Inter- and Intra-Firm Diffusion of Technology: The Example of E-commerce. An Analysis based on Swiss Firm-level Data
Open access
Date
2007-03Type
- Working Paper
ETH Bibliography
yes
Altmetrics
Abstract
The paper aims at a joint analysis of inter-firm and intra-firm diffusion of technology, taking as an example E-selling and E-purchasing. The analysis is based on an encompassing model of diffusion, drawn from the literature, which is extended by considering technology-specific obstacles and benefits of adoption. As hypothesised, we find, firstly, that the determinants of inter-firm and intrafirm diffusion differ in case of both types of E-commerce; secondly, that the drivers of the diffusion of E-selling and E-purchasing are not the same, and, finally, that uncertainties and adjustment costs, mostly neglected in previous work, are important factors in explaining technology diffusion. Show more
Permanent link
https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-005381939Publication status
publishedJournal / series
KOF Working PapersVolume
Publisher
KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH ZurichSubject
ELEKTRONISCHER HANDEL + ELEKTRONISCHER MARKT + DIGITAL ECONOMY; E-selling; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE + ELECTRONIC MARKETS + DIGITAL ECONOMY; NEW TECHNOLOGIES + KEY TECHNOLOGIES + HIGH TECHNOLOGIES; TECHNOLOGIETRANSFER; Technology diffusion; Inter-firm and Intra-firm diffusion; NEUE TECHNOLOGIEN + SCHLÜSSELTECHNOLOGIEN + HOCHTECHNOLOGIEN; SWITZERLAND (CENTRAL EUROPE). SWISS CONFEDERATION; SCHWEIZ (MITTELEUROPA). SCHWEIZERISCHE EIDGENOSSENSCHAFT; E-purchasing; E-commerceOrganisational unit
02525 - KOF Konjunkturforschungsstelle / KOF Swiss Economic Institute
More
Show all metadata
ETH Bibliography
yes
Altmetrics