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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 2011
TL;DR: In this article, a qualitative study aimed at understanding if and how an Internet drug culture is emerging is presented, where a wave which graphically represents the cross-border shift of culture phenomena (e.g. patterns of consumption, pursuit of fashionable goods, diffusion of innovations, social issues, and emergencies) was produced.
Abstract: In the field of qualitative Internet-based research, new data-collection techniques are being trialled (e.g. virtual focus group, online open diary) and methodology is being developed (e.g. web or net-ethnography studies, grounded theory studies). However, many questions remain unanswered. Last year we submitted a qualitative study aimed at understanding if and how an Internet drug culture is emerging. This phenomenon is being re-examined with new quantitative online research tools in the direction of a methodological triangulation between qualitative and quantitative explorations. Not only are new methodological reflections being developed, but new empirical evidence on theoretical phenomenon, such as cultural diffusion, is also coming to light. For example, through our use of Google Insight, a wave which graphically represents the cross-border shift of culture phenomena (e.g. patterns of consumption, pursuit of fashionable goods, diffusion of innovations, social issues, and emergencies) was produced. To the best of the authors' knowledge, no similar work has been carried out with Google Insight (elaboration and comparison between year and country) and it is thought that this method could be successfully employed in understanding the possible shift of culture phenomena and problematic perceptions, from country to country.
01 Aug 2018
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the knowledge created by innovation adopters to reduce uncertainty associated with innovations in the process of innovation diffusion and analyzed the hiring network, finding that doctors tend to have a strong connection with their home college and working hospitals.
Abstract: In this study, I examine the knowledge created by innovation adopters to reduce uncertainty associated with innovations in the process of innovation diffusion and analyze the hiring network. Specifically, first, I examine the knowledge that doctors create in the process of adopting new medicines in the ophthalmological field. Next, I examine the researcher network, which is the mother of knowledge creation. Doctors tend to have a strong connection with their home college and working hospitals. I also discovered the role of key personnel in forming doctor's networks. The findings of this study provide a theoretical and practical contribution not only to the diffusion of new drugs but also to the diffusion of new products in other areas.
13 Aug 2012
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a subgame perfect innovation mechanism, where an R&D firm obtains project financing and expected profits from sales of forward contracts for these other products.
Abstract: This paper presents a mechanism that creates incentives to invest in research and innovation in the absence of intellectual property rights. An R&D firm which develops a new product can profit not only from its sales, but also from the change caused by the innovation in the prices of other products. We establish the existence of a subgame perfect innovation mechanism, where an R&D firm obtains project financing and expected profits from sales of forward contracts for these other products. The mechanism solves agency problems and free riding in the financing of research, and promotes efficient diffusion of innovations.
01 Jan 2015
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors attempt to explain some of the inconsistencies present in diffusional theories and propose competing and/or complementary explanations based on the theory of weak ties, which they call weak ties.
Abstract: Diffusion theory, popular in the marketing literature in the 1960s and 1970s, has received very little attention in recent years. The accomplishments based on the diffusion process concept are notable ones. However, there are some gaps in this literature. This paper attempts to explain some of the inconsistencies present in diffusional theories and proposes competing and/or complementary explanations based on the theory of weak ties.
25 Jul 1977
TL;DR: In this paper, the diffusion of steel rails, which supplanted iron rails in American railroads in the late 19th century, is examined, and the model is supported by empirical tests.
Abstract: This paper proposes and tests a model of the diffusion of innovation in the railroad industry. Specifically, the diffusion of steel rails, which supplanted iron rails in American railroads in the late 19th century, is examined. The model is supported by empirical tests.