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.

Diffusion of labor agreements: evidence from the UK oil industry

Abstract: There has to date been no in-depth analysis of the way in which industrial relations practices – in particular labor agreements – diffuse vertically through an organization and horizontally through an economy. This is despite the titles of empirical research in this area. This process of diffusion however, is both an important and yet neglected area of theory. The theory of the diffusion of innovations can be applied to the empirical findings here and encompasses several previous studies: it thus enables a more thorough investigation of the way in which changes in industrial relations are promulgated both within and between organizations. This paper presents evidence of such a diffusion of innovation effect in the oil sector of the UK economy.

Diffusion of digital innovation in a project-based firm: case study of a uk engineering firm

Abstract: Digital innovations are rapidly diffusing within the construction sector. With the UK government policy mandating building information modelling (BIM) by 2016, engineering firms are faced with challenges related to embedding new technologies and associated working practices for the digital delivery of major infrastructure projects. Drawing from diffusion of innovations theory, this research attempts to answer the question of: how digital innovation diffuses in the firm? It adopts a contextualist approach through in-depth case study of a large and international engineering project-based firm. The analysis of the empirical data, which was collected over four years of close interaction with the firm, provides a narrative for the diffusion of the digital innovation across the firm where both the innovation and the firm were in flux. The diffusion process has evolved through three main mechanisms: centralisation of technology management, standardisation of digital working practices, and globalisation of digital resources. This case has both theoretical and practical implications; it describes the diffusion of a digital innovation in a complex social system. This extends diffusion of innovations studies in construction, and guide engineering firms in their efforts to adopt and implement new innovations.

Mexico: auto industry and patenting in a technological dependent economy

Abstract: Protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs) serves a dual role in economic development. While it promotes innovation by providing legal protection of inventions, it may retard catch-up and learning by restricting the diffusion of innovations. Does stronger IPR protection in a developing country encourage technology development in or technology transfer to that country? This book aims to address the issue, covering diverse forms of IPRs, diverse actors in innovation, and diverse cases from Asia and Latin America.

Difusão de inovações entre organizações: evidências de um estudo na cadeia automobilística

Abstract: In addition to increasing the individual firm innovation capabilities, there should also be a concern in spreading the innovations across organizational networks, in order to enhance their impact on the system’s performance as a whole. This study aims to analyze the diffusion of innovations among members of a supply chain of the automotive industry. Given the challenges that involve the management of innovation in organizations embedded in supply chains, this study soughs, by conducting a case study in eight companies of the automotive sector, to understand and describe how the phenomenon of the diffusion of innovations occurs among members of the supply chain actors and which relational and structural aspects have influence over the process. Building effective channels for the occurrence of the diffusion depends on the articulation between intra and interorganizational factors, which will determine the degree of participation of each member in the practices established by the assembler for that purpose, which concentrates the diffusion flows identified, given its central position in the system. These channels, however, remain restricted to the group formed by the first-tier suppliers, which demonstrate higher levels of capabilities and greater integration with the assembler, which puts them in a privileged position as the main agents of the process of introduction and diffusion of new technologies in the system.

New Product Diffusion with Two Interacting Segments or Products

Abstract: We study the diffusion of a product in two customer segments where the acceptance level in one segment affects the diffusion rate not only in that same segment, but also in the other. The inter-segment influence can be positive or negative, i.e., the acceptance level of the product in one segment can reinforce or impede its diffusion in the other. The model set-up also applies to the diffusion of two products, with independent and market potential, in a single population. Since the diffusion system we study does not have a closed-form solution, we use phrase plane analysis to identify the equilibrium points of the joint diffusion process and to characterize their stability properties. Further, we provide a means to identify the regions with different convergence behavior, i.e., to identify boundaries for regions within which all trajectories converge to a particular equilibrium point For the cases of asymmetric influence (+/-) and mutually impeding influence (-/-), we also provide conditions under which both products can achieve full market potential in equilibrium. Finally, we provide managerial insights into the effectiveness of two strategies in the context of asymmetric (+/-) interaction between two customer segments: (1) "seeding," i.e., using free samples to support the launch of a product in one segment being harmed by the adoption in the other, and (2) "demand control," i.e., purposely limiting market potential for the customer segment harming product diffusion in the other segment.