Investigating the Risk–Return Relationship of Information Technology Investment: Firm-Level Empirical Analysis

Sanjeev Dewan
Sanjeev Dewan
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The Paul Merage School of Business, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697
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Charles Shi
Charles Shi
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The Paul Merage School of Business, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697
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Vijay Gurbaxani
Vijay Gurbaxani
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The Paul Merage School of Business, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697
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Sanjeev Dewan

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The Paul Merage School of Business, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697

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Charles Shi

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The Paul Merage School of Business, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697

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Vijay Gurbaxani

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Published Online:1 Dec 2007https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1070.0739

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