adoption and diffusion of new innovations, and the regulatory and institutional environment. As an example, the development of …

review of 255 articles in business press we show the diffusion in praxis and analyze coherency to the academic perspective …

technologies in general---creates a "knowledge barrier" that inhibits diffusion. Attewell (Attewell, P. 1992. Technology diffusion … will defer adoption until knowledge barriers have been sufficiently lowered; however, this leaves open the question of …

This study explored the sociotechnical influences shaping the naturally-occurring adoption and non-adoption of device … using constructivist grounded theory methods. The study suggests that while adoption decisions are made within the … jurisdiction of healthcare organisations, they are shaped within a dynamic and fluid ‘adoption space’ that transcends …

values of established and converting producers, it is argued that these are consistent with some aspects of adoption … diffusion model, but changes in external circumstances and the learning experience that conversion represents must also be …

diffusion are used to construct the framework that includes variables at individual, organisational, and environmental level of …

the process of advanced technology diffusion and adoption. Canadian firms generally trail their U.S. counterparts in the … adoption of advanced technology. There are many critical gaps in our knowledge and understanding of technological diffusion in …The adoption of advanced technologies is a means of fostering productivity improvement. Many theories seek to explain …