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Purchasing Information Technologies: Behavior Patterns in Service Companies
Author(s) -
Geisler Eliezer,
Hoang Wen
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of purchasing and materials management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.75
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1745-493X
pISSN - 1055-6001
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-493x.1992.tb00570.x
Subject(s) - purchasing , business , service (business) , sample (material) , marketing , information technology , purchasing process , element (criminal law) , process (computing) , computer science , chemistry , chromatography , political science , law , operating system
The purchase of information technologies (IT) by service companies is a crucial element in the effective management of the information processes of these companies. In this article the authors report the results of a study of the acquisitions and management of IT in a sample of 67 companies in 5 service sectors. The results indicate, first, that most service companies follow a logical purchasing process with 5 distinguishable steps, and second, that the size of the company is the best explanation for differences in the use of decision factors by service companies.