Information Systems in Transition Economies: Does Ownership Matter?

What is it about?

This research investigates the moderating roles of firm ownership in managerial perceptions of information systems in transition economies. Analysis of representative survey data from 304 companies in Hungary showed that perceptions of information systems are driven by organizational variables in foreign, and by environmental variables in domestic firms. The findings embrace a more fine-grained notion of variables affecting IS usefulness in the transition economy context by showing that those are contingent on firm ownership.

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Why is it important?

Transition economies are those moving from a communist style central planning system to a free market system and, as such, are distinct from developed economies. These economies account for about one-third of the total world population and play an increasingly important role in the global economy, with information systems constituting the principal enabler for their global connectedness . Studies on information systems in transition economies have claimed that substantial differences exist between transition and developed economies. This is the first study to show that these differences are not only prevalent between transition and developed economies, but also between domestic and foreign firms within a transition economy.