Modelling energy-efficient renovation adoption and diffusion process for households: a review and a way forward

Smoking cessation has been examined from several perspectives, including psychological, physiological, and pharmacological. The author takes a sociological approach by examining quitting smoking as an adoption/diffusion process. In particular, adoption of quitting is seen as the equivalent of disadoption of cigarettes. As such, quitting represents a diffusion process, a social phenomenon that is viewed in considerably clearer focus when quitting among adults is segregated from cigarette adoption among younger persons. Three 10-year age cohorts, now ages 45–54, 55–64, and 65–74, are examined over time to isolate quitting behavior from smoking initiation during the teenage years. The results show good conformance to both adoption and diffusion theories. These theories, in turn, offer insights into limitations of the quitting process, forecasts of long-term quitting, and evaluation of segments of smokers that are expected to exhibit varying degrees of resistance to quitting. The author discusses implications for the communication of cessation messages and segmentation of potential quitters.

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Slowing the adoption and diffusion process to enhance brand repositioning: The consumer driven repositioning of Dunlop Volley

Business Horizons ◽

10.1016/j.bushor.2005.01.001 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 48 (5) ◽

pp. 385-391 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Michael Beverland ◽

Michael Ewing

Keyword(s):

Diffusion Process ◽

Adoption And Diffusion ◽

And Diffusion

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An Investigation Into Factors That Affect Adoption and Diffusion of Innovations in Publishing and Librarianship: A Grounded Theory Approach

Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS / Actes du congrès annuel de l'ACSI ◽

10.29173/cais322 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Arthur Eger ◽

Haydn Blackey

Keyword(s):

Grounded Theory ◽

Diffusion Process ◽

Innovation Diffusion ◽

Diffusion Of Innovations ◽

Complex Nature ◽

Theory Approach ◽

Six Elements ◽

Adoption And Diffusion ◽

Grounded Theory Approach ◽

And Diffusion

Getting innovations adopted is often difficult. Not because they lack obvious advantages, but because of the complex nature of the adoption and diffusion process. If everyone included in their strategy, the six elements of the ‘innovation diffusion mix’ identified in this study, adoption and diffusion would be much easier.Parvenir à adopter des changements est souvent difficile. Non pas que ceux-ci sont désavantageux, mais plutôt à cause de la nature complexe des procédures d’adoption et de diffusion. Si chacun pouvait inclure dans sa stratégie, les six éléments de « l’ensemble de diffusion de changements » identifiés dans cette étude, l’adoption et la diffusion seraient beaucoup plus facile à réaliser.

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Implementing a Change—Adoption and Diffusion

Building a High-Value Health System ◽

10.1093/oso/9780197528549.003.0008 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 167-192

Author(s):

Rifat Atun

Keyword(s):

Diffusion Process ◽

Health System ◽

Strategic Change ◽

Scale Up ◽

Improvement Plan ◽

System Improvement ◽

Adoption And Diffusion ◽

The Many ◽

And Diffusion

In Chapter 8, the authors discuss in detail factors that might influence the introduction and scale-up of the system improvement plan (SIP). Successfully maneuvering an SIP in a complicated health system is a challenge. It requires considering the multiple interlinked factors that individually and collectively influence the adoption and diffusion process. They discuss the potential enablers and barriers that may facilitate or hinder the adoption and diffusion of the SIP and the change it is designed to produce. They introduce a proprietary framework, the 7Cs model, to group these factors into categories. This framework is designed to enable students to clarify the many interconnected elements that will influence the implementation of their SIP and organize the interventions that are needed to effectively manage these factors. The 7Cs model encompasses seven factors that need to be considered in relation to the implementation strategic change and of the SIP: (i) challenge, (ii) content, (iii) context, (iv) coalitions, (v) communication, (vi) capacity, and (vii) cohesiveness.

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