Abstract
In recent years a number of questions have been frequently voiced by general management within organisations in relation to information systems and information technology:
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Do we know how much is currently spent on IS?
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What value results from this spending?
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How should IS alternatives be justified/ prioritised/ financed?
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Why do IS budgets continue to rise while IT unit costs continue to fall?
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How can we regain our belief in IS returns?
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Beynon-Davies, P. (1998). Information Systems Evaluation. In: Information Systems Development. Macmillan Computer Science Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14931-5_34
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