Ebook: Computers and Productivity: How Firms Make a General Purpose Technology Work
Author: Dr. Thomas Hempell (auth.)
- Tags: R & D/Technology Policy, Technology Management, Management of Computing and Information Systems, Industrial Organization
- Series: ZEW Economic Studies 33
- Year: 2006
- Publisher: Physica-Verlag Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Information and communication technologies (ICTs) create potentials for considerable productivity gains and for higher economic growth. However, ICTs also pose varied challenges to firms in order to benefit from these potentials. Highlighting the importance of innovations, firm-sponsored training, and recruitment of high-skilled workers, this monograph analyses why and to what extent firms differ in their capabilities to make ICT work productively. The work also comprises a detailed discussion of economic theory concerning ICT use and complementary firm strategies. In addition it provides a comprehensive treatment of various methodological issues concerning the measurement of firm-level productivity in econometric analyses.
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) create potentials for considerable productivity gains and for higher economic growth. However, ICTs also pose varied challenges to firms in order to benefit from these potentials. Highlighting the importance of innovations, firm-sponsored training, and recruitment of high-skilled workers, this monograph analyses why and to what extent firms differ in their capabilities to make ICT work productively. The work also comprises a detailed discussion of economic theory concerning ICT use and complementary firm strategies. In addition it provides a comprehensive treatment of various methodological issues concerning the measurement of firm-level productivity in econometric analyses.
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) create potentials for considerable productivity gains and for higher economic growth. However, ICTs also pose varied challenges to firms in order to benefit from these potentials. Highlighting the importance of innovations, firm-sponsored training, and recruitment of high-skilled workers, this monograph analyses why and to what extent firms differ in their capabilities to make ICT work productively. The work also comprises a detailed discussion of economic theory concerning ICT use and complementary firm strategies. In addition it provides a comprehensive treatment of various methodological issues concerning the measurement of firm-level productivity in econometric analyses.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-X
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Impacts of ICT as a general purpose technology....Pages 9-55
Contributions of ICT to firm productivity....Pages 57-99
ICT productivity and innovations....Pages 101-131
ICT productivity and human capital investments....Pages 133-173
Conclusions....Pages 175-182
Back Matter....Pages 183-194
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) create potentials for considerable productivity gains and for higher economic growth. However, ICTs also pose varied challenges to firms in order to benefit from these potentials. Highlighting the importance of innovations, firm-sponsored training, and recruitment of high-skilled workers, this monograph analyses why and to what extent firms differ in their capabilities to make ICT work productively. The work also comprises a detailed discussion of economic theory concerning ICT use and complementary firm strategies. In addition it provides a comprehensive treatment of various methodological issues concerning the measurement of firm-level productivity in econometric analyses.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-X
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Impacts of ICT as a general purpose technology....Pages 9-55
Contributions of ICT to firm productivity....Pages 57-99
ICT productivity and innovations....Pages 101-131
ICT productivity and human capital investments....Pages 133-173
Conclusions....Pages 175-182
Back Matter....Pages 183-194
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