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Journal of Organizational Computing Volume 5, 1995 - Issue 3: Economics of Information Systems
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Managerial incentives and the value of information systems timeliness

Rajiv M. Dewan Simon School, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627
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Sanjeev Dewan School of Business Administration, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 22030–4444
Pages 277-294 | Published online: 04 Nov 2009

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