Information technology and productivity: Empirical evidence from the Chinese electronics industry

Information and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 79-87

  Lee, Sangho ^a,b   Xiang, Jun Yong ^b   Kim, Jae Kyeong ^b  

^a SunMoon University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

China; Computers; IT investment; Output elasticity; Production function; Productivity

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CHINESE FIRMS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES; IT INVESTMENT; IT INVESTMENTS; IT PRODUCTIVITY; OUTPUT ELASTICITY; PRODUCTION FUNCTION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; ELASTICITY; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INVESTMENTS; PRODUCTIVITY;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79953656438     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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