The Relationship between Information Technology and Construction Productivity: A View from Country-Level Data

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Zhai ◽  
Paul M. Goodrum
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Construction Productivity ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Information Technology and Productivity: Evidence from Country-Level Data

2000 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 548-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjeev Dewan ◽  
Kenneth L. Kraemer
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Level Data

More than Words: Do Gendered Linguistic Structures Widen the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurial Activity?

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 797-817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana M. Hechavarría ◽  
Siri A. Terjesen ◽  
Pekka Stenholm ◽  
Malin Brännback ◽  
Stefan Lång
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Relativity Theory ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Linguistic Structures

Leveraging linguistic relativity theory which suggests that language systems structure thought and action, we investigate the relationship between gendered linguistic structures and the persistent gender gap in early–stage entrepreneurial activity. We use country–level data from 105 countries in 2001–2015 with 55 different languages, and incorporate 32 controls covering a broad range of factors previously associated with entrepreneurial activity. We find that in countries where the dominant language's structure incorporates sex–based systems and gender–differentiated pronouns, there is a greater gender gap in entrepreneurial activity. Our results suggest that gendered linguistic structures reinforce gender stereotypes and discourage women's entry into entrepreneurship.

scholarly journals TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE: A FIRM-LEVEL ANALYSIS IN CHINA

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 489-498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Huseyin Bilgin ◽  
Chi Keung Marco La ◽  
Gokhan Karabulut
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Capital Good ◽  
Dynamic Panel Data ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Specific Level ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Advanced Economies ◽  
Panel Data Econometrics ◽  
The Relationship

This paper attempts to explore the relationship between openness and a Chinese firm's productivity using 1999–2002 panel data on 26 industries covering 2400 enterprises. The current literature has focused mainly on the relationship between productivity and exports, using country-level data, leaving a gap in the relationship between imports and productivity unfilled, in particular at the firm specific level. However, our study complements the existing literature by using the latest set of data, and more importantly, by examining the effects of exports and importing machinery on the firm's performance. Using the dynamic panel data econometrics technique, we find evidence that firms can improve productivity by importing more capital good and utilizing foreign technologies from technologically advanced economies. Finally the effects of importing capital goods on productivities and that of exporting activities are compared.

scholarly journals The Effects of Rate and Variability of Inflation on Output Growth Variability: Evidence from Selected Countries

1992 ◽  
Vol 31 (4II) ◽  
pp. 771-777
Author(s):  
Kalbe Abbas
Keyword(s):  
Inflation Rate ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Output Growth ◽  
Growth Variability ◽  
Pooled Data ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Inflation Rates ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

The relationship between the inflation rate and its variability and its effect on output growth has been investigated widely during the last two decades. Higher inflation rates lead to higher variability in inflation which causes greater uncertainty in production and investment decisions. Consequently output growth is distorted. Logue and Sweeney (1981) argue that there is a positive effect of the inflation rate and its variability on the variability of real economic growth. In contrast to the fmdings of Logue and Sweeney (1981), Katsimbris (1985), using country level data (without pooling) for eighteen DECD countries, does not find support for the positive relationship between the inflation rate and its variability and output growth variability. According to him the positive and significant results obtained by Logue and Sweeney from the cross-section (pooled) data are not reliable because of the aggregation bias. The present study examines empirically the effects of inflation rate and its variability on output growth variability in selected countries. 1 The plan of the paper is as follows. Section 2 presents the methodology adopted in the study. The results are presented in Section 3. The last section summarises the main conclusions.

Is there such a thing as too long childcare leave?

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 2-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rense Nieuwenhuis ◽  
Ariana Need ◽  
Henk Van der Kolk
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Comparative Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Employment Gap ◽  
Employment Of Women ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over Time

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to revisit the question whether women’s employment is negatively affected in countries with very long periods of childcare leave. Design/methodology/approach The authors analyzed data on 192,484 individual women, 305 country-years, and 18-countries, combined with country-level data on childcare, unemployment and service sector size. Findings The authors found that in countries with short periods of childcare leave the motherhood-employment gap is smaller than in countries with no childcare leave, while in countries with long periods of childcare leave the motherhood-employment gap is bigger than with short periods of leave. Originality/value The authors argued that to correctly answer the long-leave question – the relationship between duration of leave and employment of women should be explicitly hypothesized as being curvilinear; and childcare leave should be expected to affect only mothers, not women without children; testing the long-leave hypothesis requires the use of country-comparative data in which countries are observed repeatedly over time; and is best tested against person-level data.

Microprocessor Architecture Era for Development Cloud Computing of Ministry of Electricity and Energy of Egypt

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 5199-5209
Author(s):  
Heba A. El-Khobby ◽  
Mostafa M. AbdElnaby ◽  
Abdel-Aziz Ibrahim Mahmoud HASSANIN ◽  
Abdallah D. Maziad
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Organization Structure ◽  
Fixed Time ◽  
Organization Structures ◽  
Competence Evaluation ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Services Evaluation ◽  
The Relationship

A development and evaluation the Cloud Computing (ClComp) of Ministry of Electricity and Energy of Egypt (MEEE) is presented in this paper. In order to be able to judge whether the ClComp of MEEE is competence, there is a need to develop criteria which performance can judged. Competency based standards and the ability to perform the activities within an occupation to the standard expected in the organization structure are presented. The key objective of Cloud Computing is to integrate Authorized Groups (AuthGs) development with the needs of the organization structures of MEEE. The ClComp of MEEE was developed jointly between the telecommunication information technology and ClComp services. Evaluation enables participant to distinguish between AuthGs centered view and a customer centered view of cloud computing of MEEE is competence evaluation. Recognize the main types of evaluation, explain the purpose of evaluation compare the approaches to cloud computing evaluation and review the relationship between the process and policy of evaluation are investigated. Microprocessor architecture presented an optimistic view of multicore scalability to develop the ClComp. Moreover this paper investigates the theoretical analysis of multiprocessor developing and scalability. The analysis was based on the laws of Amdahl's, Gustafson's, Hill's and Marty for fixed-workload condition. Moreover, challenged the difficulties to develop better cloud computing is taken into account. Also, multicore analysis of ClComp scalability, performance and power under fixed-time and memory-bound conditions are studied. These results complement existing studies and demonstrate that ClComp architectures are capable of extensive scalability and developing.

Research and approaches to the integration processes in the European Union

2017 ◽  
pp. 126-133
Author(s):  
Alexander Motsyk
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Fourth Level ◽  
Methodological Principles ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Political Groups ◽  
Integration Levels

The article is devoted to the study of modern trends of integration processes. We studied the methodological principles and approaches to the study of the integration of subjects. Specifically analyzed integration levels: individual, regional, domestic, interstate, global. Also, isolated and characterized various forms of integration: political, economic, informational, cultural and others. We analyzed the integration process as a result of the relationship, cooperation, convergence and integration into a single unit of any parts, components countries, their economies, social and political structures, cultural, social and political groups, ethnic groups, political parties, movements and organizations. It is proved that integration has several levels of development. Interaction at the level of enterprises and organizations (first level) – directly to producers of goods and services. The integration of the economies of the main links of different countries is complemented by the interaction at the country level (the second level). The third level of development of integration processes – interaction at the level of parties and organizations, social groups and individuals from different countries – can be defined as a social and political one. Fourth level – is the level of the actual integration group as an economic community, with its characteristics and peculiarities. It was noted that today is used by political science approaches to the study of integration. It is important to the following principles: federalism, functionalism, communicative approach, and others. Keywords: Integration, levels, approaches, studies, European integration, politics, economics, features

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