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The Digitalization of EU Businesses in the Pandemic Context: Implications of the Manufacturing Sector

Author : Emilia Herman

Published in: The 17th International Conference Interdisciplinarity in Engineering

Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland

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Abstract

This study aims to investigate the extent to which the enterprises in EU countries have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis through digital transformation as well as to explore the digital transformation of manufacturing businesses and its impact on socioeconomic development. The results of the paired samples t-test show statistically significant differences in behaviors of businesses between pre-pandemic and pandemic period in the case of eight out of ten variables analyzed related to e-business (customer relationship management, cloud computing services, 3D printing, robots), e-commerce, mobile internet connectivity, and digital skills. Also, the results of the correlation and regression analysis show a positive effect of the digitalization of businesses in the manufacturing sector on labour productivity and economic development in the EU countries.

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Metadata
Title
The Digitalization of EU Businesses in the Pandemic Context: Implications of the Manufacturing Sector
Author
Emilia Herman
Copyright Year
2024
Book
The 17th International Conference Interdisciplinarity in Engineering

Print ISBN: 978-3-031-54670-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-54671-6

Copyright Year: 2024

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54671-6_26

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