Digitalisierungsschub in Firmen während der Corona-Pandemie

Abstract

ZusammenfassungDurch die Corona-Pandemie haben digitale Technologien in Unternehmen an Bedeutung gewonnen. Auf Basis einer Betriebsbefragung des Instituts für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung untersuchen die Autor:innen, ob Unternehmen vermehrt in digitale Technologien investiert haben und welche Rolle dabei die wirtschaftliche Situation gespielt hat. Neben den Investitionen in digitale Technologien haben auch Weiterbildungsaktivitäten in den Betrieben zugenommen.

Bridging the Technological Divide: Technology Adoption by Firms in Developing Countries

“…10 As discussed, digital technologies played an important role, allowing firms to reach out to consumers during closures and to reduce the impacts of restrictions to mobility in the management of the business. Recent evidence on the increased use of digital technologies in response to the pandemic suggests that the pandemic increased the returns to digitalization (Apedo-Amah et al 2020;Van Reenen and Valero 2021;Bellmann et al 2021).…”

Adjustments of Local Labour Markets to the COVID-19 Crisis: The Role of Digitalisation and Working-from-Home

“…Regional data on digital capital would be particularly interesting to study the regional convergence in digital capital endowment during the pandemic through investments in digital technologies. Indeed, firms have increased the adoption of ICT because of the pandemic (Bellmann et al, 2021) but the effects on the regional digital divide and its implications have not been explored yet.…”

“…Investing in these technologies and processes may require time and previous knowledge and experience. In facts, there is evidence that firms invested extensively in digital technologies after the pandemic outbreak, but that larger and more innovative firms have invested relatively more (Bellmann et al, 2021;Valero et al, 2021).…”

“…Indeed, digital capital is essential to firms' organisational flexibility, fast reaction to disruptions in supply chains and changes in demand, and workers' ability to work and interact remotely. In fact, about 30% of German firms reported that they invested (more) in digital technologies because of the pandemic (Bellmann et al, 2021). Working-from-home practices were widely adopted in the early phases of the pandemic (Barrero et al, 2021) and have been found to protect individuals against job loss (e.g., Adams-Prassl et al, 2020).…”

“…Working-from-home practices were widely adopted in the early phases of the pandemic (Barrero et al, 2021) and have been found to protect individuals against job loss (e.g., Adams-Prassl et al, 2020). However, digital capital endowments before the crisis and the adoption of digital capital during the crisis have varied across regions and firms (Forman et al, 2012;Bellmann et al, 2021).…”