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Barriers to information and communcation technology adoption in small firms

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  • Braunerhjelm, Pontus

    (Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum)

  • Ylinenpää , Håkan

    (Luleå University of Technology)

  • Johansson, Johan

    (Luleå University of Technology)

  • Parida, Vinit

    (Luleå University of Technology)

Abstract

Studien har genomförts på Näringsdepartementets uppdrag för att analysera hinder för investeringar i informations- och kommunikationsteknik (IKT) i mindre företag. IKT är ett viktigt, kanske avgörande, medel för att små och medelstora företag ska klara den intensifierade konkurrens som globaliseringen förväntas leda till. Osäkerhet, bristande kunskap och ett svagt förtroende för IKT-baserade system riskerar att leda till att investeringarna i IKT inte når upp till en samhällsekonomiskt önskvärd nivå. Den mycket snäva tidsram som har omgärdat projektet har inneburit att analysen har utgått från de betydande skillnader i IKT-investeringar som föreligger mellan stora respektive mindre och medelstora företag. Utifrån den observationen och en genomgång av tidigare forskningsresultat rörande hinder för och behov av IKT i särskilt små företag, föreslås en rad åtgärder för att avveckla eller minska den ”digital divide” som präglar svenskt näringsliv. Samtidigt bör beaktas att behovet skiljer sig inte bara mellan stora och små företag, utan också mellan olika typer av småföretag. De ekonomisk-politiska slutsatserna är därför fördelade på dels generella, dels mer specifika insatser. De senare utgår i sin tur från behovet hos olika företagstyper. Arbetet har genom undertecknad lagts på KTH och genomförts i nära samarbete med professor Håkan Ylinenpää, Ph D Vinit Parida och Ph D Johan Johansson, samtliga från Luleå Tekniska Högskola. Rapporten, som är författad på engelska eftersom en av de deltagande forskarna (Vinit Parida) är engelskspråkig, presenterades vi ett seminarium på Näringsdepartementet den 3 september 2010. I och med överlämnadet av denna rapport är vårt arbete slutfört. De förslag och synpunkter som förs fram i rapporten, liksom eventuella felaktigheter, är naturligtvis helt och hållet författarnas ansvar.

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  • Braunerhjelm, Pontus & Ylinenpää , Håkan & Johansson, Johan & Parida, Vinit, 2013. "Barriers to information and communcation technology adoption in small firms," Working Papers 2010:3, Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum.
  • Handle: RePEc:hhs:entfor:2010_003
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