TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of computerization on firm performance
T2 - A case of Shanghai manufacturing enterprises
AU - NG, Ying Chu
AU - CHANG, Ludwig M K
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments—The authors are indebted to the anonymous referees of this paper, who provided helpful comments and insights on the earlier drafts. The authors are grateful as well to the participants of the 43rd Annual Conference of the Operational Research Society for their valuable suggestions. SK Li’s professional advice on DEA model estimation is gratefully acknowledged. The study was partially supported by a research grant (HKBU 2057/99 H) of the Research Grant Council of the Hong Kong Government.
PY - 2003/10
Y1 - 2003/10
N2 - The impact of computer-related input on firm productivity is not well understood in the developing world, including China. The present study contributes to this area by analyzing data collected from a sample of Shanghai manufacturing enterprises. Adopting a Cobb-Douglas production function, we find a positive relationship between computer personnel and enterprise output. The efficiency of enterprises, however, was shown to be generally low according to data envelopment analysis. The level of computerization was shown to make a positive contribution to improving efficiency in non-state-owned enterprises in both heavy and light industries. This was also shown to be the case for state-owned enterprises in heavy industry.
AB - The impact of computer-related input on firm productivity is not well understood in the developing world, including China. The present study contributes to this area by analyzing data collected from a sample of Shanghai manufacturing enterprises. Adopting a Cobb-Douglas production function, we find a positive relationship between computer personnel and enterprise output. The efficiency of enterprises, however, was shown to be generally low according to data envelopment analysis. The level of computerization was shown to make a positive contribution to improving efficiency in non-state-owned enterprises in both heavy and light industries. This was also shown to be the case for state-owned enterprises in heavy industry.
KW - Computerization in developing countries
KW - Data envelopment analysis
KW - Performance measurement
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U2 - 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601609
DO - 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601609
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:0141792673
SN - 0160-5682
VL - 54
SP - 1029
EP - 1037
JO - Journal of the Operational Research Society
JF - Journal of the Operational Research Society
IS - 10
ER -