Lq. Vaughan et J. Taguesutcliffe, MEASURING THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION ON DEVELOPMENT - A LISREL-BASED STUDY OF SMALL BUSINESSES IN SHANGHAI, Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 48(10), 1997, pp. 917-931
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Categorie Soggetti
Information Science & Library Science","Information Science & Library Science","Computer Science Information Systems
As part of a larger project studying the impact of information on deve
lopment, an investigation was made of the feasibility of using the LIS
REL (Linear Structural RELations) model to determine the impact of inf
ormation, relative to other factors, on development of the small manuf
acturing business sector in Shanghai, China. Data was collected via qu
estionnaire from 450 businesses in the city. A convergent LiSREL model
showed that the major factors affecting business success were, first,
business environment, and, second, information use. Informal informat
ion use was more important to business success than use of more formal
sources.