This study aims to analyze the effects of open innovation on the figure of the Information and Communication Technologies Coordinator (ICTC) in the Higher Conservatories of Music (HCM) and Authorized Centers of Spain (ACSs). In some regions, the HCMs are regulated by the regulations applied to...

The Korean ICT industry has recently experienced low productivity growth. This study examines this decline of labor productivity growth using the perspective of establishment dynamics. The establishment dataset covering one or more employees shows that the ICT industry has higher entry and exit...

This study investigates the relationship between patenting activity, productivity, and market competition at the firm level. We focus on the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry as a particular case of an innovative sector whose contribution to modern economies is pivotal. For...

Universities play a unique role in ecosystems of innovation. They interact with the other agents of the Triple Helix model, developing their functions in relation to each other and together with industry and government. Grounded in key conceptual frameworks-Triple Helix, Regional Innovation...

Die Entstehung und das Wachstum des größten afrikanischen Markts für Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie (IKT) in Lagos beruhen auf Agglomerationseffekten und dem Zusammenspiel komplementärer Erfolgsfaktoren, die mit positiven externen Effekten behaftet sind. Notwendige Reformen, die...

The competitiveness of industries and countries is shaped more and more by technological advancement in the production and use of information and communications technology (ICT). This report considers the supply side of ICT goods and services. It studies the drivers of ICT production location...

Global value chains (GVCs) are among the critical factors shaping the world economy nowadays. Within cross-border production networks an increasingly important role has been played by the information and communication technology (ICT) sectors. Based on the multi-country input-output database...

Acquisition-based dynamic capabilities have become well established as a new imperative for organizing mergers and acquisitions (M&A) processes. However, understanding the full benefits and possible limits of real options applications to measure a dynamic capability-based synergy in M&A deals...

The aim of the paper is to answer the overriding question what is the role of ICT in implementation of smart specialization (SS) in EU regions (NUTS2 level)? This role can be dual and ICT is considered in this study both as an invention which has led to the emergence of new sector, and from the...

Daten und ihre ökonomischen Auswirkungen durchdringen alle Bereiche der Wirtschaft. Die sogenannte Datenökonomie ist kein neuer Wirtschaftszweig, sondern eher eine ständige Herausforderung für alle Unternehmen, im Rahmen einer neuen Dimension der Wertschöpfung wettbewerbsfähig und...

The study is an effort to investigate the impact of transformational leadership on employee engagement and employee performance in ICT industry in UAE. As the country has been giving much attention to the application of knowledge management, the development of ICT and related industries are...

The main objective of this study is to know the awareness of ICT technology and its impacts on the management students. The research work highlights the advantages associated with ICT on learning and helps to find the factors having impact on management students. The total sample taken was 120...

In an advancing project-based global economy, the ability to leverage innovation, and the adoption of disruptive technologies are critical for product and process innovation success. This study makes the initial attempt to examine the effects of CEO transformational leadership (CTL), project...

Abstract Background A significant share of business innovation arises from information and communication (ICT) sector. Business investment into research and development (R&D) activities can be seen as an important basis for innovation, which can further lead to better economic performance. This...

Bereits in der Vergangenheit wurde der Wirtschaftsprozess aufgrund von technologischen Entwicklungen nachhaltig beeinflusst. Aktuell zeichnet sich mit der seit Anfang des 21. Jahrhunderts zunehmenden Digitalisierung und der daraus resultierenden fortschreitenden Vernetzung von...

The paper studies the drivers of productivity at country and sectoral levels over the period 2000-2017 with the focus on the impact of capital accumulation and structure. The analysis confirms an especially important role of ICT and intangible digital capital for productivity growth,...

The study analyses the relationships between capital dynamics, productivity, global value chains and foreign direct investment using panel data techniques. Among other results, we confirm the high importance of tangible and intangible ICT capital for productivity and GVC integration. We examine...

Die IT-Branche ist kein traditionell gewachsener Wirtschaftszweig, sondern eine Mischung aus verschiedenen tradierten Produktionsbereichen (z.B. Elektronik, Fernmeldewesen) und Dienstleistungen (z.B. Medienangebote, Informations- und Kommunikationsdienste). Sie gilt als Schlüsselbranche, weil...

The government of India has been giving high priority to rural development with the objective to achieve rural –urban integration in growth processes. The focus of development is to include disadvantaged sections of society i.e. it includes ‘equality in growth' and ‘equality of opportunity...

We use Cluj-Napoca, Romania as a case, to study the rising innovative city-regions in the transitional economies, their role in the global innovation networks, and the development of domestic innovation capability. We have the following main findings: First, while Romania as an economy is still...

Some argue that large platforms, such as Alphabet/Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft (or GAFAM), are unusual in their number, pace and concentration of technology mergers, with the potential to harm market competition. Using a unique taxonomy developed by S&P Global Market...

"In recent years, tech companies such as Google and Facebook have rocked the world as they have seemingly revolutionized the culture of work. We've all heard stories of lounges outfitted with ping pong tables, kitchens with kombucha on tap, and other amenities that supposedly foster creative...

We examine the association between ICT investment, corporate governance and firm performance. Using an international sample of 62,199 firm-year observations from 42 countries, we find that ICT investment and corporate governance mechanisms (i.e., board independence and foreign ownership) on...