A copy of this work was available on the public web and has been preserved in the Wayback Machine. The capture dates from 2020; you can also visit the original URL.
The file type is application/pdf
.
IT Does Matter (At Least When It Is Properly Managed)
2004
Americas Conference on Information Systems
The works of (Ackoff, 1967) , (Dearden, 1972) , and more recently (Carr, 2003) argue that IT is becoming a commodity. From their perspective, IT is not so much a source of competitive advantage, but more of a mundane requirement of the environment similar to electrical service and other utilities. Carr presents several compelling arguments to support his commodity view of IT. We feel that such a view fails to consider the dynamic and innovative nature of the IT industry. To the contrary, we
dblp:conf/amcis/SchmidtV04
fatcat:fbulwuyqgfdqrodgmoybjlnfyi