Creating and adopting innovations is important for the development of firms and whole economies. Several theoretic approaches are therefore dealing with innovation adoption and diffusion and the motivation of firms to innovate. Diffusion of Innovation theory explains the effect of innovation characteristics on innovation adoption and diffusion, the Resource-based View of the Firm focuses on the...

In this paper the role of technology based knowledge intensive business services (KIBS) in commercialisation of knowledge is examined. The paper is written from the point of view of innovation management and the paper is based on a broad conception of innovation. In this conception innovations are embedded in social activities, there are many kind of innovations besides radical technological in...

This paper explores the complex interaction which occurs when human society converges with novel pervasive information and communication technologies – and aims to stimulate thinking and the development of a comprehensive research agenda. The focal point of interest is user adoption of ICT, and some of the main determinants and moderators of the context in which the individual consumer decides ...

In this paper we study the topology effects on diffusion process in signed networks. Considering a simple threshold model for diffusion process, it is extended to signed networks and some appropriate definitions are proposed. This model is a basic model that could be extended and applied in analyzing dynamics of many real phenomena such as opinion forming or innovation diffusion in social netwo...

Innovation diffusion theory suggests that consumers differ concerning the number of contacts they have and the degree and the direction to which social influences determine their choice to adopt. To test the impacts of these factors on innovation diffusion, in particular the occurrence of hits and flops, a new agent-based model for innovation diffusion is introduced. This model departs from exi...

Purpose – Innovation and the process of diffusion have been widely acknowledged as hinging upon the complex social psychological process. Invariably, such a process manifests itself in the form of “climate” in an organisation, which influences people’s behaviours. The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the roles of a facet-specific climate, namely “climate for innovation” in de...

BACKGROUND It is becoming increasingly important to find ways for caregivers and service providers to collaborate. This study explored the potential for improving care and social support through shared online network use by family caregivers and service providers in home care. METHODS This qualitative study was guided by Rogers' Theory of Diffusion of Innovations [NY: Free Press; 1995], and i...

Telemedicine is a technological innovation that has increasingly interested IS researchers and practitioners. An emerging area largely driven by technologies and their clinical applications, telemedicine is still searching for coherent and directing frameworks to advance management practices and research. Findings and discussions offered by the papers accepted by this year’s minitrack are inter...

A common complaint among patients with burns is their inability to grasp items while wearing compression gloves. Recent technological innovations permit the addition of grip-enhancing material to garment fabric. The purpose of this case series was to describe the course of development of compression gloves with enhanced grip modifications. Five different types of grip modifications were made du...

National innovation system plays a crucial role in economic development, yet previous studies are mainly focused on its theoretical framework reviews. From the system’s point of view, it lacks any relevant study on the structural components of the national innovation capability. This study adopts a systematic approach to verify that the national innovation capability is consist of innovation re...