International competitiveness, technology strategy and industry structure: the case of information technology

Article Abstract:

An analysis of the factors influencing the competitiveness of companies involved in information technology reveals that structural strengths and adequate strategies are important for maintaining competitiveness. The US information technology industry has the advantage of diversity and horizontal presence across industry sectors. International competitiveness depends on the development of strategies that match existing organizational strengths to existing industry structure yet remaining flexible to adjustments that characterize this industry.

Electronic computers, Electronic Computer Manufacturing, Computers & Auxiliary Equip, Communications Equipment, Communications Equipment Manufacturing, Analysis, Competition (Economics), Reports, Telecommunications equipment, Economic research

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Information and telecommunication technologies in the 1990s: trends and managerial challenges

Article Abstract:

Successful management of telecommunications technology will require that managers recognize the direction that advancement is taking. Progress on the information services front is becoming international, and technology will become smaller, more efficient, and cheaper throughout the world, allowing global information connection. Partnerships between companies will become both more likely and necessary during this advance, as companies must seek to pool resources to retain market share and not force themselves out of competition.

International communication

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The outlook for strategic management of information and telecommunication technology

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Business executives must start thinking of information and telecommunications technology as a central part of their business, an essential factor of competition. Imminent advances will make the technology more global, more efficient, and cheaper. Alliances between telecommunications companies will become common as they struggle to retain market share and lower development costs as operations become more complex. Companies which regard these changes as tangential to business success will fail.

Editorial

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