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Table AI.

Definition and measurement of variables

Name	Definition	Measurement
REFER	Project case reference-ability	1-5 (negative, disappointed, positive, satisfied, and promoter) assigned for firm i in year 2001
EXTEND	Software license extension	1 if firm i has extended the license by repeat purchasing the same enterprise system application as of 2001
LABOR	Employees	The number of employees for firm i in year t and 2001
SALES	Sales	Net sales for firm i in year t and 2001
ORG	Organizational restructuring	0 or 1 if firm i used organizational restructuring consulting services for enterprise systems implementation in year t
CUST	Adaptive customization	0 or 1 if firm i purchased annual membership service to customize the software in year t
KCS	Capital intensity	Capital’s cost share in relative to Labor’s cost share for firm i in year t and 2001
VS	Vertical scope	[Total value added - (Net income + Income taxes)/[Net sales-(Net income + Income taxes] in year t and 2001
MFP	Multi-factor productivity	Value-added, total-factor or multi-factor productivity
DURATION	Enterprise system vendor and client firm history	Months from the year of first enterprise system implementation with ITSTAR to 2001 regardless of co-specialization
MERGAQ	Merger and acquisition activity	Transaction merger and acquisition value, scaled by operating income
MANUFACT	Manufacturing industries	1 for manufacturing industries
SIC	Industry group	4-digit SIC codes
INTRA_IS	Within-firm enterprise systems solutions	1 if firm i has purchased within-firm APS solutions designed for internal activities
INTER_IS	Between-firm enterprise systems solutions	1 if firm i has purchased between-firm APS solutions designed for external transactions
ADI	Advertising intensity	Advertising intensity (%) for firm i in year t and 2001 Advertising expenditures/Net sales in year t and 2001
ABROAD	Foreign location	1 if implemented at foreign location
ACCOUNT	Account type	1-3 client firm’s account type

Name	Definition	Measurement
REFER	Project case reference-ability	1-5 (negative, disappointed, positive, satisfied, and promoter) assigned for firm i in year 2001
EXTEND	Software license extension	1 if firm i has extended the license by repeat purchasing the same enterprise system application as of 2001
LABOR	Employees	The number of employees for firm i in year t and 2001
SALES	Sales	Net sales for firm i in year t and 2001
ORG	Organizational restructuring	0 or 1 if firm i used organizational restructuring consulting services for enterprise systems implementation in year t
CUST	Adaptive customization	0 or 1 if firm i purchased annual membership service to customize the software in year t
KCS	Capital intensity	Capital’s cost share in relative to Labor’s cost share for firm i in year t and 2001
VS	Vertical scope	[Total value added - (Net income + Income taxes)/[Net sales-(Net income + Income taxes] in year t and 2001
MFP	Multi-factor productivity	Value-added, total-factor or multi-factor productivity
DURATION	Enterprise system vendor and client firm history	Months from the year of first enterprise system implementation with ITSTAR to 2001 regardless of co-specialization
MERGAQ	Merger and acquisition activity	Transaction merger and acquisition value, scaled by operating income
MANUFACT	Manufacturing industries	1 for manufacturing industries
SIC	Industry group	4-digit SIC codes
INTRA_IS	Within-firm enterprise systems solutions	1 if firm i has purchased within-firm APS solutions designed for internal activities
INTER_IS	Between-firm enterprise systems solutions	1 if firm i has purchased between-firm APS solutions designed for external transactions
ADI	Advertising intensity	Advertising intensity (%) for firm i in year t and 2001Advertising expenditures/Net sales in year t and 2001
ABROAD	Foreign location	1 if implemented at foreign location
ACCOUNT	Account type	1-3 client firm’s account type

Note:

Yearly financial measures (LABOR, SALES, KCS, VS, MFP, MERGAQ, and ADI) are converted to 2001 dollar values