This paper studies the link between jobs mismatch and the impact of information technologies (ITs) on the efficiency of small service firms. From the perspective of job matching theory, the paper explores how small service firms that use ITs obtain an optimal matching between new skill...

This research addresses the contribution that technical skills and cognitive abilities make toward technological efficiency in small and medium enterprises. While most of the literature on skill-biased technological change focuses on large corporations, this exploratory research tries to close...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the unclear relationship between industry structure and open innovation. Design/methodology/approach – The focus of the study is on firms that received external help to develop their products or that helped third parties in developing their...

Los numerosos estudios llevados acabo acerca del efecto de las Tecnologíasde la Información y lasComunicaciones (TIC) sobre la productividadde las firmas han puestode manifiesto que no es suficienteinvertir en TIC, sino que una seriede inversiones adicionales, prácticasorganizativas...

The literature concerned with the relationship between performance and information and communications technology (ICT) is usually focused on the ICT investments. This paper shows that it is the level of use of ICT within organisations, with preference as regards the expenses of ICT, which is...