Volume 24, Number 2 —June 2000

Research Articles

Justifying Electronic Banking Network Expansion Using Real Options Analysis
Michel Benaroch and Robert J. Kauffman
(pp. 197-225)

Options Analysis of Software Platform Decisions: A Case Study
Alfred Taudes, Markus Feurstein, and Andreas Mild
(pp. 227-243)

Information Technology Development Creativity: A Case Study of Attempted Radical Change
Randolph B. Cooper
(pp. 245-276)

System Life Expectancy and the Maintenance Effort: Exploring Their Equilibration
E. Burton Swanson and Enrique Dans
(pp. 277-297)

A Cross-Cultural Study on Escalation of Commitment Behavior in Software Projects
Mark Keil, Bernard C. Y. Tan, Kwok-Kee Wei, Timo Saarinen, Virpi Tuuainen, and Arjen Wassenaar
(pp. 299-325)

*SIM Paper Competition:* Aligning the IT Human Resource with Business Vision: The Leadership Initiative at 3M
Robert Roepke, Ritu Agarwal, and Thomas W. Ferratt
(pp. 327-353)