Under circumstances where data quality may vary (due to inaccuracies or lack of timeliness,for example), knowledge about the potential performance of alternate predictive models can help adecision maker to design a business value-maximizing information system. This paper examines a...

Methods for sound risk management are of increasinginterest among Wall Street investment banking and brokeragefirms in the aftermath of the October 1987 crash of the stockmarket. As the knowledge of advanced technology applicationsin risk management increases, financial firms are...

It is difficult for the firm investing in information technology (IT) to appropriate a1of the benefits from its investment for itself- it is very easy to imitate innovations in IT.Airlines have installed computerized reservations systems (CRSs) in travel agencies inorder to appropriate the...

We develop a model based on the theory of incomplete contracts for how ownership structure of interorganizational systems (IOS) can affect information exploitation and adoption. Our model yields several propositions that suggest the appropriate strategic actions that a firm may take when there...

We model the diffusion of IT outsourcing via announcements about IT outsourcing deals. We estimate a lognormal diffusion curve to test whether IT outsourcing follows a pure diffusion process or there are contagion effects involved. The methodology permits us to study the consequences of...

Firms in the financial services industry have been faced with the dramatic and relatively recent emergence of new technology innovations, and process disruptions. The industry as a whole, and many new fintech start-ups are looking for new pathways to successful business models, the creation of...

Digital technologies are profoundly transforming the production and consumption of culture and entertainment products. The emerging digital re-mix culture is an open source approach where content products in the arts and entertainment industries are increasingly rearranged, manipulated, and...