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Advances in the
Economics of
Information Systems
Kerem Tomak
University of Texas at Austin, USA
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Advances in the economics of information systems / Kerem Tomak, editor.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-59140-444-4 (h/c) -- ISBN 1-59140-445-2 (s/c) -- ISBN 1-59140-446-0 (eISBN)
1. Business enterprises--work resources. 2. Business information
services. 3. Information resources management--Economic aspects. I. Tomak, Kerem,
1969-
2005
381--dc22
2004016386
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All work contributed to this book is new, previously-unpublished material. The views expressed in
this book are those of the authors, but not necessarily of the publisher.
Dedication
For my mother, my father,
my sister, and Miki
Advances in the
Economics of
Information Systems
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