension to IT Investments and Firm Performance. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished) IT AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
spellingShingle IT AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
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Does IT Matter? Has Technology Failed To Influence Competition at The Firm Level? Another Dimension to IT Investments and Firm Performance
title Does IT Matter? Has Technology Failed To Influence Competition at The Firm Level? Another Dimension to IT Investments and Firm Performance
title_full Does IT Matter? Has Technology Failed To Influence Competition at The Firm Level? Another Dimension to IT Investments and Firm Performance
title_fullStr Does IT Matter? Has Technology Failed To Influence Competition at The Firm Level? Another Dimension to IT Investments and Firm Performance
title_full_unstemmed Does IT Matter? Has Technology Failed To Influence Competition at The Firm Level? Another Dimension to IT Investments and Firm Performance
title_short Does IT Matter? Has Technology Failed To Influence Competition at The Firm Level? Another Dimension to IT Investments and Firm Performance
title_sort does it matter? has technology failed to influence competition at the firm level? another dimension to it investments and firm performance
topic IT AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20478/