DocumentCode
1392118
Title
Introduction and Early Use of Computers in the Finnish Retail Industry
Author
Valorinta, Mikko ; Nokelainen, Tomi
Author_Institution
Capgemini, Finland
Volume
33
Issue
4
fYear
2011
fDate
4/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
45
Lastpage
55
Abstract
The retail industry in Finland was at the national forefront in terms of computer adoption shortly after the Second World War. Analyzing the societal, organizational, and industry-specific preconditions and the drivers for this early adoption, both at industrial and organizational levels, helps illustrate how this development unfolded inside the four major retailing organizations in Finland from the 1950s to the late 1970s.
Keywords
organisational aspects; retailing; service industries; Finland; computer adoption; industrial level; organizational level; retail industry; retailing organization; Marketing and sales; Social factors; Social implications of technology; Finland; History of computing; business computing; computer adoption; computers and society; retailing; wholesaling;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAHC.2011.76
Filename
6096526
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