Financial impact of information processing
Journal of Management Information Systems
Journal of Management Information Systems
A microeconomic approach to the measurement of information technology value
Journal of Management Information Systems
Justifying investments in new information technologies
Journal of Management Information Systems
Recent applications of economic theory in Information Technology research
Decision Support Systems
The demand for information technology capital: an empirical analysis
Decision Support Systems
When can management science research be generalized internationally?
Management Science
International dimensions of the productivity paradox
Communications of the ACM
Information technology impact on process output and quality
Management Science - Special issue: Frontier research on information systems and economics
The substitution of information technology for other factors of production: a Firm Level Analysis
Management Science - Special issue: Frontier research on information systems and economics
Information Technology Effects on Firm Performance As Measured by Tobin's Q
Management Science
Information and Management
Information Technology and Productivity: Evidence from Country-Level Data
Management Science
Analyzing cost-effectiveness of organizations: the impact of information technology spending
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Strategic and competitive information systems
Researching the costs of information systems
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Strategic and competitive information systems
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Realizing value from information technology investment
IT assets, organization capital and market power: Contributions to business value
Decision Support Systems
Leader personal influences on membership decisions in moderated online social networking groups
Decision Support Systems
A use of DEA-DA to measure importance of R&D expenditure in Japanese information technology industry
Decision Support Systems
The impact of XBRL adoption in PR China
Decision Support Systems
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The value of information technology (IT) in a business production process has long been a debatable issue. Explanation of the so-called ''productivity paradox'' has been one of the central topics in this arena. Much work has focused on firm-level analyses. This paper investigates IT contribution at a country level, using production theory in microeconomics. It negates the relationship between IT value and productivity based on grouping of countries, when the individual analytical method is applied and technical efficiency is used as the performance criterion. Findings obtained by applying stochastic production frontiers to a comprehensive country-level panel data set suggest that the IT contributions, as determined by the increase or decrease in the technical efficiency, to individual countries differ in magnitude from a production frontier to another, but are robust. It also shows that IT spending does not necessarily improve technical efficiencies of individual countries, regardless of whether they are developed or developing countries, and that given technological changes, the so-called productivity paradox may exist in a country, no matter whether it is a developed or developing nation. Finally, the significant implications of the findings are presented.