Based on Everett Rogers’ diffusion model, the article explores diffusion dynamics in Chile’s Forestry Industry. Technology adoption is defined as depending upon innovation attributes, collaboration, communication channels, research and development (R&D) capacity, and institutional environment. The attributes of innovation are in turn divided into five sub-factors: comparative advantage, compati...

This paper investigates the politics of ICT diffusion and presents the findings from a pilot study conducted across general medical practices based within a Primary Care Trust in the North East of England. An overview is provided of the macro level politics of ICT adoption in a UK primary health care and the applicability of diffusion of innovation research within the healthcare context. A rese...

The effects of innovation on leadership abilities have not been widely investigated. Although diffusion of innovation theory has existed for some time, there is a need for other perspectives. In two (N=238, N=294) related studies it was found that innovation, leadership, and influence were related, though specific relationship indicated tendencies toward certain styles of influence. Innovation ...

'Reverse innovation,' a principle well established in the business world, describes the flow of ideas from emerging to more developed economies. There is strong and growing interest in applying this concept to health care, yet there is currently no framework for describing the stages of reverse innovation or identifying opportunities to accelerate the development process. This paper combines th...

Introduction In August of 2011 Hewlett Packard, the world’s largest seller of PCs, confirmed it was looking to sell off its personal computing business—possibly getting out of the hardware game altogether and dropping its tablet and smartphone operations as well. This event along with IBM’s decision in 2004 to sell its PC business line to Lenovo, a China-based firm, is a harbinger that the low-...

This study explores the phenomenon of chasm in the marketing process of discontinuous inno vations. Drawing on Moore’s concept of chasm crossing, an empirical analysis is performed using the data gathered from a survey of potential users of satellite DMB. First, the demand of satellite DMB is forecasted. Then, the demand changes in different innovation adopter groups are deter mined from the co...

During the past two decades, the world has witnessed a significant change in the nature of the technological and administrative practices and processes faced by organisations in different areas of their operations, such as manufacturing processes, operation technologies, and information systems (Shields, 1997). To keep pace with other competitors in the global market, organisations are keen to ...

In this global world, diffusion & adoption of new product innovation have become intricate and involves multifaceted process, as consumers demand a broad range of choices. So, this has generated enthusiasm among researchers and business practitioners while studying and implementing diffusion & adoption of product innovation. Even though diffusion & adoption is known as one of the most important...

Recent studies have cast doubt on the dominant role of social contagion in new product diffusion. We critically re-assess what is considered the best evidence of social contagion in the diffusion literature: the Medical Innovation study by Coleman, Katz and Menzel(1966) on the diffusion of the antibiotic tetracycline in the mid 1950s. A descriptive analysis of the tetracycline market indicates ...