ICT services and small businesses' productivity gains: An analysis of the adoption of broadband Internet technology

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 171-189

  Colombo, Massimo G ^a   Croce, Annalisa ^a   Grilli, Luca ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Broadband services; ICT; Productivity; SME

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND APPLICATIONS; BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE; BROADBAND SERVICE; COMPLEMENTARY SERVICES; ICT; PRODUCTIVITY PERFORMANCE; SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE; SME;

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; PRODUCTIVITY;

INDUSTRY;

ECONOMETRICS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; PRODUCTIVITY; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SOFTWARE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

ITALY;

EID: 84882591138     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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