nep-ict New Economics Papers
on Information and Communication Technologies
Issue of 2008‒03‒15
three papers chosen by
Walter Frisch
University Vienna

  1. Information and communication technologies and geographic concentration of manufacturing industries: Evidence from China By Hong, Junjie; Fu, Shihe
  2. Some Policy Issues on Open Source and Proprietary Software By Graziella Marzi
  3. L'individualisation de la relation client sur Internet : un élément préalable à tout nouveau modèle économique. By NOTEBAERT, Jean-François; ASSADI, Djamchid; ATTUEL-MENDES, Laurence

  1. By: Hong, Junjie; Fu, Shihe
    Abstract: Using the 2004 China economic census database, this paper examines the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on the geographic concentration of manufacturing industries, controlling for other determinants of industrial agglomeration. Higher geographic concentration is found consistently in industries where ICT are more widely adopted, and the association is stronger at higher geographic levels. Furthermore, young firms that have adopted ICT, although they are more footloose, contribute to industrial agglomeration. High-tech industries with advanced ICT also tend to agglomerate. Contrary to the prevalent argument that ICT lead to more dispersion, our study suggests that ICT promote industrial agglomeration.
    Keywords: Information and communication technologies; Geographic concentration; Agglomeration
    JEL: R32 R12
    Date: 2008–03–08
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:7574&r=ict
  2. By: Graziella Marzi
    Abstract: Software industry is a fast growing sector of the economy which is undergoing significant changes both for the presence of the open source mode of production and for the challenges of globalization and convergence with other industries. This paper analyses the role of open source software (OSS) on competition and innovation in the software industry and debates the economic rationales for promoting the adoption of OSS by national and local governments.
    Keywords: software industry, open source software, patent system
    JEL: L17 L
    Date: 2007–12
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:mib:wpaper:133&r=ict
  3. By: NOTEBAERT, Jean-François (LEG-CERMAB - CNRS - IAE - Université de Bourgogne); ASSADI, Djamchid (Département Marketing - CEREN - Groupe ESC Dijon Bourgogne); ATTUEL-MENDES, Laurence (Département Gestion Droit Finance - Groupe ESC Dijon Bourgogne)
    Abstract: L’objectif de l’article est d'évaluer la qualité de la personnalisation du service client des banques françaises, conventionnelles et virtuelles, sur leurs sites web pour définir si elle contribue à un nouveau modèle économique. L’analyse d’une grille d’observation de différents sites montre qu’ils sont encore largement utilisés par les banques universelles conventionnelles comme un moyen d’externaliser des services à faible valeur ajoutée en faisant participer le client au processus de servuction. Ainsi, loin des théories indiquant que la relation physique dans les agences bancaires s’efface au profit d’un lien individualisé sur Internet, il est démontré que le Web est plutôt conçu comme un moyen permettant de réduire le personnel d’accueil au guichet mais en aucune manière pour remplacer la force de vente et le contact direct. Par contre, cette stratégie laisse une place à des banques en ligne telle que Monobanq qui utilisent Internet à la fois comme un canal de communication et comme un canal de commercialisation.
    Keywords: Internet ; CRM ; secteur bancaire ; multicanal ; modèle économique
    Date: 2007–10
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:lat:gstion:2007-02&r=ict

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