Information technology investment and firm performance in US retail trade
- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- other
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Economics of Innovation and New Technology
- Vol. 13 (7) , 595-613
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1043859042000201911
Abstract
We examine the relationship between investments in information technology (IT) and retail firm performance. We use untapped firm and establishment micro data from the Censuses of Retail Trade and the Assets and Expenditures Survey. We show that large firms account for most retail IT investment, employment, and establishment growth. We find evidence of a significant relationship between IT investment intensity and productivity growth.Keywords
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