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Does leadership matter? The effects of information technology expertise on the market value and performance of a firm
Title
Does leadership matter? The effects of information technology expertise on the market value and performance of a firm.
Creator
Khallaf, Ashraf A., Florida Atlantic University, Skantz, Terrance R.
Abstract/Description
This dissertation examines the stock market reaction to 474 announcements of hiring chief information officers (CIOs) in the 1987--2002 period, and firm performance for periods up to two years following the CIO appointment. The study reports that the announcements are associated with significantly positive abnormal returns (0.48 percent). The returns are more pronounced when the new CIO is hired from an IT leader firm (1.94 percent). Abnormal returns are significantly positive related with...
Show moreThis dissertation examines the stock market reaction to 474 announcements of hiring chief information officers (CIOs) in the 1987--2002 period, and firm performance for periods up to two years following the CIO appointment. The study reports that the announcements are associated with significantly positive abnormal returns (0.48 percent). The returns are more pronounced when the new CIO is hired from an IT leader firm (1.94 percent). Abnormal returns are significantly positive related with the CIO's level of education and high-technology firms, and negatively related with firm size. In addition, there is no significant difference in market reaction between the announcements that publicize the creation of a new position and those that imply the filling of an existing position with new hires. Further, the study finds an association between the appointment of the new CIO and subsequent improvement in the accounting measures of profitability. Findings reveal that CIO firms outperform their matched firms and their industry counterparts for the two years following the announcements relative to the year prior to the CIO appointment.
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Date Issued
2004
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT12095
Subject Headings
Technological innovations--Economic aspects, Performance standards--United States, Organizational effectiveness, Information resources management, Information technology--Management, Corporations--Valuation, Strategic planning
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Document (PDF)
Help or hype?
Title
Help or hype?: the role of Internet marketing in rural development strategies.
Creator
Klaas, Kathryn, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
International development literature suggests that Internet marketing has the potential to play an important role in rural development. Despite the abundant theoretical support for incorporating Internet marketing into development strategies, there is little empirical evidence regarding whether Internet marketing actually generates development. This thesis helps fill this gap in the literature by investigating whether one Internet marketing application associated with development, competitive...
Show moreInternational development literature suggests that Internet marketing has the potential to play an important role in rural development. Despite the abundant theoretical support for incorporating Internet marketing into development strategies, there is little empirical evidence regarding whether Internet marketing actually generates development. This thesis helps fill this gap in the literature by investigating whether one Internet marketing application associated with development, competitive-online auctions (COAs), contributes to growth and poverty reduction. An analysis of price premiums earned in Latin American specialty coffee auctions and interviews with participating coffee farmers suggest that this application's strength lies in its ability to catalyze development; it provides the foundation from which farmers can pursue above-market prices, access new markets, and improve local living conditions. However, evidence also emphasizes that COAs do not inevitably advance development goals because their ability to do so is contingent on external factors, including the actions taken by individual farmers.
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Date Issued
2009
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/209992
Subject Headings
Internet marketing, Small business, Computer network resources, Developmental economics, Rural development, Information technology, Economic aspects
Format
Document (PDF)