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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: This article draws upon Diffusion of Innovations and Configurational theories to investigate how website features and email responses by 200 Swiss hotels reflect evolving Internet adoption, and illustrates how ANNs complement and help overcome limitations of multivariate techniques.
Abstract: This article draws upon Diffusion of Innovations and Configurational theories to investigate how website features and email responses by 200 Swiss hotels reflect evolving Internet adoption. Complementary multivariate and artificial neural network (ANN) techniques support classifying the hotels into three clusters based on their website features. These clusters and the results of a structural equation model confirm that Internet adoption evolves from static to dynamic use, as organizations add website features and provide quality responses to customer emails. Practically, differences among these clusters suggest caution in adopting some website features. Academically, the study extends diffusion research and introduces metrics, particularly domain name age and quality email responses, for future research of organizational Internet adoption. Finally, the study illustrates how ANNs complement and help overcome limitations of multivariate techniques.
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TL;DR: This article reviewed five media theories (uses and gratifications, cultivation, agenda setting, knowledge gap, and diffusion of innovations) for creating effects in media-saturated countries such as the United States.
Abstract: Entertainment—education initiatives face unique problems in media—saturated countries such as the United States. Five media theories (uses and gratifications, cultivation, agenda setting, knowledge gap, and diffusion of innovations) are reviewed for guidance in creating effects in such environments. Recommendations for entertainment—education initiatives in media—saturated countries are suggested including: reconsideration of the type of effects possible, the use of individual differences to target and effect audiences, consideration of competing social factors in choice of message and sender, and combining efforts of campaigners to create a cultivation—level theme message.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an integrated conceptual model in order to highlight the major aspects of diffusion of innovations in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) context, and a critical review of literature is conducted, accompanied by synthesizing the findings of previous studies.
Abstract: Purpose – This study aims to present an integrated conceptual model in order to highlight the major aspects of diffusion of innovations in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) context. To this end, a critical review of literature is conducted, accompanied by synthesising the findings of previous studies. The driving force behind this study is stemmed from the fragmentation of literature on innovation diffusion, and paucity of research on diffusion of Global Virtual Engineering Teams (GVETs) as the platform for many technological innovations in relevant literature. Thus, the present study is intended to facilitate filling the gap in GVETs literature. That is, the proposed model will offer a foundation for academia for grounding studies on any innovation including GVETs in the literature on innovation diffusion in the AEC context. Design/methodology/approach – This paper draws upon the qualitative meta-analysis approach encompassing a critical review of the relevant literature. To this end, ...
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TL;DR: It is suggested that there are at least two types of change in patterned behavior: incremental, that is, cessation of one pattern of behavior with replacement by a new one, and decremental, that are, cessation without replacement.
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