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Organisational Motives and Spatial Effects in Internet Adoption and Intensity of Use : Evidence from French Inudstrial Firms

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  • Danielle Galliano

    (SAE2 - Département Sciences Sociales, Agriculture et Alimentation, Espace et Environnement - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, LEREPS - Laboratoire d'Etude et de Recherche sur l'Economie, les Politiques et les Systèmes Sociaux - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse - UT2J - Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès - UT - Université de Toulouse - Institut d'Études Politiques [IEP] - Toulouse - ENSFEA - École Nationale Supérieure de Formation de l'Enseignement Agricole de Toulouse-Auzeville, GRES - Groupe de recherche en économie et statistique - INSEE - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Pascale Roux

    (BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, ADIS - Analyse des Dynamiques Industrielles et Sociales - UP11 - Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 - Département d'Economie)

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the reasons why firms use ICTs at varying rates, by making a distinction between the two stages of their diffusion: their adoption and the intensity of their use. What are the differences between Internet adopters (in terms of their internal organization and external environment) that explain the intensity with which they use this technology? Furthermore, do these processes vary according to the type of area in which firms are located (urban vs. rural)? A model of technological diffusion is constructed that merges two types of models: those that concentrate on epidemic effects and the so-called equilibrium models that consider the decision to adopt new technologies as a result of an economic calculation by firms. To test this model, we use data drawn from a recent French national survey of 5,200 industrial firms ("ICT and E-commerce", 2002). One striking result of this study is that we do not obtain a significant positive correlation between firm's size and Internet intensity of use. Moreover, though spatial disparities related to ICT adoption are no longer significant in France, they remain very important in the processes of ICT appropriation and use by firms. The results also indicate that the determinants of the intensity of Internet use vary significantly according to the firms' location: epidemics effects play an essential role in the case of urban the firms, while rank effects are essential in low density areas.

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  • Danielle Galliano & Pascale Roux, 2008. "Organisational Motives and Spatial Effects in Internet Adoption and Intensity of Use : Evidence from French Inudstrial Firms," Post-Print hal-00279248, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-00279248
    DOI: 10.1007/s00168-007-0157-z
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    1. Chia-Lin Chang & Michael McAleer & Yu-Chieh Wu, 2015. "Industrial Agglomeration and Use of the Internet," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 15-098/III, Tinbergen Institute.
    2. Chia-Lin Chang & Michael McAleer & Yu-Chieh Wu, 2018. "A Statistical Analysis of Industrial Penetration and Internet Intensity in Taiwan," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 10(3), pages 1-26, March.
    3. Chia-Lin Chang & Michael McAleer & Yu-Chieh Wu, 2016. "Industrial penetration and internet intensity," Documentos de Trabajo del ICAE 2016-06, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Instituto Complutense de Análisis Económico.
    4. Julian Duran & Rubén Castillo, 2023. "Factors related to information and communication technologies adoption in small businesses in Colombia," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 12(1), pages 1-14, December.
    5. Yanlin Sun & Shaoxiong Ma & Hao Feng, 2023. "The New Geography of Manufacturing in China: The Internet and Manufacturing Agglomeration," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(17), pages 1-21, August.

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