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Offshoring and ICT: Evidence for German manufacturing and service firms
Rasel, Fabienne - 2012
In this paper, I analyse the relationship between offshoring and ICT at the firm level differentiating between … measures, overall, the results reveal a positive relationship between offshoring and ICT. Thus, they support the argument that … ICT might be relevant for offshoring. Controlling for other firm characteristics, software to coordinate and to manage the …
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ICT and global sourcing: Evidence for German manufacturing and service firms
Rasel, Fabienne - 2015
This paper analyses the relevance of information and communication technologies (ICT) for firms' probability of global sourcing of inputs. Using firm-level data from Germany in 2009, which include mainly small and medium-sized firms, the empirical analysis differentiates between manufacturing...
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More bits - more bucks? Measuring the impact of broadband internet on firm performance
Bertschek, Irene; Cerquera, Daniel; Klein, Gordon J. - 2011
The paper provides empirical evidence for the causal impact of broadband Internet on the economic performance of German firms. Performance is measured in terms of labour productivity and realised process and product innovations. The analysis refers to the early phase of DSL expansion in Germany...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010304731
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Let the user speak: Is feedback on Facebook a source of firms' innovation?
Bertschek, Irene; Kesler, Reinhold - 2018
Social media open up new possibilities for firms to exploit information from various external sources. Does this information help firms to become more innovative? Combining firm-level survey data with information from firms' Facebook pages, we study the role that firms' and users' activities on...
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IT outsourcing - A source of innovation? Microeconometric evidence for Germany
Erdsiek, Daniel - 2012
Do firms sourcing out IT services redirect their resources to innovation activity? We attempt to answer this question by analysing a firm-level data set comprising 1453 firms from the German manufacturing and services sectors. Using different measures of IT outsourcing (ITO), the econometric...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010311052
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IT outsourcing - A source of innovation? Microeconometric evidence for Germany
Irene, Bertschek.; Erdsiek, Daniel - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2012
Do firms sourcing out IT services redirect their resources to innovation activity? We attempt to answer this question by analysing a firm-level data set comprising 1453 firms from the German manufacturing and services sectors. Using different measures of IT outsourcing (ITO), the econometric...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957694
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More bits - more bucks? Measuring the impact of broadband internet on firm performance
Bertschek, Irene; Cerquera, Daniel; Klein, Gordon J. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
The paper provides empirical evidence for the causal impact of broadband Internet on the economic performance of German firms. Performance is measured in terms of labour productivity and realised process and product innovations. The analysis refers to the early phase of DSL expansion in Germany...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024658
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Diversify or not? The link between global sourcing of ICT goods and firm performance
Schiersch, Alexander; Bertschek, Irene; Niebel, Thomas - 2023
Our paper contributes to the discussion about Europe's digital sovereignty. We analyze the relationship between firm performance and the diversification of sourcing countries for imported ICT goods. The analysis is based on administrative data for 3888 German manufacturing firms that imported...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014325568
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Trade and technology: New evidence on the productivity sorting of firms
Bertschek, Irene; Hogrefe, Jan; Rasel, Fabienne - 2013
Using a unique German firm-level data set, we provide empirical evidence for a productivity sorting along two dimensions: international activity and technology choice. We consider domestic and exporting firms and measure technology choice by firms' actual use of advanced information technology...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010317293
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Trade and technology: New evidence on the productivity sorting of firms
Bertschek, Irene; Hogrefe, Jan; Rasel, Fabienne - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
Using a unique German firm-level data set, we provide empirical evidence for a productivity sorting along two dimensions: international activity and technology choice. We consider domestic and exporting firms and measure technology choice by firms' actual use of advanced information technology...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957613