An examination of the long-term business value of investments in information technology

In this paper, we examine the effects of investments in Information Technology (IT) on the long term business values of organizations. The regression discontinuity design is used in this research to examine eight hundred and ten IT investment announcements collected from the period 1982–2007. Our re...

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Published in:Information systems frontiers 2019-02, Vol.21 (1), p.213-227
Main Authors: Shea, Vincent J., Dow, Kevin E., Chong, Alain Yee-Loong, Ngai, Eric W. T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business and Management
Control
Information systems
Information technology
Investments
IT in Business
Management of Computing and Information Systems
Market value
Markets
Operations Research/Decision Theory
Public relations
Systems Theory
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Summary:In this paper, we examine the effects of investments in Information Technology (IT) on the long term business values of organizations. The regression discontinuity design is used in this research to examine eight hundred and ten IT investment announcements collected from the period 1982–2007. Our results found that press releases can affect the market value of a firm by possibly providing investors with a better idea of a firm’s current and future operations and strategy. On the other hand, these press releases also appear to attract more transient investors. The attraction of transient investors likely suggests the market believes the IT investing firm is serious about its potential for growth and expansion.
ISSN:1387-3326
1572-9419
DOI:10.1007/s10796-017-9735-5