Information technology and productivity payoff in the banking industry: Evidence from the emerging markets

Journal of International Development

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 693-708

  Chowdhury, Abdur ^a,b  

^a Inst for Economies in Transition   (Finland)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; PACIFIC RIM;

EID: 0041415940     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1027     Document Type: Article

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