scholarly journals Internet access and partnership formation in the United States

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Maria Sironi ◽  
Ridhi Kashyap
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
The United States ◽  
Partnership Formation

Revisiting the First-Level Digital Divide in the United States: Gender and Race/Ethnicity Patterns, 2007–2012

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 423-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celeste Campos-Castillo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
The United States ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
The Status ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Racial Divide

With the narrowing of Internet access divide, researchers have focused on Internet usage, taking for granted access issues. However, questions remain regarding who has Internet access in the United States: What is the status of the racial divide? Is there still a gender divide? How do Latinos compare to other racial and ethnic minority groups? How does gender intersect with race and ethnicity? I analyze nationally representative data to compare Internet access among adults from 2007 to 2012. I find that women are more likely to report having Internet access than men. Blacks and Latinos are equally likely to report having Internet access, and both groups are less likely to report having Internet access than Whites. Finally, Black men exhibited the greatest increase in access. This research complements Internet usage studies with a recent assessment of Internet access trends, important trends to monitor as policies and technological innovations aim for universal access.

scholarly journals The Digital Divide And Job Stability During The Great Recession

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 191
Author(s):  
Sumati Srinivas
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Great Recession ◽  
Computer Use ◽  
Job Loss ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Policy Objective ◽  
The Great Recession

Researchers and policy makers have identified the existence of a Digital Divide in the United States, between those who have access to the internet and technology in general, and those who do not. Most research into the relationship between the access to technology and labor market outcomes has revolved around on-the-job computer use and the extent to which it determines wages. Using a nationally representative dataset, this study looks instead at access to the internet at home prior to the Great Recession, and examines whether this is significantly related to job loss during the Great Recession. The results of this analysis indicate that internet access prior was a stronger predictor of job loss during the Great Recession than on-the-job computer use. With recent data that internet access levels in the United States may have plateaued for certain sections of the population, this finding has broad implications for both workers and employers, and lends urgency to the policy objective of expanding internet access.

Has the Promise of the Internet Been Realized? Internet Access and Collective Invention among Independent and Organizational Patent Inventors

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 553-574
Author(s):  
Eric Dahlin ◽  
Mikaela Dufur ◽  
Dallan Flake
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Collective Invention

The Internet provides individuals with new avenues for knowledge sharing and collaboration, two key ingredients for the production of novelty. Despite the unprecedented access to information and potential collaborators provided by the Internet, however, organizations remain the preeminent site of invention, presumably due to the tremendous resources, technology, and expertise at their disposal. Given the presumption that improved access to the Internet cultivates connectivity and novelty among individuals, on one hand, and the resources organizations can leverage to create novelty, on the other hand, we ask whether Internet access plays a role in the incidence of collective invention for independent inventors and organizational inventors in the knowledge economy. Regression models based on a sample of metropolitan areas in the United States predict that increases in household Internet access increases collective invention for organizational patent inventors, but not independent patent inventors.

Digital Government and the Digital Divide

2008 ◽  
pp. 125-138
Author(s):  
Richard Groper
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
The United States ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
American People ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Race 1 ◽  
Racial Divide

There seems to be a consensus among scholars and pundits that the lack of access to the Internet among African-Americans and Latinos has created a digital divide in the United States. The digital divide has negatively affected the ability of minority groups to accumulate social capital . This study compares Internet access rates in California and the United States in order to test the premise that race is the primary influence upon Internet access. In California, the data explicitly depicts a stronger relationship between Internet access and education and income than it does with Internet access and race.1 Across the United States, the results are not as stark. However, education and income are increasingly becoming important variables. The policy implications of this study are dramatic . Since most governmental and non-profit efforts in the United States have put resources and money into decreasing the racial divide, this study suggests that at least some of those resources should be shifted to alleviating the educational and economic discrepancies that exist among the American people.

Digital Government and the Digital Divide

2011 ◽  
pp. 291-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Groper
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
The United States ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
American People ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Race 1 ◽  
Racial Divide

There seems to be a consensus among scholars and pundits that the lack of access to the Internet among African-Americans and Latinos has created a digital divide in the United States. The digital divide has negatively affected the ability of minority groups to accumulate social capital . This study compares Internet access rates in California and the United States in order to test the premise that race is the primary influence upon Internet access. In California, the data explicitly depicts a stronger relationship between Internet access and education and income than it does with Internet access and race.1 Across the United States, the results are not as stark. However, education and income are increasingly becoming important variables. The policy implications of this study are dramatic . Since most governmental and non-profit efforts in the United States have put resources and money into decreasing the racial divide, this study suggests that at least some of those resources should be shifted to alleviating the educational and economic discrepancies that exist among the American people.

