The impact of Information Technology (IT) on the financial performance of organizations in a developing country

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dc.contributor.advisorHart, Mikeen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorMullany, Michael Johnen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLubbe, Samuel Izaken_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-15T07:09:00Z
dc.date.available2016-02-15T07:09:00Z
dc.date.issued1994en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 84-90.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLubbe, S. I. (1994). <i>The impact of Information Technology (IT) on the financial performance of organizations in a developing country</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17008en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLubbe, Samuel Izak. <i>"The impact of Information Technology (IT) on the financial performance of organizations in a developing country."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17008en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLubbe, S. 1994. The impact of Information Technology (IT) on the financial performance of organizations in a developing country. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Lubbe, Samuel Izak AB - 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. DA - 1994 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1994 T1 - The impact of Information Technology (IT) on the financial performance of organizations in a developing country TI - The impact of Information Technology (IT) on the financial performance of organizations in a developing country UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17008 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/17008
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLubbe SI. The impact of Information Technology (IT) on the financial performance of organizations in a developing country. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems, 1994 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17008en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Information Systemsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherInformation Systemsen_ZA
dc.titleThe impact of Information Technology (IT) on the financial performance of organizations in a developing countryen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMComen_ZA
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