Information and communication technologies, human capital, workplace organization and labour productivity: A comparative study based on firm-level data for Greece and Switzerland

ICT uses, innovation and SMEs productivity: Modeling direct and indirect effects in small local firms

“…Finally, no relationship of complementarity has been found between the latter two components and work organisation. In a comparative study of Swiss and Greek firms, Arvanitis and Loukis (2009) confirmed the importance of investment in physical capital, human capital, technological and digital capital, and organisational capital in the explanation of productivity, although a greater impact was found on the efficiency of new co-innovative sources in Swiss companies.…”

ICT, Innovation and Productivity: Evidence from Eastern European Manufacturing Firms

“…Having the above in mind, the authors presented empirical evidence of relationship between workplace innovation and human capital, and its influence on productivity. Another comparative study of Swiss and Greek firms (Arvanitis and Loukis, 2009) shows positive effects of physical capital, ICT, human capital and new organizational practices on labour productivity. However, Swiss firms are more efficient in combining and implementing those factors, while in the Greeks firms physical capital still plays crucial role in relation to labour productivity.…”

Šalies konkurencingumą lemiantys veiksniai

“…Efektyvesnis bendravimas taip pat sumažina koordinavimo išlaidas ir priežiūros institucijų skaičių. Greitas ir laisvas informacijos perdavimas, užtikrinda mas, kad sprendimai, priimami remiantis visa įmanoma informacija, sumažina darbo sąnaudas, dėl ko sukuria ma papildomų galimybių diegti naujoves, didina visos šalies ekonomikos efektyvumą (Arvanitis, Loukis 2009;Brynjolfsson, Saunders 2010).…”