Impact of very high-speed broadband on company creation and entrepreneurship: Empirical Evidence

Hasbi, Maude

doi:10.1016/j.telpol.2019.101873

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“…However, it should be noted that simply investing in broadband infrastructure in a structurally weak region may be insufficient to stimulate development if this region has a low level of human capital ( Mack & Faggian, 2013 ; McCoy et al, 2018 ). For such a region, a more appropriate approach would be to complement the investment in broadband with measures to improve human capital ( Hasbi, 2020 ; McCoy et al, 2018 ).…”

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“…The literature demonstrates that fast broadband enables business continuity and business development, but it also has an impact on business start-ups and locations. Municipalities with a very high-speed broadband network tend to be more attractive for companies, with a positive effect on establishment creation within the tertiary sector and the construction sector ( Hasbi, 2020 ). Another study in Finland showed that one out of four companies reported that broadband connections had an impact on the location decisions of the companies ( Kurvinen et al, 2018 ).…”

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“…In the past, for example, the availability of broadband has been studied at the municipal or county level (e.g., Czernich, 2014 ; Briglauer ym. 2018; Hasbi, 2020 ; Whitacre et al, 2014 ), but it is likely that local differences in broadband availability within municipalities or counties distort the research results. Despite the abundant research, there is no consensus about the impacts of broadband expansion on the development of rural areas.…”

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“… Briglauer et al, 2018 ; Townsend et al, 2013 ) or enhancing attractiveness for the creation of new businesses (e.g. Hasbi, 2020 ; McCoy et al, 2018 ). The varying results can partly be explained by the lack of accurate and comprehensive GIS databases and the diversity of the research areas.…”

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Population grid-based assessment of the impact of broadband expansion on population development in rural areas

Lehtonen

2020

Telecommunications Policy

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This paper estimates the effect of the expansion of broadband infrastructure, which enables high-speed Internet, on population development in panel of Finnish areas in the period 2010–2018. The study differs from previous studies in that it uses accurate statistics on the availability of broadband in 1 km * 1 km population grids. Therefore, the impact of broadband availability on rural development is evaluated more accurately than previously. The results of the Difference-in-difference (DiD) regression analysis show that the availability of broadband reduces depopulation of remote and sparsely populated rural areas. In this respect, the telecommunication policy in Finland has been successful, and the findings encourage the expansion of broadband infrastructure in rural areas.

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Population grid-based assessment of the impact of broadband expansion on population development in rural areas

Lehtonen

2020

Telecommunications Policy

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“…In contrast, highly skilled employees and knowledge‐intensive companies and industries particularly benefit from digitization (Akerman et al, 2015; Berger & Frey, 2016). This can apply to regions as well—regions with a highly skilled labor force benefit strongly from digitization (Forman, Goldfarb, & Greenstein, 2012; Hasbi, 2020; Mack & Faggian, 2013). Thus, human capital is a crucial factor that affects not only regional digitization effects but also inter‐regional inequality.…”

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Spatial implications of digitization: State of the field and research agenda

Haefner

Sternberg

2020

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Digitization is an influential megatrend that is quickly and comprehensively transforming economic spaces worldwide. Its disruptive power has not yet been fully developed but, despite a lack of topical empirical or theoretical research, it nevertheless seems clear that it will significantly affect the economic order within and between economic spaces and places. Currently, digitization is high on the policy agenda in many countries. Several related programs and initiatives combine expansion and improvement of digital infrastructure with efforts to reduce spatial economic inequality and to facilitate a general catch‐up process for lagging (often rural) regions. However, the idea that digitization can reduce spatial inequality remains highly controversial. This study aims to focus on the economic geography implications of digitization and to enrich the existing literature in two ways. First, the study overviews the state of research on the spatial consequences of digitization. Deploying a comprehensive literature review, this section discusses the primary theoretical and empirical results from two contradictory narratives on the ability of digitization to reinforce the death of distance and thus reduce spatial inequality. Second, we develop a research agenda concerning select fields of research that could appropriately be addressed in the future by economic geographers. These fields include spatial economic digitization effects, digital competencies, entrepreneurial activities, and innovation activities in both urban and rural regions. Closing the research gaps would contribute to the development of much‐needed policy measures.

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The influence of firm digitalization on sustainable innovation performance and the moderating role of corporate sustainability practices: An empirical investigation

Ardito

2023

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This paper seeks to shed light on the relationship between firm digitalization and the likelihood of launching sustainable innovations (social and environmental, social only, and environmental only), for which the extant research has provided a paucity of evidence. In detail, the role of digitalization is considered in terms of (i) the specific effect of a given digital technology (DT)—among artificial intelligence, cloud computing, robotics, smart devices, big data analytics, high speed infrastructure, and blockchain—and (ii) the effect of the concurrent adoption of multiple DTs (degree of digitalization). Furthermore, the paper assesses if and how the effect of the degree of digitalization is moderated by the implementation of sustainability practices, as the two issues are often treated independently. Research questions are proposed instead of hypotheses. Econometric analysis to answer proposed questions is based on a sample of 14,125 firms, whose information is gathered from the survey Flash Eurobarometer 486. Results reveal that each DT differently affects the likelihood of launching sustainable innovations, while the degree of digitalization is always beneficial. Moreover, it appears that firm digitalization and the adoption of sustainability practices are not complementary. All in all, this paper helps to illuminate current representations of the interplay between digitalization, sustainability practices, and sustainable innovations at the firm level, with implications for research, managerial practice, and policymaking.

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Impact of very high-speed broadband on company creation and entrepreneurship: Empirical Evidence

Cited by 56 publications

References 23 publications

Population grid-based assessment of the impact of broadband expansion on population development in rural areas

Population grid-based assessment of the impact of broadband expansion on population development in rural areas

Spatial implications of digitization: State of the field and research agenda

The influence of firm digitalization on sustainable innovation performance and the moderating role of corporate sustainability practices: An empirical investigation

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