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Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia

55 (3) 2021 89 – 101

Time Lag Effects of IT Investment on Firm Performance: Evidence from Indonesia

Faculty of Economics and Business
Jember University
Jl. Kalimantan No. 37 Jember 68121
INDONESIA.

wahyuaw@unej.ac.id

Faculty of Economics and Business
Airlangga University
Jl. Airlangga No. 4-6 Surabaya 60285
INDONESIA.

bambang.tjahjadi@feb.unair.ac.id

Faculty of Economics and Business
Airlangga University
Jl. Airlangga No. 4-6 Surabaya 60285
INDONESIA.

airwanto@gmail.com

Abstract

The objective of this study is to investigate whether there is a lag effect of IT investment on the financial performance of the firm, both individual and industry-adjusted firm performance. Using a dynamic panel approach of Generalized Method of Moments, we sourced data from 396 firms from multiple companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange over 2013-2017.  The results indicate that IT investment improves the firm financial performance after the first year of investment. IT investment in the current period does not affect its current financial performance because it requires a time lag for the firm to realize its benefits due to the organizational learning process, structural effects, and complementary effects. However, we found an immediate impact of IT investment on firm performance when performance is measured by market performance. Information on IT investment is good news for investors hence the stock price that reflects the future performance of the firms.

 

Keywords

firm performance; Generalized Method of Moments; IT investment; time lag

JEL Codes

M15, M41
http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/JEM-2021-5503-06
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Winarno, W. A., Tjahjadi, B., & Irwanto, A. (2021). Time Lag Effects of IT Investment on Firm Performance: Evidence from Indonesia. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 55(3), 89–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/JEM-2021-5503-06

@article{winarno2021time,
  title={Time Lag Effects of IT Investment on Firm Performance: Evidence from Indonesia},
  author={Winarno, Wahyu Agus and Tjahjadi, Bambang and Irwanto, Andry},
  journal={Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia},
  volume={55},
  number={3},
  pages={89—101},
 

year={2021},
}

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