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This paper considers the impact that technology has on firms' choices over organisational form, in particular whether to produce inhouse or outsource and offshore services, and firms' decision over the location of activity. Technology reduces the transaction and adjustment costs of moving...
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changes in the patterns of evolution of the market structure caused by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the … E-conomy in comparison to the Old Economy (without ICT). The relationship between the two economy concepts can be summed …
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During the last 20 years, R&D and innovation activities in the service sector have clearly increased. Especially business services are believed to be one of the main drivers of technical changes and economic progress. Looking at the labour indices calculated over the period from 1982 to 1996 one...
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authority and ICT-enabled organizational changes). This paper analyzes the impact of organizational change as well as the impact … of the introduction of information and communication technology (ICT) on actual labor demand as well as on employment … all skill groups except for unskilled labor. New ICT and the share of training expenditures are primary forces behind OC …
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This paper examines the relationship between the use of advanced technologies such as ICT, and outcomes such as …
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-inflation growth due to the large diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICT). This paper looks into Europe … which compares the diffusion of ICT in various European countries. Section V presents findings of several empirical studies … on productivity growth in Europe which look into the relation between ICT spending and labour productivity growth …
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of ICT is indispensable for the promotion of the open innovation. In this paper, we discussed how to utilize ICTs for … service. Moreover, it can be confirmed that the firm which top management is familiar with ICT and exercises the leadership … for ICT use. In addition, the firm not only introduced ICT but also reformed organizational structures, systems, and …
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Technologies (ICT) in the Pakistani firms using the World Bank Enterprise Survey 2002-07. The paper considers various indicators of … human capital and measures of ICT adoption and diffusion. On-the-job training, manager's level of qualification and … size, sales and workers' compensation are also positively associated with the use of ICT. The findings show the importance …
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understanding of how Mapuche students in Chile have shaped information and communication technology (ICT) to meet their needs …
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investigates reasons for adoption, or non-adoption, or these technologies. In particular, the article looks at use of ICT by …
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