Computers and Productivity How Firms Make a General Purpose Technology Work /

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) create potentials for considerable productivity gains and for higher economic growth. However, ICTs also pose varied challenges to firms in order to benefit from these potentials. Highlighting the importance of innovations, firm-sponsored training, a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hempell, Thomas (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD : Imprint: Physica, 2006.
Edición:1st ed. 2006.
Colección:ZEW Economic Studies, 33
Temas:
Economic development.
Technological innovations.
Electronic data processing-Management.
Industrial organization.
Economic Development, Innovation and Growth.
Innovation and Technology Management.
IT Operations.
Industrial Organization.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
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Sumario:Information and communication technologies (ICTs) create potentials for considerable productivity gains and for higher economic growth. However, ICTs also pose varied challenges to firms in order to benefit from these potentials. Highlighting the importance of innovations, firm-sponsored training, and recruitment of high-skilled workers, this monograph analyses why and to what extent firms differ in their capabilities to make ICT work productively. The work also comprises a detailed discussion of economic theory concerning ICT use and complementary firm strategies. In addition it provides a comprehensive treatment of various methodological issues concerning the measurement of firm-level productivity in econometric analyses. .
Descripción Física:X, 194 p. 8 illus. online resource.
ISBN:9783790816488
ISSN:1867-2027 ;

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