sourcing of inputs. Using firm-level data from Germany in 2009, which include mainly small and medium-sized firms, the … likely to source inputs from abroad but generally, this relationship between e-commerce and global sourcing is only robust in …

within-industry firm heterogeneity. We find that firm size, capital intensity, distance to the industry technology frontier …

based on the technology group. High technology and low technology firms are estimated separately in order to reveal … technology firms which operate in areas such as chemicals, electricity, and machinery as compared to that of the low technology … technology firms, the effect of the software investment is smaller than the effect of research and development personnel …

based on the technology group. High technology and low technology firms are estimated separately in order to reveal … technology firms which operate in areas such as chemicals, electricity, and machinery as compared to that of the low technology … technology firms, the effect of the software investment is smaller than the effect of research and development personnel …