Surviving IT Budget Cuts with TERPS

Authors

Harry R. Wright Jr., Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
J. Lowell Mooney, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Camille F. Rogers, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1-2009

Publication Title

Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance

DOI

10.1002/jcaf.20510

ISSN

1097-0053

Abstract

The global economic downturn has forced many companies to reevaluate how they do business, in an aggressive effort to cut costs. Budget cuts are reaching 5 to 10 percent or more—and no part of a company is left untouched. But how can companies slash information technology costs and still maintain the same level of production? Here's one interesting strategy: use trained enterprise resource planning students, or TERPS.

Recommended Citation

Wright, Harry R. Jr., J. Lowell Mooney, Camille F. Rogers. 2009. "Surviving IT Budget Cuts with TERPS." Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance, 20 (5): 21-29: Wiley. doi: 10.1002/jcaf.20510
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