The research measures the diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and changes in skills in the … reclassified industrial divisions for the whole economy. These indicators show that accompanying the diffusion of ICTs there was a … shift from motor skills (relatively decreasing) to cognitive skills (relatively increasing). Diffusion of ICT during the …

reverse. Explains the Diffusion of Innovations theory, relating it to the adoption by children of new products and behaviours … purchase, and adoption. Outlines the characters involved in the generalised theory of Diffusion of Innovations: opinion leaders … how well the Diffusion of Innovations theory fits them, how much overlap there was among innovators and opinion leaders …

Purpose – Decision making in networks is multilateral and interaction‐based and is often contrasted with unilateral … functional in networks. Design/methodology/approach – A large number of empirical studies into decision making in networks were …. Prior to this, the author outlines theories on decision making in networks and the dysfunctions of unilateral interventions …

performance by suggesting a framework in which social networks among members provide an explicit mechanism linking employees’ PSM … between PSM and social networks, in which PSM builds social capital that reinforces each member’s PSM by enhancing …

, and social networks in delineating how employees with particular personality characteristics are more or less likely to be … involved in four types of developmental networks. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews scholarship on personality … employees' tendencies to develop four types of developmental networks. These network types are defined based on high or low …

role in individual change efforts, the purpose of this article is to explore how the networks of relationships in which …

previous literature, a theoretical model of the anticipated impact of feedback seeking behaviors and social networks among …. Originality/value – To date, no article has addressed how feedback‐seeking behaviors and social networks, together, can enhance …

first movers (individuals with longer planning horizon and higher tolerance to risk), to informal search networks, and to … institutionalized search networks. Examples of this sequence are given from Taiwan, Chile and Mexico. Research limitations … them. Originality/value – The paper examines dynamics of diaspora knowledge networks from “outside”, from a perspective of …

, and management. The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolution, scope and types of online social networks and …