Understanding the human capital dimension of ict and economic growth in transition economies

Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-79

  Samoilenko, Sergey ^a   Ngwenyama, Ojelanki ^b  

^a VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Data Envelopment Analysis; Human Capital Strategy; Investments; Multivariate Regression; Transition Economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053093256     PISSN: 1097198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.2011.10856531     Document Type: Article

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