It is not uncommon in private company and acquisition valuations to see large premiums attached to estimated value to reflect the “value of control.” But what, if any, is the value of control in a firm, and, if it exists, how do we go about estimating it? In this paper, we argue that the value of controlling a firm has to lie in being able to run it differently (and better). Consequently, the v...

This research examines the factors that are important to the corporate governance of information technology. It focuses on those aspects of IT management that will be relevant to senior management and governing boards. The paper uses data from a survey of 817 Australian commercial and industrial organisations, and analyses the responses to questions about a number of key processes identified by...