Impact of ICT development on economic growth. A study of OECD European union countries

Portillo, Antonio Fernández; Almodóvar-González, Manuel; Hernández-Mogollón, Ricardo

doi:10.1016/j.techsoc.2020.101420

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“…In the same way, SMEs, which have greater technological equipment and make use of digital tools such as social media (Facebook, WhatsApp), online marketing (websites, e-commerce), and artificial intelligence (chatbots) and have a better approach to their markets and consequently raise customer satisfaction, market share, and financial performance [48,49]. However, other studies indicate that sometimes low technological capacity and the incorrect application of TC have little impact on innovation processes, economic growth, and corporate performance [50], while more recent studies report that digitization and the adoption of disruptive technologies are decisive in increasing SMEs' competitiveness and financial performance [51]. From the theoretical and empirical point of view, the following hypothetical approaches emerge: Hypothesis 1 (H1).…”

Section: Tc Open Innovation Eco-innovation and Corporate Performancementioning

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Technological Capabilities, Open Innovation, and Eco-Innovation: Dynamic Capabilities to Increase Corporate Performance of SMEs

Valdez-Juárez

Castillo-Vergara

2021

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity

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Currently, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a leading role in most of the world’s economies. For this reason, they seek technological competitiveness and improvement of their innovation activities. In this context, open innovation and eco-innovation are important elements to achieve these goals. With this background, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between technological capability, open innovation, and eco-innovation in corporate performance, testing a structural equation model using SmartPLS in a sample of 684 small and medium-sized companies in Mexico. The main results show that technological capability significantly influences open innovation and eco-innovation practices, not directly in corporate performance, but through open innovation or eco-innovation. Our results also confirm the positive effects that eco-innovation and open innovation have on SMEs’ corporate performance. These results have important implications in the literature on dynamic capabilities that have not been previously tested. For companies and decision-makers, it shows why these practices in small and medium-sized companies should be encouraged.

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Section: Tc Open Innovation Eco-innovation and Corporate Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

Technological Capabilities, Open Innovation, and Eco-Innovation: Dynamic Capabilities to Increase Corporate Performance of SMEs

Valdez-Juárez

Castillo-Vergara

2021

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity

123

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“…The development of such an economy and society is, in the twenty-first century, indicated as the foundation of growth. The information and communication technology (ICT) sector, which importance for development processes is expressed in its dynamic growth, plays a particular role in this regard, making it a significant driver of economic, social and even civilizational progress, as some authors point out [6][7][8]. There is evidence that ICT positively affects the economy and social welfare in several dimensions.…”

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Developing Digital Economy and Society in the Light of the Issue of Digital Convergence of the Markets in the European Union Countries

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The main objective of the paper is to present the development of digital economy and society in the Countries of the European Union in the light of the digital convergence of these markets. The analysis was based on the data on the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) from 2015 and 2020. Empirical studies have been conducted in two stages. First, basic measures of time series dynamics were used to determine the dynamics of changes in index values. On the other hand, in order to classify countries in terms of similarity of value and structure of the DESI, a cluster analysis was used as one of the basic methods of the so-called unsupervised statistical grouping. The studies presented confirm that the levels of indicators and the dynamics of changes in their value at the level of the synthetic DESI indicator, and in the five underlying areas of analysis, vary despite the fact that almost all are pro-growth, including for isolated clusters of EU-28 countries. When analyzing the DESI synthetic index and its components, it was concluded that there is generally an increase in convergence between the EU-28 countries in terms of the level of development of the digital economy and society, as well as in four components: Connectivity, Human Capital, Use of Internet Services and Digital Public Services. The Integration of Digital Technology area was the only one where increasing polarization of results was observed. The added value of the paper is to fill the research gap in research on the digital convergence of markets in the Countries of the European Union.

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“…In this sense, the rapid growth of technological innovations has been welcomed as an unprecedented opportunity to address these social issues [40][41][42]. Teaching students in sustainable development requires that the teachers and systems are adapted to students' needs, teaching level, and modifications inside the society [37,43].…”

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The Higher Education Sustainability before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Spanish and Ecuadorian Case

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Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are key to create sustainable higher education institutions (HEIs). Most researchers focused on the students’ perspective, especially during the online teaching caused by COVID-19; however, university teachers are often forgotten, having their opinion missing. This study’s objective was to determine the factors that contribute to the inclusion of ICTs. The research based on a comparative study through an online qualitative survey focused on the inclusion and use of ICTs in two HEIs and two different moments (pre-and post-lockdowns). There were differences regarding country and working experience (p < 0.001), being linked to the ICTs use, evaluation of obstacles, and the role given to ICTs (p < 0.05). The COVID-19 caused modifications of the teachers’ perspectives, including an improvement of the opinion of older teachers regarding the essentialness of ICTs in the teaching process (p < 0.001) and worsening their perception about their ICTs skill (p < 0.05). Additionally, an initial model focused only on the university teachers and their use of ICTs has been proposed. In conclusion, the less experienced university teachers used more ICTs, identified more greatly the problematic factors, and considered more important the ICTs, with the perception of all teachers modified by COVID-19.

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Impact of ICT development on economic growth. A study of OECD European union countries

Cited by 168 publications

References 44 publications

Technological Capabilities, Open Innovation, and Eco-Innovation: Dynamic Capabilities to Increase Corporate Performance of SMEs

Technological Capabilities, Open Innovation, and Eco-Innovation: Dynamic Capabilities to Increase Corporate Performance of SMEs

Developing Digital Economy and Society in the Light of the Issue of Digital Convergence of the Markets in the European Union Countries

The Higher Education Sustainability before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Spanish and Ecuadorian Case

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