Norwel Equipment Co. Limited Partnership (L.P.) Internet Upgrade

2011 ◽  
pp. 179-195
Author(s):  
Kenneth R. Walsh
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
The United States ◽  
Construction Equipment ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Limited Partnership ◽  
Computing Services ◽  
Heavy Equipment ◽  
Internet Connections

Norwel Equipment Co. Limited Partnership (L.P.) is a Louisiana business retailer of construction equipment specializing in John Deere heavy-equipment and has secured exclusive John Deere rights for most of the State of Louisiana. Founded in 1972, Norwel is the sixth largest John Deere construction equipment dealer in the United States. This case illustrates business and technology issues facing Norwel. In mid-1999, the October 1st deadline for John Deere’s requirement to communicate by email was approaching and the response time of the Norwel’s primary computers system, an AS/400, was increasing to the point where users were not satisfied with performance. Also users were requesting new computing services such as email, document sharing, and Internet access. For example, the Parts Operations Manger suggested selling parts online and the Manager of the Used Equipment Division suggest supporting the sales staff through Internet connections. Managing Partner, Richard Hevey decided an upgrade to the networks and a connection to the Internet were needed. He is faced with both short term and long term decisions about Norwel’s infrastructure.

scholarly journals Telehealth for Limiting Readmission Rates of COPD Patients: An Assessment Based on Medicare Data

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ishaan Rischie ◽  
Athena Walker ◽  
Eduardo Garcia ◽  
Robert Oru ◽  
Sweta Sneha
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
The United States ◽  
Physician Satisfaction ◽  
Risk Scores ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Readmission Rates ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Copd Patients

Objective: Telemedicine has developed as an innovative way to remotely view and treat patients without necessitating for patients to physically come into a physicians’ office or healthcare facility. This study aims to provide insights into the effectiveness of integrating telemedicine in medical facilities, where patients have high hierarchical condition category (HCC) risk scores. Design: This study utilized two raw datasets: (1) a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) dataset created from the 2017 Medicare Physician and Other Supplier National Provider Identity Aggregate Report and (2) a National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) dataset created from the NCES table on the number and percentage of households in each state with computer and internet access. A regression analysis was carried out on the CMS dataset to determine the correlation between HCC risk scores and the reimbursement lost by healthcare facilities, where over 50% of their patients are diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A second analysis was conducted with the NCES dataset to show which states had a high proportion of both households with internet access and COPD patients. A final regression analysis was run and translated into an interactive map in order to determine which regions of the United States could most benefit from telemedicine adoption. Results: This study discovered a number of physicians and healthcare facilities in the eastern region of the United States that could benefit significantly from telemedicine applications. These findings were supported by the locations and data abstracted from facilities with high numbers of COPD patients, which were found to have poor HCC risk scores and thus high reimbursement losses. Conclusions: This study confirmed the association between HCC risk scores and reimbursement losses. In order to alleviate those losses, this study identified states across the United States that should choose to incorporate telemedicine into how they diagnose and treat patients based on the needs of healthcare facilities and the internet capabilities of households in those states, because telemedicine integration presents the potential to improve patient HCC risk scores and reimbursement amounts by lowering readmission rates while also promoting higher patient and physician satisfaction. Future efforts should develop specific strategies to assist with telemedicine implementation and should track the observed effects of its adoption on reimbursements and quality of care.

scholarly journals The Extent of Membership Representation and Non-Representation on the IASB

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alistair Brown
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Financial Markets ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gender Composition ◽  
International Accounting Standards ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Gender

Status groups abound in financial markets and none more so than in the global accounting market. One such group is the powerful and closed International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). This study empirically examines the social control of IASB membership by considering the country<br />affiliation of members, Internet access, and gender composition over a five-year period. The results of the study show that over the period 2001-2005 representation on a four IASB committees was dominated by male members from high Internet access regions of the United States of America. <br /><br />

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