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The Impact Of It In An Emerging Country: Results From The First Bit-Chile Survey

In: The UCLA Anderson Business And Information Technologies (BIT) Project A Global Study of Business Practice

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  • SERGIO GODOY
  • MARIA SOLEDAD HERRERA
  • MARCOS SEPÚLVEDA

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This chapter shows the main findings from the BIT-Chile 2005 survey, which measured and assessed the impacts of information technologies (IT) in Chilean firms according to sector and size, vis-à-vis the United States and Spain. In general, respondents reported higher profitability and income due to IT than their Spanish and US counterparts, as well as less job cuts due to outsourcing, offshoring, and process automation. The study also found an important divide according to size: while small businesses had wide access to basic infrastructure such as PCs and connectivity, they lagged far behind larger firms in more advanced technologies. This gap has been confirmed by tentative case studies conducted by the BIT-Chile team. Finally, Latin America was the most relevant region in terms of foreign operations for globalized Chilean firms (which were predominantly big), despite the importance of other areas around the world as well.

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  • Sergio Godoy & Maria Soledad Herrera & Marcos Sepúlveda, 2009. "The Impact Of It In An Emerging Country: Results From The First Bit-Chile Survey," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Uday Karmarkar & Vandana Mangal (ed.), The UCLA Anderson Business And Information Technologies (BIT) Project A Global Study of Business Practice, chapter 2, pages 31-64, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    1. Uday Karmarkar, 2015. "OM Forum—The Service and Information Economy: Research Opportunities," Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, INFORMS, vol. 17(2), pages 136-141, May.

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