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The impact of Information Technology (IT) on the financial performance of organizations in a developing country
Bibliography: pages 84-90.
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| author | Lubbe, Samuel Izak |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/17008 The impact of Information Technology (IT) on the financial performance of organizations in a developing country Lubbe, Samuel Izak Hart, Mike Mullany, Michael John Information Systems Bibliography: pages 84-90. The effect of IT investment on the risk and risk profile of managers were studied in the IT-using industry in Namibia. IT investment uses certain of an organization's resources. The following models (computerization index (CI), IT expense ratio (ITEX) , IT costs efficiency ratio (ITCE), operating cost efficiency ratio (OPEX), operating leverage, cost-benefit ratio, return on IT assets ratio and profitability performance measurements in terms of six strategic ratios; profit/total assets, profit/turnover, turnover/total assets, gross margin/turnover, profit growth rate and sales growth rate) were used. The study also established the importance of perceived risk in any organization's and managers' daily activities. The study further investigated the close link between calculated organizational risk and IT investment decisions. The results displayed a positive association between the CI and turnover growth. A link was shown between ITEX and OPEX and OPEX and the monetary value of IT, allowing the study to accept these two hypotheses. It was thus concluded that CI and ITEX could be used as a possible measurement of computerization. On the other hand, managerial perceived and calculated organizational risk were not found to be the deciding factors while an IT investment was being made. 2016-02-15T07:09:00Z 2016-02-15T07:09:00Z 1994 Master Thesis Masters MCom http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17008 eng application/pdf Department of Information Systems Faculty of Commerce University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Information Systems Lubbe, Samuel Izak The impact of Information Technology (IT) on the financial performance of organizations in a developing country |
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| title | The impact of Information Technology (IT) on the financial performance of organizations in a developing country |
| title_full | The impact of Information Technology (IT) on the financial performance of organizations in a developing country |
| title_fullStr | The impact of Information Technology (IT) on the financial performance of organizations in a developing country |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of Information Technology (IT) on the financial performance of organizations in a developing country |
| title_short | The impact of Information Technology (IT) on the financial performance of organizations in a developing country |
| title_sort | impact of information technology it on the financial performance of organizations in a developing country |
| topic | Information Systems |
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