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Causal Mapping for Research in Information Technology provides an introduction to causal mapping for IS researchers and practitioners and goes further to provide IS researchers and practitioners information to use in causal mapping for both research and application.

1. Introduction to the field of technology innovation management -- 2. R&D process models -- 3. Technology development and innovative practice -- 4. Social influence and human interaction with technology -- 5. Diffusion and innovation : an organizational perspective -- 6. Knowledge and change in...

Evolving verifiable causal mechanisms through governometrics to study critical policy issues / Sangeeta Sharma -- Application of factor analysis in policy decision / J. P. Verma -- Providing rational and normative policy evaluation with hedonic estimation in developing and emerging market...

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