large firms or also for smaller firms. Empirical evidence, which suggests complementarity between IT and decentralization … productivity but the combination of IT and decentralization does not yield a productivity premium. Contrarily, for the sample of … larger firms, the results show that the productivity of IT depends positively on decentralization. The findings suggest that …

This study analyzes the relationship between the three main enterprise systems (Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP …), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM)) and labor productivity. It reveals the performance … gains due to different combinations of these systems. It also tests for complementarity among the enterprise systems with …

Using a unique German firm-level data set, we provide empirical evidence for a productivity sorting along two …

The missing effect of investments of firms in information and communication technologies on productivity is studied by …) has a stronger effect on the quality of services than on the productivity of the IT-using firm. IT investment seems to be … especially the most recent generation of IT as indicated by the number of PCs used is the source of productivity growth whereas …

This paper analyzes the relationship between the three main enterprise systems (Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP … results show that ERP and SCM systems foster the firms' likelihood to generate process innovations. In addition, ERP systems …

manufacturing firms. We perform direct and indirect tests for the complementarity of formal and informal technology transfer. Our …

research grants than for development grants. We also find cross-scheme effects that may arise due to complementarity between …

productivity. These results sug-gest a new direction for policy that focuses on instruments to enhance entrepreneurship capital. …