The missing effect of investments of firms in information and communication technologies on productivity is studied by various recent papers (e.g. Oliner and Sichels 1994, Landauer 1995, Brynjolfsson and Hitt 1996). Several explanations are given for this missing link. Our paper deals with two...

The missing effect of investments of firms in information and communication technologies on productivity is studied by various recent papers (e.g. Oliner and Sichels 1994, Landauer 1995, Brynjolfsson and Hitt 1996). Several explanations are given for this missing link. Our paper deals with two...

The missing effect of investments of firms in information and communication technologies on productivity is studied by various recent papers (e.g. Oliner and Sichels 1994, Landauer 1995, Brynjolfsson and Hitt 1996). Several explanations are given for this missing link. Our paper deals with two...

Die Informationstechnologie zählt in vielen Unternehmen zu den wichtigsten Investitionsgütern überhaupt. Aktuell zeichnet sich jedoch ein Paradigmenwechsel ab und die IT-Verantwortlichen stehen zunehmend in der Pflicht, die Ausgaben zu rechtfertigen. Dietmar Moch analysiert den Wertbeitrag...