Information technology investment strategies: a review and synthesis of the literature

被引:6
作者
Arora, Bharat [1 ]
Rahman, Zillur [1 ]
机构
[1] Indian Inst Technol Roorkee, Dept Management Studies, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
关键词
IT investment; IT pay off; business value of IT; IT-strategy alignment; information technology; IT strategy; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; SUSTAINED COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; FIRM PERFORMANCE; BUSINESS VALUE; SYSTEMS; IMPACT; DIVERSIFICATION; MODEL; CAPABILITIES; BOUNDARIES;
D O I
10.1080/09537325.2016.1181742
中图分类号
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
In spite of high importance of information technology (IT) investments, managers do not have sufficient guidelines to formulate IT investment strategy of a firm. In this paper, we review the literature to determine the factors that influence the IT investment strategy. The concept of IT investment strategy so far considered two domains: intensity and proactiveness; we enhance this concept by adding the domain of investment focus. Through this review, we made an attempt to answer three strategic questions related to IT investments: (i) level of investment that a firm should make in IT, that is, investment intensity; (ii) areas of firm where these investments should be more focused, that is, investment focus; and (iii) timing of investment, that is, whether to be an early mover in adopting IT or whether to invest relatively late compared to competitors.
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页码:1073 / 1094
页数:22
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