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Diffusion of innovations
About: Diffusion of innovations is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2139 publications have been published within this topic receiving 191397 citations. The topic is also known as: diffusion of innovation & diffusion of innovations theory.
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01 Oct 2011
TL;DR: The results show that individuals -- especially early adopters -- are more likely to adopt a virtual good when they belong to the same groups as previous adopters, and that groups exhibit bursty adoption, in which many individuals adopt in short succession.
Abstract: Virtual goods continue to emerge in online communities, offering scholars an opportunity to understand how social networks can facilitate the diffusion of innovations. We examine the social ties for over one million user-to-user virtual goods transfers in Second Life, a popular 3D virtual world, and the unique role that groups play in the diffusion of virtual goods. The results show that individuals -- especially early adopters -- are more likely to adopt a virtual good when they belong to the same groups as previous adopters. We also find that groups exhibit bursty adoption, in which many individuals adopt in short succession. In addition, we show that adoption activity within a group depends on the group's size and interactivity. Our work provides insights into theories of social influence and homophily.
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TL;DR: The concept of multiple independent invention has been widely reported, but it has rarely been recognized in the context of the process of technological innovation or the diffusion of innovations as discussed by the authors, and the majority of the studies of multiples have been well after the date of the invention; little study has taken place of multipleples during the subsequent innovation process.
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TL;DR: The death of Professor Everett M. Rogers in 2004 was a profound loss to the scholarly communications fraternety in general and the development communications community in particular as mentioned in this paper, and his scholarly writings and research influenced the fields of development communication, diffusion of innovations, communication technology, research and theory, as well as five generations of scholars in these fields.
Abstract: The death of Professor Everett M. Rogers in 2004 was a profound loss to the scholarly communications fraternety in general and the development communications community in particular. From the early 1960s up to his last days, Professor Rogers’ scholarly writings and research influenced the fields of development communication, diffusion of innovations, communication technology, research and theory, as well as five generations of scholars in these fields. In this article I summarize the literature and development in developing countries, highlighting Professor Rogers’ seminal contributions to the body of this work.
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01 Jan 2005
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used global data of countries to show that institutional change, based on a progressive democratization of countries, is a driving force of inventions, adoption and diffusion of innovations in society.
Abstract: Political systems shape institutions and govern institutional change supporting economic performance, production and diffusion of technological innovation. This study shows, using global data of countries, that institutional change, based on a progressive democratization of countries, is a driving force of inventions, adoption and diffusion of innovations in society. The relation between technological innovation and level of democracy can be explained with following factors: higher economic freedom in society, effective regulation, higher economic and political stability, higher investments in R&D and higher education, good economic governance and higher level of education system for training high-skilled human resources. Overall, then, the positive associations between institutional change, based on a process of democratization, and paths of technological innovation can sustain best practices of political economy for the development of economies in the presence of globalization and geographical expansion of markets.
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