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TFP, ICT and absorptive capacities: micro-level evidence from Colombia

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Autor(es):
Castillo, Juan Carlos ; Vonortas, Nicholas S.
Número total de Autores: 2
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; v. 49, n. 4, p. 16-pg., 2023-10-28.
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This paper explores ICT investment and different types of absorptive capacity (realized and potential) as determinants of micro-level TFP in Colombia from 2008 to 2018. Our empirical output suggests that productivity is positively affected by ICT expenditures as well as by the presence of those IT-related potential absorptive capacities that strengthen knowledge acquisition and assimilation inside the plant: online transactions (e-commerce) and the use of network communication platforms(e-communication). Realized absorptive capacities such as R&D cooperation and marketing expenditures (signaling firms' ability to exploit and transform available information) are found to only induce TFP growth if combined with appropriate IT capabilities: R&D collaboration paired with e-communication and, marketing strategies connected with e-commerce. These results remain robust to various productivity indicators, issues of reverse causality (TFP-ICT link) and even to different IT-related proxies. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 19/04300-5 - Inovação em sistemas: estratégia organizacional e governança de políticas de pesquisa e inovação
Beneficiário:Nicholas Spyridon Vonortas
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa SPEC
Processo FAPESP: 21/09496-5 - Inovação e catching up no setor exportador da América Latina: um exame empírico de empresas brasileiras, chilenas, colombianas e mexicanas
Beneficiário:Juan Carlos Agustin Castillo Sanchez
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado