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The business environment in which European firms operate is shaped by the technology and the infrastructure that are available to them. These two dimensions will be examined in this chapter. Following a brief introduction, the chapter is divided into four main sections, three on technology and one on infrastructure.
The author wishes to thank Bernadette Andreosso for contributions to, and Jim Stewart for comments on, an earlier draft of this chapter.
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Jacobson, D. (1994). The technological and infrastructural environment. In: Nugent, N., O’Donnell, R. (eds) The European Business Environment. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23636-7_8
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