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The diffusion and adoption process of a learning management system (LMS) athigher education institutes faces several … obstacles; some of which are unique tocontexts while others are shared experiences. This diffusion case study compares … influenced the diffusion process. The study specifically examined the differentadopters involved, the objections raised, the …
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The diffusion and adoption process of a learning management system (LMS) athigher education institutes faces several … obstacles; some of which are unique tocontexts while others are shared experiences. This diffusion case study compares … influenced the diffusion process. The study specifically examined the differentadopters involved, the objections raised, the …
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Social capital is one of the major drivers in the diffusion process of water system innovations within agrarian … influences the diffusion of water system innovations at community level. This paper explores the role of social capital on the … uptake of water system innovations in the Makanya watershed. Information on role of social capital in the diffusion of water …
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definitions are in use. Recently, social capital in the form of social networks has gained much attention in rural development … theory and empirical research. But social networks or structural components of social capital are a largely missing dimension … review, this work proposes a lean and clear definition of social capital: Social capital is conceived as networks plus …
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Qualitative studies have found that the use of Information and Communication Technologies is related to an enhanced quality of life for older adults, as these technologies might act as a medium to access social capital regardless of geographical distance. In order to quantitatively study the...
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This paper carries out an empirical assessment of the relationship between social capital and the quality of economic development in Italy. The analysis draws on a dataset collected by the author including about two hundred variables representing different aspects of economic development and...
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This paper carries out an empirical assessment of the relationship between social capital and labour productivity in small and medium enterprises in Italy. By means of structural equations models, the analysis investigates the effect of different aspects of the multifaceted concept of social...
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This paper provides an introduction to the concept of social capital, and carries out a critical review of the empirical literature on social capital and economic development. The survey points out six main weaknesses affecting the empirics of social capital. Identified weaknesses are then used...
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