Journal of New Economy and Trade
Year:2008 | Volume:4 | Issue:13|Papers Count:8

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effect of ICT spillover on the Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth in selected developing countries using panel data approach over the period 1996-2006. Results of this study indicate that the economic growth is the biggest contributor to TFP growth in these countries. In addition, both domestic investment and ICT spillover effects have positive and statistically significant impact on the TFP. Moreover, findings represent that the effect of human capital on the TFP is positive but is statistically insignificant. Furthermore, domestic investment in ICT and human capital capability are vital to observe and diffuse the spillover effect of developed counties investments in ICT. The effect of human capital on the TFP is ambiguous because of a probable error of measurement.

Nowadays, methodical management of organization involves appropriate use of ICT tools in a variety of ways such as enterprise resource planning systems. Therefore, identifying and studying those systems especially from management point of view are vastly vital. This study reviews relationship between ERP systems and business intelligence (BI) in the sense of the requirements for ERP systems to support management decisions. In this paper, the fundamental expectations of managers in various levels are surveyed in Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) of Iran. Some hypotheses about the relationship between ERP systems and management decisions are considered based on the analysis of management specifications and the decision context of managers. In addition, the significance of the requirements for decision support such as business intelligence is investigated via statistical analysis tools. Some BI solutions are recommended in order to cover the identified requirements for management decisions support and building business intelligence for ERP systems. To present a practical framework for applying the solutions, the best order of solution implementation is searched to meet the requirements using MCDM method. Furthermore, priorities for implementing the most appropriate solutions are determined by using the Anthropy Shanon method, the weight of criteria (requirements) and employing the TOPSIS model.

The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it aims to investigate the effects of ICT pending in tourism industry on attracting tourists. Second, it examines the effect of ICT on economic growth. A data set for 70 developed and developing countries are used to estimate empirical models over the period 2000–2006. Results of the study show that in developed countries, ICT pending in tourism industry has more influence than the developing countries on economic growth. Furthermore, in both developed and developing countries, attracting tourists are increased whenever the ratio of ICT pending to GDP is increased. Moreover, GDP per capita, openness, human capital, and education spending per capita have also positive and significant effect on tourist attraction.

In recent years, ERP systems are in high demand among government organizations in Iran. Therefore, many large government organizations try to run ERP implementation projects. A number of projects failed because they faced with some challenges and difficulties in the way that the ERP are implemented. The failure depends on the government organization conditions such as organizational readiness for ERP, infrastructures, management and also depends on the general situation of the country such as political constraints and sanctions. In this paper we try to identify critical success factors (CSFs) for ERP systems in the government organizations of Iran with emphasis on the Iran's Commerce Ministry. To end this, we first review the ERP systems literature. Moreover, the domestic projects related to implementing ERP in Iranian company are evaluated. Then, a questionnaire is designed to gather information.  The questionnaires are completed by information system experts. Finally, we analysis the collected information and identify the most important CSFs to implement successful ERP system in large governmental organizations.

In today’s businesses world, effective use of information technology (IT) has a significant role in the success of organizations. Outsourcing strategy is the process of determining whether or not to outsource and, if so, what to outsource. Outsourcing selection is the process of finding and evaluating potential outsourcing partners. Outsourcing implementation is where the relationship between outsourcing partners is defined and established. Consequently, selection of effective strategy for outsourcing is an important decision for managers. This strategy is also important in the Iranian banking industry, since there are different qualitative criteria and especial condition while banking managers are faced with some challenges. This article aims to study IT market in Iran. More specifically, it focuses on banking industry to determine proportionate criteria for Iranian banking system while suggesting a hierarchical model for IT outsourcing strategy. This model helps executive managers of the Iranian banking system to select the best IT outsourcing strategy.

Failure of dotcom companies, after 1990s’ rapid boost, raise many questions about e-Business solutions in commercial performance. The aim of this paper is to investigate the role of intermediaries in the new business environment. It is suggested that in the traditional trade models, intermediaries have a hidden role while just analyzing goods and money data and transferring the knowledge to both parties. Electronic business suggests a direct producer-consumer relationship. This can cause an immediate transfer of unfiltered data between both ends of the chain. We show here that intermediaries can manage the knowledge and help both sides to decide efficiently the level of production and transaction.

This objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of trade policies and oil revenue on Total Factor Productivity (TFP). To end this, the effects of economic openness aspects of imports and exports intensity on labor productivity are examined. In fact, openness can be a main channel to transfer technology and the effects of technological overflow into different sectors of economy. This paper reviews the relevant theories to identify and estimate an empirical model in order to analyze the effects of openness and oil revenue on TFP in oil exporting countries. The countries in the sample include Iran, Algeria, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, UAE and Kuwait. The results of this paper show that openness, capital intensity, foreign investment, human capital have positive effect on TFP while oil revenue has negative effect on TFP.