nep-ict New Economics Papers
on Information and Communication Technologies
Issue of 2024‒10‒07
two papers chosen by
Marek Giebel, Universität Dortmund


  1. The New Digital Divide By Mayana Pereira; Shane Greenstein; Raffaella Sadun; Prasanna Tambe; Lucia Ronchi Darre; Tammy Glazer; Allen Kim; Rahul Dodhia; Juan Lavista Ferres
  2. Intra-organizational logistics and human-machine relations By Louis Steevenne Assoumou-Mve Ngonga; Rhizlane Benrrezzouq; Abdeslam Chraibi

  1. By: Mayana Pereira; Shane Greenstein; Raffaella Sadun; Prasanna Tambe; Lucia Ronchi Darre; Tammy Glazer; Allen Kim; Rahul Dodhia; Juan Lavista Ferres
    Abstract: We build and analyze new metrics of digital usage that leverage telemetry data collected by Microsoft during operating system updates across forty million Windows devices in U.S. households. These measures of US household digital usage are much more comprehensive than those made available through any existing commercial or government survey. We construct representations of devices in ZIP codes and find evidence of significant variation in usage reflecting an urban-rural divide. We also show the existence of substantial disparities in usage even within narrowly defined Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Income and education correlate with these observed differences. These effects are large and suggest digital literacy gaps that extend beyond the availability of essential IT infrastructure at the local level. These findings call for interventions beyond the traditional focus on infrastructure access and address usage and skills development. The indices are made publicly available to support future research.
    JEL: C43 L63 L86
    Date: 2024–09
    URL: https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:nbr:nberwo:32932
  2. By: Louis Steevenne Assoumou-Mve Ngonga (ENCGT - Ecole Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion de Tanger - UAE - Abdelmalek Essaadi University [Tétouan] = Université Abdelmalek Essaadi [Tétouan]); Rhizlane Benrrezzouq (Ecole Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion Oujda); Abdeslam Chraibi (ENCGT - Ecole Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion de Tanger - UAE - Abdelmalek Essaadi University [Tétouan] = Université Abdelmalek Essaadi [Tétouan])
    Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to provide a conceptual review of the literature and connect the concepts of people, machines, and logistics within a theoretical framework. It aims to establish connections between previously unexamined theoretical perspectives (Sandra Pettit and Florence Durieux in Thiétart et al., 2007). The research examines the nature of interactions within intra-organizational logistics to develop a conceptual framework for these interactions. The paper analyzes intra-organizational logistics through an examination of the interactions within this function. Interactions within organizations create limits as individuals are faced with interactions with machines and with other people. This requires us to categorize our observations into interactions between individuals and interactions between individuals and machines. The research is situated within the field of internal logistics. Three distinct theories are presented. Two theories place the individual at the center of their analysis, focusing on interactions between people, the exchange relationship, and its implications for the daily operations of an organization. The third theory examines the role of machines in the daily operations of a company in collaboration with human employees.
    Abstract: À travers ce papier, nous présentons une revue conceptuelle de littérature. Il s'agit pour nous de mettre en relation des concepts tels que les hommes, les machines, la logistique avec des théories. C'est par conséquent, une démarche d'exploration théorique qui vise à mettre en lien des théories qui n'ont pas été abordées ensemble dans des travaux antérieurs (Sandra Pettit et Florence Durieux in Thiétart et al. 2007). Dans ce sens, notre recherche s'interroge sur les types d'interactions qui interviennent au sein de la logistique intra-organisationnelle, afin de définir le cadre de référence qui pourrait s'adapter à ces interactions. Elle présente la logistique intra-organisationnelle en passant par les interactions qui s'opèrent au sein de ladite fonction. En effet, les relations au sein des organisations, nous imposent certaines limites, étant confrontées d'une part aux machines et d'autre part aux hommes. Ce qui nous conduit à répartir notre observation en deux, d'un côté, il y a les interactions Hommes – Hommes et de l'autre, les interactions Hommes – Machines. Tout ceci évoluant dans un domaine d'étude qui est celui de la logistique interne. Ce sont trois théories qui sont présentées. Deux ont la particularité chacune de mettre l'homme au centre (les interactions entre homme, la relation d'échange et ce qu'elle engendre dans le quotidien d'une organisation). Tandis que la troisième insiste sur la considération ou l'apport de la machine dans le quotidien de la vie en entreprise en collaboration avec l'homme.
    Keywords: : Intra-organizational logistics, information technology (IT), information systems (IS), social exchange theory, resource dependency theory (RDT), socio-technical systems theory., Logistique intra-organisationnelle, technologies et systèmes d’information (TSI), théorie de l’échange social, théorie de la dépendance en ressources (TDR), théorie des systèmes socio-techniques.
    Date: 2024–08–10
    URL: https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04683357

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