he Importance of the use of the Information and Communication Technologies(ICT) in the Small and Medium-size Enterprises(SMEs) of trade, industry and services in Colima and Villa de Alvarez
The ICT revolution has increased the use of technology because of knowledge intensive economy that aims to improve efficiency and productivity levels in the enterprises due to ICT. This is the reason to quantify the adoption degree of ICT used by the small and medium enterprises (SME) in Colima...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Colima
2008-03-01
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| Series: | Portes: Revista mexicana de estudios sobre la Cuenca del Pacífico |
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| Online Access: | http://revistasacademicas.ucol.mx/index.php/portes/article/view/361 |
| Summary: | The ICT revolution has increased the use of technology because of knowledge intensive economy that aims to improve efficiency and productivity levels in the enterprises due to ICT. This is the reason to quantify the adoption degree of ICT used by the small and medium enterprises (SME) in Colima and Villa de Alvarez. The aggregation level hides the diversity in the behavior patterns of the SME, as a result the SME in commerce and services have similar patterns in the adoption of ICT, while the manufacturing follows a different one. Finally, it has been quantify the ICT diffusion index at the messo level of aggregation for the first time. The ICT diffusion index shows the heterogeneity in the adoption of ICT by the states in México and in the municipalities in Colima. |
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| ISSN: | 1870-6800 |