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Innovation Diffusion And Implementation

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  • D. H. DRURY

    (Faculty of Management, McGill University, 1001 Sherbrooke St. West Montreal, Quebec, Canada)

  • A. FARHOOMAND

    (Faculty of Business, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong)

Abstract

Economic progress continues to be greatly influenced by the development and adoption of innovations. Maintaining momentum necessitates understanding factors that influence the choices made by organisations. Diffusion and implementation research have each sought to understand necessary conditions and motivations and to identify obstacles. Whether these two areas of research have the same determinants, overlap, or are separate is controversially affecting the interpretation of current research. This issue is the subject of this paper.The empirical investigation compares variables of the diffusion chronology with the choice decision in implementation. This macro-level analysis reveals that the two areas are connected but there are also substantial differences. The results of this study reconfirm the emerging evidence in the literature that the innovation adoption decision should not be treated as a dichotomous organisational choice. Furthermore, the evidence strongly points to the need to develop integrative theories that include the chronological aspects of the innovation adoption process.

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  • D. H. Drury & A. Farhoomand, 1999. "Innovation Diffusion And Implementation," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 3(02), pages 133-157.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijimxx:v:03:y:1999:i:02:n:s1363919699000074
    DOI: 10.1142/S1363919699000074
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    1. Ioan Lala Popa & Gheorghe Preda & Monica Boldea, "undated". "Theoretical Approach Of The Concept Of Innovation," Description: Managerial Challenges of the Contemporary Society 29, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babes-Bolyai University.
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    4. Rodrigo Lozano, 2018. "Proposing a Definition and a Framework of Organisational Sustainability: A Review of Efforts and a Survey of Approaches to Change," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-21, April.
    5. Rodrigo Lozano & Maria Barreiro‐Gen & Janna Pietikäinen & Carmen Gago‐Cortes & Claudio Favi & Maria Teresa Jimenez Munguia & Ferenc Monus & João Simão & Javier Benayas & Cheryl Desha & Sevket Bostanci, 2022. "Adopting sustainability competence‐based education in academic disciplines: Insights from 13 higher education institutions," Sustainable Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 30(4), pages 620-635, August.
    6. Rodrigo Lozano, 2015. "A Holistic Perspective on Corporate Sustainability Drivers," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 22(1), pages 32-44, January.

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