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第1页共9页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第1页共9页HowFinancialFirmsDecideonTechnology，介绍国际大银行在决定对信息技术投资时的考虑要点和他们具体的实施过程。HowFinancialFirmsDecideonTechnology(Abstract)Thefinancialservicesindustryisthemajorinvestorininformationtechnology(IT)intheU.S.economy;thetypicalbankspendsasmuchas15%ofnon-interesteexpensesonIT.Apersistentfindingofresearchintotheperformanceoffinancialinstitutionsisthatperformanceandefficiencyvarywidelyacrossinstitutions.NowhereisthisvariabilitymorevisiblethanintheoutcomesoftheITinvestmentdecisionsintheseinstitutions.ThispaperpresentstheresultsofanempiricalinvestigationofITinvestmentdecisionprocessesinthebankingindustry.Thepurposeofthisinvestigationistouncoverwhat,ifanything,canbelearnedfromtheITinvestmentpracticesofbanksthatwouldhelpinunderstandingthecauseofthisvariabilityinperformancealongwithpointingtowardmanagementpracticesthatleadtobetterinvestmentdecisions.UsingPCbankingandthedevelopmentofcorporateInternetsitesasthecasestudiesforthisinvestigation,thepaperreportsondetailedfield-basedsurveysofinvestmentpracticesinseveralleadinginstitutionsHowFinancialFirmsDecideonTechnology(PartOne)信息技术对金融服务业的影响正在增加，不仅仅表现在银行的15%无息开支上，而且对金融服务业的运做和战略也有很强的影响。一个对金融机构的长期研究表明，不同的机构的效率和表现也不同。其决定的因素有以下一些其中的一个因素就是对投资的决定和管理。SBS是一个失败的例子，但是成功的公司也不少。本文注重解答以下的问题：１.银行对ＩＴ投资的评估和管理过程？２.在对ＩＴ的管理过程中，理论和实际操作的结合如何？３.ＩＴ投资的管理和银行性能的关系如何？1.0IntroductionInformationtechnology(IT)isincreasinglycriticaltotheoperationsoffinancialservicesfirms.Todaybanksspendasmuchas15%ofnon-interestexpenseoninformationtechnology.Itisestimatedthattheindustrywillspendatleast$21.1billiononITin1998,andfinancialinstitutionscollectivelyaccountforthemajorityofITinvestmentintheU.S.economy.Inadditontobeingalargecomponentofthecoststructure,informationtechnologyhasastronginfluenceonfinancialfirmsoperatonsandstrategy.Fewfinancialproductsandservicesexistthatdonotutilizecomputersat第2页共9页第1页共9页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第2页共9页somepointinthedeliveryprocess,andafirms'informationsystemsplacestrongconstraintsonthetypeofproductsoffered,thedegreeofcustomizationpossibleandthespeedatwhichfirmscanrespondtocompetitiveopportunitiesorthreats.Apersistentfindingofresearchintotheperformanceoffinancialinstitutionsisthatperformanceandefficiencyvarieswidelyacrossinstitutions,evenaftercontrollingforfactorssuchassize(scale),productbreadth(scope),branchingbehaviorandorganizationalform(e.g.stockversusmutualforinsurers;banksversussaving&loans).Giventhecentralrolethattechnologyplaysintheseinstitutions,atleastsomeofthisvariationislikelytobeduetovariationsintheuseandeffectivenessofITinvestments.WhilesomeauthorshavearguedthatthevalueofITinvestmenthasbeeninsignificant,particularlyinservices,recentempiricalworkhassuggestedthatITinvestment,onaverage,isaproductiveinvestment.Perhapsmoreimportantly,thereappearstobesubstantialvariationacrossfirms;somefirmshaveveryhighinvestmentsbutarepoorperformers,whileotheresinvestlessbutappeartobemuchmoresuccessful.BrynjolfssonandHittfoundthatasmuchashalfthereturnstoITinvestmentareduetofirmspecificfactors.Onepoten...