THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES ON COMPANY PERFORMANCE: AN APPLICATION ON MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION SECTORS

Year 2017, Volume: 22 Issue: 1, 221 - 229, 30.01.2017

Halim Tatlı

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on company performance. In this context, the data is obtained from a survey which is conducted to companies that are operating in manufacturing and construction sectors in Bingol province, Turkey. This questionnaire was administered to 190 companies in the October-December 2014. By using the data, it is tried to investigate ICT usage level, the impact of ICT on the productivity of the companies, competitiveness and innovation process. As a result, it is determined that using ICT positively affects the productivity, competiveness and innovation process of companies

Keywords

ICT, performance of companies, manufacturing and construction sectors

BİLGİ VE İLETİŞİM TEKNOLOJİLERİNİN FİRMA PERFORMANSI ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ: İMALAT VE İNŞAAT SEKTÖRLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR UYGULAMA

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Bilgi ve İletişim Teknolojilerinin (BİT) firma performansı üzerindeki etkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu kapsamda Bingöl il merkezinde imalat ve inşaat sektörlerinde faaliyet gösteren firmalar üzerinde uygulanan bir anketten elde edilen veriler kullanılmıştır. Bu anket, Ekim-Aralık 2014 tarihlerinde 190 firmaya uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler kullanılarak firmaların BİT kullanım düzeyi, BİT’in firmaların verimliliği, rekabet edilebilirliği ve inovasyon süreci üzerindeki etkisi incelenmeye çalışılmıştır. Sonuç olarak, BİT kullanımının firmaların verimliliği, rekabet edilebilirliği ve inovasyon süreci üzerinde olumlu etkileri olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

BİT, firmaların performansı, imalat ve inşaat sektörleri

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