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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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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the diffusion of computers into the social work profession in terms of empowerment as an individual outcome for workers and found that workers in organizations where computer diffusion was more advanced, and those in more decentralized decision-making environments were found to be more empowered.
Abstract: Much anecdotal material describes various human impacts of computer adoption within the social work profession, however, there is scant research which confirms or challenges these assumptions. This article describes a study which investigates the diffusion of computers into the social work profession in terms of empowerment as an individual outcome for workers. A questionnaire returned by 520 social workers provided data on organizational computer diffusion, organizational centralization, and the Social Worker Empowerment Scale. Workers in organizations where computer diffusion was more advanced, and those in more decentralized decisionmaking environments were found to be more empowered.

10 citations

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06 Oct 1997
TL;DR: In this paper, a conceptual framework for predicting the success of chain restaurants entering international markets, using diffusion's key principles, is presented, including theoretical issues affecting the application of diffusion in a service sector environment.
Abstract: The Diffusion of Innovations (diffusion) field is a well-established area for academic research across a range of social science disciplines. One of diffusion's key applications is to help predict the adoption rates of new products and technologies in new markets. To date, however, the application of the diffusion field, generally to hospitality and tourism, including the prediction of adoption rates, has been limited. This paper presents a conceptual framework for predicting the success of chain restaurants entering international markets, using diffusion's key principles. Following an overview of diffusion, including theoretical issues affecting the application of diffusion in a service sector environment, the paper presents a case study of an application of diffusion theory to the international expansion of a U.S. chain restaurant to Australia.

10 citations

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TL;DR: Based on the theoretical approach of Rogers's diffusion of innovations model, the authors examines the spread of large group interventions (LGIs) in German-speaking countries (Austria, Switzerland, and Germany) from 1999 to 2002.
Abstract: Based on the theoretical approach of Rogers’s diffusion of innovations model, the article examines the spread of large group interventions (LGIs) in German-speaking countries (Austria, Switzerland, and Germany) from 1999 to 2002. From this perspective, organization development consultants are the agents for diffusion of this new knowledge. An empirical study carried out in 1999 shows their status as innovators and early birds in the spread and diffusion of LGIs. A second study, carried out in 2000-2002 as a yearly trend survey, shows the tendencies of application and spread and the quantitative diffusion of LGIs in German-speaking countries thus far. They are successful in diffusion, but this success also carries its dangers: They might lose their clear shape and transformational power. They are hence to be analyzed with regard both to the risks of their success story and the promising myth of a fundamentally transforming experience.

10 citations

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TL;DR: Online networks may help address longstanding home-care issues around communication and information-sharing and pilot the use of online networks in home care using barrier and facilitator considerations from this study.
Abstract: Background It is becoming increasingly important to find ways for caregivers and service providers to collaborate. This study explored the potential for improving care and social support through shared online network use by family caregivers and service providers in home care. Methods This qualitative study was guided by Rogers’ Theory of Diffusion of Innovations [NY: Free Press; 1995], and involved focus group and individual interviews of service providers (n = 31) and family caregivers (n = 4). Interview transcriptions were analyzed using descriptive, topic, and analytic coding, followed by thematic analysis. Results The network was identified as presenting an opportunity to fill communication gaps presented by other modes of communication and further enhance engagement with families. Barriers included time limitations and policy-related restrictions, privacy, security, and information ownership. Conclusion Online networks may help address longstanding home-care issues around communication and information-sharing. The success of online networks in home care requires support from care partners. Future research should pilot the use of online networks in home care using barrier and facilitator considerations from this study.

10 citations

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TL;DR: This study focuses on the implementation of contested interventions like community-based accountability, in Low- and Middle-income country settings undergoing transitions in governance, and highlights the importance of “problematization” a dimension not included in most currently popular frameworks to study the uptake and spread of innovations in the health system.
Abstract: There are increasing calls for developing robust processes of community-based accountability as key components of health system strengthening. However, implementation of these processes have shown mixed results over time and geography. The Community Action for Health (CAH) project was introduced as part of India’s National Rural Health Mission (now National Health Mission) to strengthen community-based accountability through community monitoring and planning. In this study we trace the implementation process of this project from its piloting, implementation and abrupt termination in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. We framed CAH as an innovation introduced into the health system. We use the framework on integration of innovations in complex systems developed by Atun and others. We used qualitative approaches to study the implementation. We conducted interviews among a range of individuals who were directly involved in the implementation, focusing on the policy making organizational level. We uncover what we have termed “dissonances” and “disconnects” at the state level among individuals with key responsibility of implementation. By dissonances we refer to the diversity of perspective on the concept of community-based accountability and its perceived role. By disconnects we refer to the lack of spaces and processes for “sense-making” in a largely hierarchically functioning system. These constructs we believe contributes significantly to making sense of the initial uptake and the subsequent abrupt termination of the project. This study contributes to the overall field of policy implementation, especially the phase between the emergence on the policy agenda and its incorporation into the day to day functioning of a system. It focuses on the implementation of contested interventions like community-based accountability, in Low- and Middle-income country settings undergoing transitions in governance. It highlights the importance of “problematization” a dimension not included in most currently popular frameworks to study the uptake and spread of innovations in the health system. It points not only to the importance of diverse perspectives present among individuals at different positions in the organization, but equally importantly the need for spaces and process of collective sense-making to ensure that a contested policy intervention is integrated into a complex system.

10 citations


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202236
202172
202078
201977
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