A Lag Effect of IT Investment on Firm Performance

Sangho Lee and Soung Hie Kim
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Sangho Lee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
Soung Hie Kim: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea

Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ), 2006, vol. 19, issue 1, 43-69

Abstract: This article discusses the positive effects of IT investment on firm financial performance when a distinct range of characteristics is examined. The relationship between IT investment and firm performance considering the information intensity of the industry is explored using a distributed lag model. Findings indicate both a positive effect and a positive lag effect of IT investment. The effects of IT investment in the high information-intensive industry are significantly larger than in the low information-intensive industry. Furthermore, a lagged effect of IT investment is larger than an immediate effect, regardless of the information intensity of the industry. We conclude that firms in the high information-intensive industry need to be more cognizant of performance factors when investing in IT investment than in the low information-intensive industry. Moreover, it is necessary to consider the time lag between IT investment and firm performance.

Date: 2006
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