A firm-level analysis of determinants of ICT adoption in Spain

Technovation

Volumn 27, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 352-366

  Bayo Moriones, Alberto ^a   Lera López, Fernando ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Human capital; ICT adoption; ISO certification; Multinational; Size

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; INVESTMENTS; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS;

COMPETITIVE STRATEGY; HUMAN CAPITAL; ICT ADOPTION; ISO CERTIFICATION;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34248153121     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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