A Firm-Level Analysis of ICT Adoption in an Emerging Economy : Evidence from the Colombian Manufacturing Industries
This study examines ICT adoption among 3,759 Colombian manufacturing firms to identify factors that are pertinent to the adoption and usage of ICT at the firm level. This article also attempts to ascertain if the determinants of a firm's ICT adoption vary across the firm size. Our major findings show that three main factors are complementary to a firm's ICT adoption: human capital, organizational changes, innovation results. Also, firms facing competition in markets abroad are more likely to adopt ICT. Information spillover within the industry is also identified as a determinant of ICT adoptions by firms
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2014
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Authors: | Gallego, Juan Miguel ; Gutierrez, Luis H. ; Lee, Sang H. |
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[S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Industrie | Manufacturing industries | Kolumbien | Colombia | Schwellenländer | Emerging economies | IT-Infrastruktur | IT infrastructure | Betriebswirtschaftliches Ziel | Corporate objective | Betriebsgrößenstruktur | Firm size distribution | Informationstechnik | Information technology |
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freely available
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (32 p) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments December 2013 erstellt |
Other identifiers: | 10.2139/ssrn.2403891 [DOI] |
Classification: | O30 - Technological Change; Research and Development. General |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014148000