Outsourcing is widely associated with accompanied job losses in the outsourcing firm, at least in the short run. However, the medium and long run effects of outsourcing on employment growth might still be positive. This paper particularly focuses on IT outsourcing and its medium-term effects on...

This thesis consists of three empirical studies on the economics of organization using novel data on organizations for analysis.Chapter 1 uses the longitudinal and nationally representative data from Statistics Canada's Workplace and Employee Survey to examine the distinct effects of Information...

The role of ICT in the economic growth in Korea is a great attraction to the telecommunication society interested in the relationship among ICT, innovation policy and economic growth. However, prior research concentrates on investigating the effect of policy on innovation and economic growth,...

This paper surveys a wide range of studies on the impact of capital investment in intangible assets on labour productivity growth and highlights their main findings on. Surveying the literature at the country, industry and firm level, this paper finds evidence of the increasing importance of...

Over the last few decades, the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has revolutionized the way the healthcare is delivered in India. ICT acts as a catalyst for speedy delivery of healthcare services. It is now possible to connect healthcare delivery in rural areas to the mainstream....

India is a huge country with a population of diverse social and cultural backgrounds. The majority of its population lives in rural areas. The burden of disease continues to be high in the country with life expectancy at around 68 years, much lower compared to countries in the East Asian region...

The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has a huge potential of changing the landscape of service delivery across the globe. It acts as a catalyst for the speedy delivery of services. The Government of India is in the transition phase, moving from traditional paper mode to using...

In the quest for the attainment of democracy with its fully unleashed potentials, the role of information and communication technology (ICT) is integral within this current knowledge economy disposition. The study explores the effect of mobile technology penetration on governance quality from...