Information Technology Investments and the Impact on the Economic-Financial Performance of Industrial Sector (original) (raw)

2015

Abstract

For decades, academic research seeks to highlight the relationship between investments in Information Technology (IT) and organizational performance. The researchers aim to prove the conversion of IT investments in the financial result, therefore this field of study in IT generates many relevant discussions. The purpose of this article is to present the results obtained in research that examines the impact on financial performance due to IT investments made by Brazilian industries. The survey identified 7.3% increase in operating income (ROPt) for each 1.0% increase in IT investments and expenditures (IGTI t-2). In the collection we used information from the period (2001-2011), the largest national publicly traded industries. First we obtained the financial indicators for all population of companies adopted and subsequently, related to expenses and investments in IT, obtained directly from the Chief IT (CIO), resulting in a sample of 53% of this population. The analysis led to the a...

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