Keystone Strategy, Inc., research study: Information technology drives growth

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Information technology (IT) matters to the enterprise. And better quality IT makes a quantifiable, positive difference to the enterprise, says a research study written by Keystone Strategy, Inc.

In a departure from previous studies that focused on indicators like IT spending or PCs per employee, the Keystone research examined the reach and quality of IT-enabled business processes by analyzing how people are using IT systems in key business areas.

The results of this analysis show that firms using superior software enjoy significantly higher worker productivity, and managers have better insight and control over key levers in their business. The study also provides a picture of how superior IT confers its advantages to a business.

The new, multi-country study Information Technology (IT) Drives Growth is available at no cost in two versions: The full 20-page study and a two-page executive summary.

The study was sponsored by Microsoft and was conducted under the direction of Professor Marco Iansiti of the Harvard Business School.

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