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Managing Information Technology Investment Risk: A Real Options Perspective, Michel Benaroch
Managing Information Technology Investment Risk: A Real Options Perspective, Michel Benaroch
Management - All Scholarship
Past information systems research on real options has focused mainly on evaluating information technology (IT) investments that embed a single, a-priori known option. However, since real options are not inherent in any IT investment, they usually must be planned and intentionally embedded in a target IT investment in order to control various investment-specific risks, just like financial risk management uses carefully chosen options to actively manage investment risks. Moreover, when an IT investment involves multiple risks, there could be numerous ways to reconfigure the investment using different series of cascading (compound) options. In this light, we present an approach for …
Option-Based Management Of Technology Investment Risk, Michel Benaroch
Option-Based Management Of Technology Investment Risk, Michel Benaroch
Management - All Scholarship
Real operating (flexibility) options embedded in a technology investment are valuable because they allow management to take rational, value-adding actions that could favorably affect operational traits of the investment (timing, scale, scope, etc.). These options, however, are not inherent in technology investments. Rather, they usually must be carefully planned and designed to fit each investment differently. Building on concepts from the area of financial risk management, this paper presents a methodology for planning the creation of specific operating options designed to maximize the value of a technology investment in light of the risks underlying that investment. The paper also illustrates …
Justifying Electronic Banking Network Expansion Using Real Options Analysis, Michael Benaroch, Robert J. Kauffman
Justifying Electronic Banking Network Expansion Using Real Options Analysis, Michael Benaroch, Robert J. Kauffman
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The application of real options analysis to information technology investment evaluation problems recently has been proposed in the IS literature by Dos Santos (1991), Kambil et al. (1993), Kumar (1996), Chalasani et al. (1997), and Taudes (1998). The research reported on in this paper illustrates the value of applying real options analysis in the context of a case study involving the deployment of point-of-sale (POS) debit services by the Yankee 24 shared electronic banking network of New England. In the course of so doing, the paper also attempts to operationalize real options analysis concepts by examining claimed strengths of this …