Datamation
Assessing the value of information
ICIS '89 Proceedings of the tenth international conference on Information Systems
Is office productivity stagnant?
MIS Quarterly
Firm size and the information technology investment intensity of life insurers
MIS Quarterly - Special issue on the strategic use of information systems
An information economics approach to analyzing information systems for cooperative decision making
ICIS '91 Proceedings of the twelfth international conference on Information systems
The productivity paradox of information technology
Communications of the ACM
Information assets, technology, and organization
Management Science
Identifying the value and importance of an information system application
Information and Management
Assessing the impact of information technology on labor productivity: a field study
Decision Support Systems - Special issue: economics of information systems
Information technology impact on process output and quality
Management Science - Special issue: Frontier research on information systems and economics
The Executive's Guide to Successful MRP II
The Executive's Guide to Successful MRP II
The Business Value of Computers: An Executive's Guide
The Business Value of Computers: An Executive's Guide
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Past research has struggled to identify any evidence of tangible benefits from information systems (IS). Nevertheless, it seems clear that IS can facilitate the identification of less costly sources of inputs for firms by making it easier and cheaper to evaluate prospective suppliers' offers. If this is so, then adopting IS should connote a value of information. We develop a model that relates this potential value to various characteristics. Then, using a random sample of 310 medium and large size manufacturing organizations, we test the validity of our model. Our results are strongly supportive of the model, and so provide support for the hypothesis that IS provides tangible benefits and has a positive impact on the organization's performance.