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Vendeur : Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : As New. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED* Fine in Fine dust jacket. First edition. N° de réf. du vendeur aboveblue1rmx5470
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Vendeur : World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
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Vendeur : World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
Hardback. Etat : Fair. During the 1980s and into this decade, U.S. businesses poured billions of dollars into computers and other information technology. Yet the productivity performance of the U.S. economy in the 1980s remained lackluster--especially in the service sector--leading many observers to suspect that companies were not getting their money's worth from these high-tech investments. At the same time, academic research found little evidence of a productivity payoff. But have the tables now turned? With an apparent improvement in productivity in recent years, much academic and popular opinion now suggests that the payback is at hand or just around the corner.As the nation embarks on a major effort to develop an Information Superhighway, it is critical for policymakers, opinion leaders, and others to understand the contribution and role of information technology in the economy during recent decades. This book provides a straightforward guide to the economic issues underlying the debates about these issues, using quantitative and historical analysis, supplemented with interviews of small and large service-sector companies.To set the stage, Daniel Sichel reviews the debates over the role of computers and summarizes the essential facts about computer use, with a particular emphasis on software. Going beyond basic facts, Sichel describes an economic framework for assessing the aggregate economic impact of computers in recent decades and for looking ahead at this impact in the future. Quantitative estimates from this framework, along with supporting historical and interview evidence, place limits on the contribution of computers to the overall economy. When compared to the size of the slowdown in productivity growth in the early 1970s, the overall impact of computers appears relatively modest, in part because the share of computers in the nation's capital stock is surprisingly small. Looking ahead, Sichel also raises questions as to whether computers are likely to s. N° de réf. du vendeur CIN0815778961A
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Vendeur : Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : Very Good. 1997. Hardcover. "Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-148) and index. Commissioning organisation: Daniel E. Sichel. xii, 152 p. ill. 24 cm. Original cloth. Fine copy in like d.w." Keywords: "Business, Finance & Law - E-Commerce - General,Subjects - Business, Finance & Law - Biographies & Histories - General,Subjects - Business, Finance & Law - E-Commerce -". Not a first edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. N° de réf. du vendeur KEX0014697
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Vendeur : Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Irlande
Etat : Very Good. 1997. Hardcover. "Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-148) and index. Commissioning organisation: Daniel E. Sichel. xii, 152 p. ill. 24 cm. Original cloth. Fine copy in like d.w." Keywords: "Business, Finance & Law - E-Commerce - General,Subjects - Business, Finance & Law - Biographies & Histories - General,Subjects - Business, Finance & Law - E-Commerce -". Not a first edition copy. . . . N° de réf. du vendeur KEX0014697
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