Total factor productivity growth in information technology services industries: A multi-theoretical perspective

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 106-118

  Chou, Yen Chun ^a   Shao, Benjamin B M ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Information technology services industry; Innovation; Malmquist index; Productivity and competitiveness

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; PRODUCTIVITY;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE-INTENSIVE BUSINESS SERVICES; MALMQUIST INDICES; MALMQUIST PRODUCTIVITY INDEX; MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION OF ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPETITIVENESS; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84900526012     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2014.03.009     Document Type: Article

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