transferring actors. Design/methodology/approach – The research is based on semi-structured interviews with rural innovative … proactive and strong relationships with extra-local actors, usually from the international level, mainly from the Baltic Sea … region. The actors, who have a greater role in innovation, are special customers, scientific organisations and non …

diverse actors in small service(s) businesses guarantee continuous adoption of emerging ICT amidst many influences. On the … organizations and IT firms. However, despite the opposition amongst the actors in the socio-technical network, ICT innovations are … which in turn reinforce other actors’ pre-conceived beliefs, attitudes and values. Adoption follows a dynamic path based on …