Beschreibung:
The proliferation of the internet has often been referred to as the fourth technological revolution. This book explores the diffusion of radical new communication technologies, and the subsequent transformation not only of products, but also of the organisation of production and business methods.
This book presents an overview of the econometric tools used to describe and measure the impact that the Internet has had on supply and demand, and the consequent organizational transformations
PART I: ICT AND PRODUCTIVITY Information Technology and the Transatlantic Productivity Divergence Technical Efficiency and the Role of Information Technology Analyzing ICT Adoption across European Regions PART II: DETERMINANTS OF DEMAND FOR ICT Determinants of Usages in the Ivory Coast Adoption and Access Frequency Valuing Time Intensive Goods Contingent Valuation of Digital Identification Cards in Luxembourg Blogs and the Economics of Reciprocal Attention PART III: NEW ORGANISATIONAL FRONTIERS File Sharing and its Impact on Business Models in Music An Empirical Analysis of Organisational Innovation in Japanese SMEs Determinants of the Intra-Firm Diffusion Process of ICT Does ICT Enable Innovation in Luxembourg?