Kenya, along with countries like Nigeria, South Africa, and Ghana, is leading the way on the continent in innovating new applications and programs that enable developments in the information communication technology (ICT) sector. This growth has not gone unnoticed. It has attracted substantial international interest, not just from non-profit organizations focused on development, but increasingl...

This paper presents our experience in developing an online curriculum dedicated to promoting the use of social media in an educational context on a European scale. We describe ‘social media based learning’ as a new form of using old technology. Our focus is not based on the technology itself but rather the engagement with technology that positions this as a social innovation. The term “social i...

P.-Y. Wang, G.-C. Kuo, Y.-H. Hu, W.-L. Liaw Department of Mechanical Engineering Taoyuan Innovation Institute of Technology,Taiwan, R.O.C Yute Chen Department of Electronic Engineering Vanung University, Tiwan, R. O.C K.-J Wang Department of Industrial Management National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, R.O.C K.-Y Kung Graduate School of Materials Applied Technology Taoyuan...

a AT Osborne B.V., Postbus 168, 3740 AD Baarn, The Netherlands b Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Department of Policy, Organisation, Law and Gaming, Delft, The Netherlands c Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Department of Policy Analysis, Delft, The Netherlands d Utrecht University, Copernicus Institute fo...

the present study aimed identifies factors affecting the development and use of electronic services in the tourism industry. population of the study of those tourists who have traveled in april 2013 in the city of ardabil. the population sample of 384 randomly selected. to gather data, researchers used a combination of questionnaires and questionnaire containing 51 questions was designed. the v...

In the light of rapid development of technology/knowledge intensive firms arising from the emerging economy of China in recent time, this paper is aimed at developing an analytical framework, based on the institutional theory and resource-based view, to evaluate the drivers and antecedents of technology innovation among Chinese emerging multinational enterprises (MNEs). Use of case study approa...

This paper develops models for two types of complex technology systems: symmetric and hub-and-spoke technology systems. It demonstrates that both technology systems are associated with inverted U-shaped relationships between diversity and innovation performance. However, the hub-and-spoke technology system, which incorporates architecture, allows for more diversity in its technology components ...

This paper elaborates on the concept of ‘corporate innovation system’ and examines a number of technology and management issues, judged by industry to be highly prominent, e.g. technology acquisition, technology diversification, internationalization of R&D, IP management and commercialization of new technologies, based on samples of corporations in Japan, Sweden and USA. These issues constitute...

This paper explores the implications of reductions in tariffs or transport costs on the rate of innovation in a quality ladders model where Þrms from both countries innovate. If a country raises its tariffs, its wage rises relative to the other country and its Þrms become technology leaders for a larger fraction of products, but the aggregate rate of innovation falls. If transport costs fall sy...

Virtual labs for science experiments are a multimedia technology innovation. A possible growth pattern of the perceived critical mass for virtual labs adoption is modeled using (N=240) potential-adopter teachers based on Roger’s theory of diffusion and of perceived attributes. Results indicate that perceived critical mass influences behavior intention to adopt a technology innovation like Virtu...