We consider a sample of IT managers in SMEs in Italy and investigate what influences their evaluation of the objectives of, the obstacles to and the drivers of ICT adoption. Our results show that adoption decisions are highly path-dependent, as managers' perceptions of the benefits of...

The diffusion of innovations has always represented a fruitful topic of research in the field of innovation studies. Scholars in this area have discussed at length about the most relevant factors influencing the timing of adoption and alternative explanations of the determinants of the diffusion...