"The emphasis on proper institutional settings as a requirement for innovation and the systematic comparative study of (the lack of) these settings in the Arab region leads to a challenging analysis and also provides clear policy recommendations." - Joan Muysken, Professor Emeritus, Maastricht...

Why do policies and strategies often fail, and what can be done about it? How can complexity be managed in cases where it cannot be reduced? The answers to these questions are anything but trivial, and can only be found by combining insights from complexity science, system dynamics, system...

This book aims to study the factors affecting the adoption and diffusion of Health Information Technology (HIT) innovation. It analyzes the adoption processes of various tools and applications, particularly Electronic Health Records (EHR), highlighting the impact on various sectors of the...

This volume deals with the role and impact of technology on the economy and society. The papers on corporate dimensions address the impact of patents, determinants of innovative activities, differential behaviour of multinationals, industrial groups and other firms with regard to innovations and...

Nils Levsen focuses on the international diffusion of product and service innovations for elderly users. In particular, the existence and location of lead markets is being investigated. Lead markets are characterized by their early adoption of innovations and their influence on design choice in...

This book analyzes extensive data on the world’s rapidly changing and growing access to, use and geographies of information and communications technologies. It studies not only the spatial differences in technology usage worldwide, but also examines digital differences in the major world...

Creativity and innovation are important drivers of economic welfare and growth in contemporary societies. Collaborating with and learning from users in the early phase of the innovation process has been considered a successful approach to stimulate those creative sparks for organizations....

Technology Changes our Life -- Paradigms and Hidden Research Strategies -- Technology, Driver of Growth -- Technology Speed and Substitution -- Diffusion of New Technologies -- The Myth of the Pioneer -- Pirates, Pioneers, Innovators and Imitators -- Dominant Design Industry -- Science-Driven...

In der Praxis lässt sich vielfach beobachten, dass die Einführungen von Medieninnovationen mit Sportgroßereignissen und sportbezogener Werbung verbunden werden. Der Zusammenhang zwischen dem Sportinteresse der Konsumenten und der Verbreitung neuer Medien wurde jedoch wissenschaftlich bisher...

1 Problemstellung -- 2 Legitimität und Effizienz administrativer Innovationen -- 2.1 Administrative Innovationen -- 2.2 Legitimität und Innovation -- 2.3 Legitimität und Effizienz -- 3 Legitimitätsgrundlagen und Grad der Legitimität -- 3.1 Quellen der Legitimität -- 3.2 Bestimmungsfaktoren...