TY - JOUR
T1 - A study of the total life cycle costs of an E-Commerce investment. A research in progress
AU - Whelan, Eoin
AU - McGrath, Fergal
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Contrary to market hype, E-Commerce (EC) technology is expensive plus it requires highly skilled/highly paid workers to operate it. The cost dynamics of an EC project will have to be factored into any budget, however, there is little empirical evidence of what these costs might be. This research-in-progress aims to identify the total costs involved in becoming an 'e-business' for a large indigenous Irish corporation. This paper represents the first phase of the study. The objective of this phase is to develop an EC cost taxonomy.
AB - Contrary to market hype, E-Commerce (EC) technology is expensive plus it requires highly skilled/highly paid workers to operate it. The cost dynamics of an EC project will have to be factored into any budget, however, there is little empirical evidence of what these costs might be. This research-in-progress aims to identify the total costs involved in becoming an 'e-business' for a large indigenous Irish corporation. This paper represents the first phase of the study. The objective of this phase is to develop an EC cost taxonomy.
KW - Electronic commerce
KW - Information systems
KW - Information technology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036247776&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0149-7189(02)00013-7
DO - 10.1016/S0149-7189(02)00013-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036247776
SN - 0149-7189
VL - 25
SP - 191
EP - 196
JO - Evaluation and Program Planning
JF - Evaluation and Program Planning
IS - 2
ER -