... transformation. Innovation diffusion theories could complement existing frameworks, and for this reason, the purpose of this paper is to expand the existing body of knowledge on what contributes to, or hinders, an industrial firm's digital transformation by applying a validated framework based on innovation...

... heretofore unobserved latencies that invite fresh perspectives on innovation discovery and diffusion. Originality/value This paper constitutes the most panoramic investigation to-date of the influence wielded by latent demand-side forces in the discovery and commercialization of innovation. 06 07...

... innovations went through such a non-linear process, this case offers interesting lessons learned for academics as well as for practitioners. Professor Alexander Brem can be contacted at: brem@mci.sdu.dk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 New technology Innovation Diffusion Business...

...” and in so doing, “turn them into economic realities” (Meisenzahl and Mokyr, 2010, p. 41). To assess this phenomenon in a more systematic fashion, this paper draws parallels between two separate instances involving the diffusion of radical innovations: the mechanized reaper and cloud computing services...

...Jason MacVaugh; Francesco Schiavone Purpose The purpose of this article is to integrate existing theoretical explanations for innovation diffusion across the disciplines of marketing, innovation and sociology research. Design/methodology/approach Literature reviews and historical case analysis...

...Sami Kristian Häggman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to complement organizational diffusion research by illustrating influence of factors specific to collective adoption process, which has received limited focus in diffusion research. The research question is how do different actors perceive...

...J. Roland Ortt; Jan P.L. Schoormans Diffusion of many successful communication technologies, like telephony and television technology, follows an almost perfect S‐shaped curve. This curve implies that, after their introduction, subsequent sales of products on the basis of these technologies can...

...Walter Hivner; Willie E. Hopkins; Shirley A. Hopkins Our focus in this article is on a conceptual framework that has the potential to help managers achieve the goals of facilitating, accelerating, and sustaining the innovation diffusion process in organizations. We use concepts and variables from...

...Dilek Cetindamar Analyzes the impact of regulations on the process of the diffusion and development of environment technologies from the perspective of both firm and technology policies. Based on a case study in the Turkish fertilizer industry, observes that regulations and public pressures...

...Enar Ruíz Conde; Francisco José Más Ruíz The objective of this study was two fold: first, we wanted to test the goodness of fit of different diffusion models that include the variable “distribution”, and then analyze the existence of the effects of “country” and “time” in the parameters...