Katherine Taken Smith

Email: Katherine.Smith@tamucc.edu


Katherine Taken SmithKatherine Taken Smith (PhD) is an Associate Professor of Marketing at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Her academic record includes numerous professional journal articles, research grants, books, conference presentations, and awards for teaching and research. Awards include the KPMG Outstanding Published Manuscript Award from the American Accounting Association Gender Issues and Work-Life Balance Section and the Outstanding Educator Award from the Academy of Educational Leadership. Her teaching and research interests include digital marketing, corporate social responsibility, marketing to digital natives and millennials, and ethics. Her work is highly referenced, with over 3,400 citations per Google Scholar. Dr. Smith's research articles have appeared in academic journals such as Business Horizons, Journal of Strategic Marketing, and the International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing.




Papers Published in World Economics:


Relationship of Internet Activity to Economic and Social Metrics

This paper provides a multinational analysis of the relationship of internet activity to economic and social metrics. Analyses were made of 129 countries, all those with complete data for internet usage, economic activity, economic freedom, gender equality, and social progress. The internet facilitates economic development in myriad ways, such as businesses can efficiently offer their goods and services online. Findings indicate that countries with higher levels of Internet usage are associated with significantly higher levels of economic activity, Economic freedom gives citizens the right to control their own labor and property. Countries with higher levels of internet usage are associated with significantly higher levels of economic freedom. Gender equality and social progress are valuable components of a vibrant economy. Findings of this study show that countries having higher levels of internet usage are associated with significantly higher levels of gender equality and social progress.

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