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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 Jan 1989
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a new perspective on the limits to the orthodox mainstream and the Americanisation thesis of innovation in the corporate culture, which they call innovation-design as corporate culture.
Abstract: Part I: The new perspective 1. innovation: limits to the orthodox mainstream 2. new mainstream. Part II: Innovation 3. dynamic configuration and contingent specificity 4. stasis and dynamics. Part III: Innovation-diffusion 5. macro-long-term patterns? 6. diffusion processes 7. the international diffusion of innovations: the Americanisation thesis. Part IV: Innovation-design 8. inter-firm networks 9. structural repertoire and corporate expertise 10. innovation-design as corporate culture.
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TL;DR: Methodology used in this study provides a model for other colleges of education worldwide to obtain information about the needs of their faculty members and suggests that an action plan should take advantage of faculty members’ positive computer attitudes and collegial communication to help them move to the higher levels of use and expertise in instructional technologies.
Abstract: The purpose of this research study was to develop a theory-based methodology for exploring instructional computer use by faculty members in one College of Education (COE) and implementing this methodology at an Anatolian university in Turkey. Rogers’ (2003) Diffusion of Innovations theory was used as the theoretical framework in the process of instrument development, data collection, and in the interpretation of the results. The faculty members in the study reported low levels of use and expertise in instructional computer technologies. Variables significantly correlated with faculty members’ level of computer use were computer expertise, computer access, barriers to computer access, attitude toward computer use, support for computer use, and adopter categories based on innovativeness. The importance of administrative support and the need for faculty development were two major findings from this study. The results from the qualitative data provided information on addressing barriers to faculty com...
157 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors enriches the sustainable product-service system approach with insights from the sociology of consumption and practice theory to provide a deeper understanding of the use of products and services in daily life contexts.
157 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed profiles of consumers who have already conducted shopping through the Internet and of those who are interested to adopt Internet shopping as an innovation based on the theories and processes of consumer adoption decision and diffusion of innovations, measuring demographic and behavioural characteristics, as well as perceptions and preferences of Greek consumers towards distance shopping in general and Internet retailing in particular.
Abstract: This paper aims at developing profiles of consumers who have already conducted shopping through the Internet and of those who are interested to adopt Internet shopping as an innovation. Based on the theories and processes of consumer adoption decision and diffusion of innovations, the study measures demographic and behavioural characteristics, as well as perceptions and preferences of Greek consumers towards distance shopping in general and Internet retailing in particular. The survey conducted offers insightful preliminary empirical data based on which detailed profiles of Internet shoppers (“innovators”) and interested‐to‐adopt Internet shopping (“early adopters”) are developed. The empirical research findings of this study provide relevant managerial implications while setting the foundation for future research directions in this area.
154 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that institution and its underlying logics are extended following initial diffusion following the initial diffusion of a new institution, and they argue that the process of institution expansion is different from the one described in this paper.
Abstract: Despite the wealth of research on the origins of institutions, little is known about how institutions and their underlying logics are extended following initial diffusion. We argue that institution...
154 citations