Improving the relative efficiency of revenue generation from ICT in transition economies: A product life cycle approach

Information Technology for Development

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 279-303

  Samoilenko, Sergey V ^a   Weistroffer, H Roland ^b  

^a VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Data envelopment analysis; Investments in information and communication technologies; Product life cycle model; Transition economies

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EFFICIENCY; INVESTMENTS;

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES; INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS; MACROECONOMIC IMPACT; PRODUCT LIFE CYCLES; RELATIVE EFFICIENCY; RESOURCE-EFFICIENT; TRANSITION ECONOMY;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 78650313645     PISSN: 02681102     EISSN: 15540170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681102.2010.510461     Document Type: Article

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