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Enterprise Application Integration and its Effect on Business Value: A Stock Market View

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: Enterprise application integration (EAI), or software technologies designed to integrate various corporate computer systems, are rapidly gaining importance.The objective of this study is to ascertain the relevance of EAI to achieving tangible benefits, specifically from the investors' perspective.Using an event study approach and 71 corporate announcements of EAI implementations, we attempt to shed some light on this issue by analyzing stock price reactions.Our results suggest that from investors' perspective, EAI investments are not always positive.Furthermore, investors react negatively to financially distressed companies investing in EAI.

Source: Journal of the Association for Information Systems

Authors: Narcyz Roztocki, Heinz Roland Weistroffer

Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University

Language: English

Topic: Information Technology Governance and Strategy

Subfield: Management Information Systems

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1569519014

FWCI: 1.565

Cites: 24

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10