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The Adoption of Information Technology by Small and Medium Sized Italian Manufacturing Firms

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  • Anna Giunta
  • Francesco Trivieri

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Our empirical study aims at identifying the determinants of Information Technology (IT) adoption by small and medium sized Italian manufacturing firms (

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  • Anna Giunta & Francesco Trivieri, 2005. "The Adoption of Information Technology by Small and Medium Sized Italian Manufacturing Firms," QA - Rivista dell'Associazione Rossi-Doria, Associazione Rossi Doria, issue 3, July.
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    Keywords

    Information Technology; Organisation of Production; Small and Medium Sized Firms;
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    JEL classification:

    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General
    • L20 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - General

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