Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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884595 | Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization | 2006 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
The paper reviews theories of information technology adoption and organizational form and applies them to an empirical analysis of firm choices and characteristics in four transition economies: Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia. We argue that two major structural changes have occurred, one concerning technology and another concerning firm ownership and boundaries, and we consider how each change may have affected the other. We estimate the impact of firm size, integration, and ownership on new information technology adoption and the impact of information technology on changes in firm boundaries and ownership, using a sample survey of 330 firms.
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Authors
John S. Earle, Ugo Pagano, Maria Lesi,