This study examines the cross-sectional financial performance among firms from the global information and communication technology (ICT) sector over the period 1998-2007. Using a pooled linear regression, the results show that U.S.-based ICT companies are on average underperforming the rest of...

Financial professionals need to understand blockchain in order to evaluate its impact on the profession (e.g., audit, tax, consulting), as well as the impact on the business of their clients (e.g., auditees, investors). Given that financial professionals do not want to become programmers,...

Prior literature shows that during an economic downturn firms have difficulty sustaining superior performance, and a larger percentage of firms report losses. Motivated by this literature, we explore the role of sustainability of organizational IT capability (ITC) on a firm’s performance...

Past research findings indicate that the successful adoption of information technology to support business strategy can help organizations gain superior financial performance versus their competitors. Adopting enterprise-wide resource planning systems is considered a strategic investment...

A characteristic of the information age is the dramatic increase in expenditures by organizations on information technology (IT). As a result of these investments, managers generally anticipate productivity gains, which are commensurate with the costs of IT. However, several empirical studies in...

Our objective in this paper is to develop a firm value model to assist IT managers and researchers in understanding the multiple effects that IT investments have on firm value. This firm value approach adds to the process-oriented approach through simultaneous evaluation of all of the factors...

Recognizing the need to bridge the gap between the outsourcing and the IT capability literature, this study provides a framework for approaching outsourcing decisions from an IT-capable firm's perspective. The paper lays the foundation for a micro-economic framework for contrasting the...

Blockchain, big data, and internet of things are just a few of the over 200 technologies introduced in the last 15 years. Technology adoption/diffusion has significant implications for adopting firms, suppliers of these technologies, and investors. Approaching technology adoption from a...