The Dynamic Relation between Technology Adoption, Technology Innovation, Human Capital and Economy: Comparison of Lower-Middle-Income Countries

Salam, Shafaq; Hafeez, Muhammad; Mahmood, Muhammad Tariq; Iqbal, Kashif; Akbar, Kashifa

doi:10.7906/indecs.17.1.15

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“…Based on existing literature, the present study establishes a linkage between technology innovation, technology adoption, and CO 2 emission in BRICS economies. Salam et al [ 28 ] argued that technological innovation and adoption trigger economic growth through human capital and skill, while the production level directly triggers CO 2 emission [ 29 ]. Mobile phones and broadband are considered as core technologies of ICT [ 21 ].…”

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“…In Equations (1) and (2), technology innovation indicates the three instruments: fixed broadband (LFB), fixed telephone (LFT), and mobile cellular (LMC) subscriptions per 100 people, respectively, to gauge the technology innovation level of the economy [ 28 , 31 , 32 ]. Technology adoption is a measure of the high-technology exports (LHTE) and per capita electric power consumption (LEPC).…”

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Towards Achieving Sustainable Development: Role of Technology Innovation, Technology Adoption and CO2 Emission for BRICS

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In the digital era, technology innovation and adoption trigger economic growth and enhance CO2 emissions through productivity, which places it in the mainstream policy debate. For BRICS economies, this paper uses the first method proposed in the literature to quantify their information and communication technology (ICT) and innovatively links each country to their information technology adoption rate, as a surrogate indicator for measuring information and communication technology. Environmental Kuznets curve evidence is also examined, using technology innovation, technology adoption, and trade openness as the control variables for sustainable development. The results show that two out of three technology innovation instruments, fixed telephone, and broadband subscriptions increase CO2 emissions. Simultaneously, mobile cellular subscriptions have a lowering effect on CO2 emission in BRICS. The technology adoption indicators, high-technology exports, and electric power consumption also cause an upsurge in CO2 emission. Moreover, trade openness also enriches the level of CO2 emission in the BRICS regions. There is a need to devise technology innovation and adoption policies to better use technology and to ensure a green environment.

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Towards Achieving Sustainable Development: Role of Technology Innovation, Technology Adoption and CO2 Emission for BRICS

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“…The relationship between technology and a country's economic development was empirically studied in the context of developing countries. With aggregate panel data of 48 lower-middle income countries from 4 continents, ranging from 2000 to 2016, Salam et al (2019) examined the impacts of TA, technology innovation and human capital and skill as well as the investment level and the size of labor force on economic growth of the countries. They found that technology innovation and TA themselves did not have a consistent significant relationship with economic growth.…”

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Bangladeshi clothing manufacturers' technology adoption in the global free trade environment

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Sarker

2020

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PurposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate the status of technology adoption (TA) among clothing manufacturers in Bangladesh and examine the influences of contextual factors on their TA level. Particularly, the authors examined the effects of export orientation, top management commitment (TMC), competitive pressure (CP), cost of capital (CC) and technical skills (TS).Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected from Bangladeshi clothing manufacturer through an online survey. A firm was treated as a unit of analysis.FindingsThe results revealed that the most common technologies adopted were information technology and software related and the least common were automation related. Export orientation negatively influenced while TS and CP positively influenced the level of TA.Research limitations/implicationsDue to the difficulty in obtaining firm level data, data collection did not utilize a random sampling. Only firms that agree to participate were included in the data.Practical implicationsThe authors suggest the Bangladeshi clothing manufacturers to adopt selective technologies that complement the cost leadership strategy rather than immediate differentiation strategy or technology innovations.Social implicationsFocused investment in human capitals and knowledge transfer in Bangladesh, one of the newly classified developing country, should sustain their competitiveness in the global market. Further discussions provide various stakeholders with insights related to trade policies, international aids and the UN's sustainable development agenda.Originality/valueThis study tackles a void that exists in TA research within the labor intensive clothing manufacturing sector, especially in a lower-middle income country, which surprisingly became the second largest clothing supplier today. Unique nature of the sector as an entry to economic development process in connection to the sustainable development concept is discussed to generate implications for practitioners as well as policy makers.

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“…A mayor nivel de educación, mayores son las oportunidades de aportar innovación en diversos aspectos para impulsar el crecimiento económico. Los países con un pequeño stock de capital humano "educación escolar" pueden tener una tasa de crecimiento más lenta que los países desarrollados con un gran stock de capital humano "educación terciaria" (Salam, Hafeez, Mahmood, Iqbal y Akbar, 2019). Por lo cual se establece la siguiente hipótesis.…”

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Factores socioculturales y demográficos que inciden en la adopción de un servicio financiero innovador

Muñoz

2020

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El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la incidencia de factores tanto socioculturales como demográficos, que se involucran en la toma de decisión de los individuos al adoptar servicios financieros innovadores. Para lograr el objetivo se utiliza como base la Teoría de Acción Planificada y la Teoría de la Difusión de las Innovaciones. Se realiza la aplicación de un cuestionario como instrumento de medición en una población de 321 personas con edades entre los 18 a más 60 años. El análisis de los datos recolectados determina que la percepción de utilidad es el factor que más influye en la toma de decisiones de las personas por adoptar servicios financieros innovadores, por lo que se hace necesario enfatizar en los beneficios de los servicios financieros para incrementar su nivel de adopción y con esto contribuir al desarrollo de los sistemas financieros de los países.

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The Dynamic Relation between Technology Adoption, Technology Innovation, Human Capital and Economy: Comparison of Lower-Middle-Income Countries

Cited by 21 publications

References 29 publications

Towards Achieving Sustainable Development: Role of Technology Innovation, Technology Adoption and CO2 Emission for BRICS

Towards Achieving Sustainable Development: Role of Technology Innovation, Technology Adoption and CO2 Emission for BRICS

Bangladeshi clothing manufacturers' technology adoption in the global free trade environment

Factores socioculturales y demográficos que inciden en la adopción de un servicio financiero innovador

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