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 …

Germany's bank-based system of internal control, ownership concentration is harmful for productivity growth. …Productivity growth has been slow in many continental European countries over the last few decades, especially in … econometric analysis of firm performance in Germany. Based on a unique panel data set with detailed information on almost 400 …

The paper provides empirical evidence for the question whether firms' ITenabled labour productivity is affected by the … between labour productivity and IT intensity is not affected by the proportion of older workers. …

estimated in order to explore differences in labor productivity between IT outsourcing and non-IT outsourcing firms. This … positively affecting firms’ labor productivity. An additional analysis indicates that IT outsourcing, in the medium-term, has a …

This paper analyses the impact of business process outsourcing (BPO) on firm productivity based on a comprehensive …-level productivity. The results are robust across different estimation techniques. -- Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) ; Productivity …

The literature on within-firm organizational change and productivity suggests that firms can make more efficient use of … technologies and that joint adoption leads to higher productivity. Without having introduced complementary organizational … innovations, the adoption of CO2 reducing technologies is associated with lower productivity. -- Firm behavior ; technical change …

This paper examines the links between internationalisation, innovation and productivity in service enterprises. For … this purpose, we use micro data from the Community Innovation Survey 2008 in Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom, and … higher productivity. Among the innovation types that we consider, the largest productivity returns were found for marketing …

sourcing of inputs. Using firm-level data from Germany in 2009, which include mainly small and medium-sized firms, the … industry diversity. Moreover, labour productivity is positively linked to global sourcing. The findings support arguments for … the importance of the Internet for global trade and they confirm the productivity advantage of importing in comparison to …

manufacturing and services. Using firm-level data from the manufacturing and service sector in Germany and a broad range of ICT … enterprise software and e-commerce purchases from suppliers make offshoring more likely. Labour productivity and the realisation … confirms the productivity advantage of offshoring in comparison to non-offshoring firms that is stated in the literature …