The impact of IT-related spillovers on long-run productivity: An empirical analysis

Information Systems Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3 PART 2, 2012, Pages 868-886

  Chang, Young Bong ^a   Gurbaxani, Vijay ^b  

^a Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Business value of IT; Economics of IS; Long run productivity; Spillovers

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; PRODUCTIVITY;

BUSINESS VALUE OF IT; ECONOMICS OF IS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; IT INTENSITIES; IT PRODUCTIVITY; PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS; SERVICES SECTORS; SPILLOVERS;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84868017888     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: 15265536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.1110.0381     Document Type: Article

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