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http://dx.doi.org/10.7840/kics.2015.40.11.2238

Relations between ICT and Productivity: An Empirical Analysis on SMEs in Korea  

Jeong, Woo-Soo (Statistics Information Center, Korea Association for ICT promotion)
Kim, Seung-Keon (Statistics Information Center, Korea Association for ICT promotion)
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The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences / v.40, no.11, 2015 , pp. 2238-2249 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze the relations of innovation and productivity following the introduction of ICT and the effects in the process of innovative investments activity-innovation-productivity, not only by finding causes and effects. For this purpose we conducted surveys of SMEs classified into 7 categories by type of business. To put it concretely, this study was performed to find out the foactors which allow companies to secure competitiveness by enhancing of innovative measures through ICT, and to further analyze the political implications for the development of small and medium-size business by conducting an empirical analysis of the process, from the determination of innovative investments all the way through to production. Analysis model used CDM model using econometric methods such as multiple regression analysis and multinominal logit analysis to produce results. Also we established and analyzed models of innovation investment determinants, innovation determinants and productivity determinants to analyze specifically the relations between ICT and productivity.
Keywords
ICT; innovation; investment; productivity; CDM;
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