Every time the Standish Chaos report is issued, it provides pessimistic data according to which more than 60% of IT projects turn out to be challenged or failed. Small positive changes in these statistics over the years do not respond to the concurrent improvements in the fields of project...

In the IS literature standard financial option pricing models are predominantly used to value real options embedded in uncertain IT projects. Based on a multidisciplinary literature review, we discuss the assumptions implicit in the prevalent Black-Scholes model and argue for relaxed assumptions...

This article investigates how managers in public-private partnership (PPP) projects respond to social or physical events during the implementation of their projects, and which of their responses produce satisfactory outcomes. Multi-value Qualitative Comparative Analysis (mvQCA) was used to...

While literature on information technology (IT) investment evaluation through Real Option analysis has acknowledged that different types of IT projects might encompass diverse real option value, the majority of the research treats IT projects as a homogeneous group. Little research has been...

The Spanish version of this paper can be found at: "http://ssrn.com/abstract=1996731" http://ssrn.com/abstract=1996731 This teaching note is devoted to the definition and calculation of cash flows, namely, cash flow to debt, (CFD), cash flow to equity, (CFE), capital cash flow, (CCF), tax...

This research study investigated the intellectual surprising intervene distinctions comprises into cause of instable economic system of country and comprehend the laws of government regulating policies are closely for economic development. The rulers who are actually called by their designation...

This paper provides a systematic and plastic guideline for identifying, classifying, and evaluating of either potential or active risk factors in project management concept. It concludes that risk management is essential to project-oriented activities in minimizing losses and enhancing project...

The commercial, political and social world of the 21st century is interconnected at so many levels that any activity has significant levels of complexity. This creates high levels of uncertainty and ambiguity in any significant enterprise. Its greatest impact is at the human level. The modern...

We study assembly supply chains with multiple contractors. In such settings, the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) sometimes outsources component production to different contractors, and the final product revenue may depend on the performance of the slowest (or most unlucky) contractor. To...