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Beyond the productivity paradox
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Volume 41 ,  Issue 8  (August 1998) table of contents
Pages: 49 - 55  
Year of Publication: 1998
ISSN:0001-0782
Authors
Erik Brynjolfsson  Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge; and Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA
Lorin M. Hitt  Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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ACM  New York, NY, USA
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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  J. Computer Applications
  J.1 ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING
      Subjects: Business

Additional Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.4 COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY
  K.6 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS


General Terms:
Economics, Management, Performance


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Brynjolfsson and Hitt discuss research into the question of “whether computers contribute to productivity growth.” They review several studies and conclude that “the greatest benefits of computers appear to be realized when c  more...

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Lorin M. Hitt: colleagues

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