Technology and Resilience

Abstract

We also thank our colleagues at the World Bank, the ANSD (Senegal), the GSO (Vietnam), and the Industry Association of Ceará (Brazil) who supported the collection of the survey data. All errors are our own. The views expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, its Executive Directors, the countries they represent, or the National Bureau of Economic Research.NBER working papers are circulated for discussion and comment purposes. They have not been peer-reviewed or been subject to the review by the NBER Board of Directors that accompanies official NBER publications.

Bridging the Technological Divide: Technology Adoption by Firms in Developing Countries

“…To investigate the impact of technology on the performance during the pandemic, Comin et al (2022) combine information on digital adoption by firms before and after the COVID-19 shock. They use data from Brazil, Senegal, and Vietnam for which granular measures of technology readiness before the pandemic are available from the FAT survey, and information on digital response and firm performance during the pandemic available from the BPS.…”

Adjustments of Local Labour Markets to the COVID-19 Crisis: The Role of Digitalisation and Working-from-Home

“…Arguably, the role of ICT has been even more important in the 2020 pandemic recession compared to previous crises due to the implementation of health and safety measures, such as lockdowns and self-isolation measures. ICT has helped companies to reorganise work arrangements and production processes more quickly or to increase online sales (Comin et al, 2022).…”

“…2 Digitalisation matters for resilience, i.e. a fast recovery from shocks, for firms(Comin et al, 2022;Bai et al, 2021;Doerr et al, 2021;Bertschek et al, 2019), individuals (e.g.,Adams-Prassl et al, 2020;Chiou and Tucker, 2020) and regions (e.g.,Alipour et al, 2021;Pierri and Timmer, 2020). 3 See for exampleYagan (2019);Hershbein and Kahn (2018);Hershbein and Stuart (2020).…”

A Person-Environment Fit Model to Explain Information and Communication Technologies-Enabled After-Hours Work-Related Interruptions in China

“…Moreover, according to CNNIC 2022 [ 2 ], ICT-enabled work is increasingly rising, and ICT users in China have reached 1.027 billion. As a new driving force for economic growth, ICT-enabled telecommuting provides more future possibilities for employees, allowing companies to better adapt to the uncertainties and challenges brought about by sudden crises and digital transformations [ 3 , 4 ]. Nevertheless, flexible working hours also represent the beginning of an unlimited extension of working hours and the disruption of life.…”

“…Nevertheless, given the growing reliance on ICT and the ubiquitous nature of IAWI, people routinely negotiate the boundaries between work and nonwork activities on a daily basis. Work and nonwork domains have become more integrated [ 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ], especially during the COVID-19 period [ 3 , 4 ]. Notably, in China and some Asian countries (e.g., Japan and Korea), the cultural norm of collectivism promotes working after hours [ 16 , 17 , 18 ].…”