Determinants of ICT adoption: Evidence from firm-level data

Applied Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 26, 2011, Pages 3775-3788

  Haller, Stefanie A ^a   Siedschlag, Iulia ^a  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FACTOR ANALYSIS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

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EID: 79961053730     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036841003724411     Document Type: Article

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