Information and Communication Technology in Transition Economies: An Assessment of Research Trends

Context-specific theorizing in ICT4D research

“…For ICT4D research, it is important for the scholars in the field to define classification mechanism that can stand time and be used across studies. Roztocki and Weistroffer (2009) have developed a regional classification that has been employed in several ICT4D studies. Some of the specific regional classifications include developed, developing and transition.…”

The Six Pillars of Knowledge Economics

“…These regions are in the need of new approaches and new business models and academic research is crucial for development [50,51].…”

Gender and Business Competences of Knowledge Workers in Poland

“…However, not many research studies systematically investigate the business competencies self-assessment of knowledge workers as basis for innovations [20,25,27,38]. Rather little is known about the effects of gender and firms size differences in business competencies self-assessment of knowledge workers working in small regional enterprises, with special treatment of micro-firms, in transition economies [20,25,43]. Transition economies are countries in the long process of transforming from centrally planned economies to market economies [42,43].…”

“…Skilled, highly qualified and innovative employees contribute to organizational performance and make organizations more successful in reaching their goals [17,23,31,43].…”

“…There is lack of studies on this issue in academic journals and dealing with ICT in countries that have abruptly abolished a centrally planned economy and one-party controlled political system in favor of a market-driven economy [5,42,43,46].…”