Implementation of computer-assisted therapy for substance misuse: a qualitative study of Breaking Free Online using Roger's diffusion of innovation theory

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Elison ◽  
Jonathan Ward ◽  
Glyn Davies ◽  
Mark Moody
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Social System ◽  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Innovation Theory ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation Theory ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
The Social

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the adoption and implementation of computer-assisted therapy (CAT) using Breaking Free Online (BFO) in a social care and health charity working with people affected by drugs and alcohol dependence, Crime Reduction Initiatives (CRI). Design/methodology/approach – Semi-structured interviews were conducted with service managers, practitioners, peer mentors and service users. Data were thematically analysed and themes conceptualised using Roger's Diffusion of Innovation Theory (Rogers, 1995, 2002, 2004). Findings – A number of perceived barriers to adoption of BFO throughout CRI were identified within the social system, including a lack of IT resources and skills. However, there were numerous perceived benefits of adoption of BFO throughout CRI, including broadening access to effective interventions to support recovery from substance dependence, and promoting digital inclusion. Along with the solutions that were found to the identified barriers to implementation, intentions around longer-term continuation of adoption of the programme were reported, with this process being supported through changes to both the social system and the individuals within it. Research limitations/implications – The introduction of innovations such as BFO within large organisations like CRI can be perceived as being disruptive, even when individuals within the organisation recognise its benefits. For successful adoption and implementation of such innovations, changes in the social system are required, at organisational and individual levels. Practical implications – The learning points from this study may be relevant to the substance misuse sector, and more widely to criminal justice, health and social care organisations. Originality/value – This study is the first of its kind to use a qualitative approach to examine processes of implementation of CAT for substance misuse within a large treatment and recovery organisation.

Diffusion of innovation in a contractor company

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 629-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Lundberg ◽  
Susanne Engström ◽  
Helena Lidelöw
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Diffusion ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Social System ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

Purpose In the construction industry, it has proven difficult to implement and realize innovation efforts, for example in the development of industrialized construction and use of platform concepts. Thus, the purpose of this study is to characterize the innovation diffusion process in the social system of a large Swedish contractor company. Specifically, the diffusion of three innovative industrialized house-building (IHB) platforms and factors affecting their adoption and implementation (particularly effects of their perceived radicality in relation to the company’s decentralized characteristics) are identified and discussed. Design/methodology/approach A case study approach was applied, using empirical material including semi-structured interviews and archival records (research reports from earlier studies at different points in time related to each innovation and annual corporate reports). The material was analyzed using Rogers’ (2003) five-stage innovation process model, acknowledging the importance of social systems’ structures. Findings Structural characteristics of the social system strongly affect innovation diffusion. In subsystems that had not been involved in initiation of the innovations, they were regarded as radical, which hindered their adoption and implementation. Research limitations/implications This study builds upon the recent findings that successful innovation implementation depends on a range of contingencies in the construction context. Although the diffusion of the innovations per se has been traced over a ten-year period, generalizability is limited because the results come from one construction company. Practical implications Contractors have invested substantially in the development of industrialized construction and use of platform concepts, but less in their implementation, so they have obtained little gain. How innovations are perceived and implemented in different subsystems affects the success of their implementation in the overarching social system. Originality/value This study adheres to previous calls for more research on firm level in the complex social system of construction companies by adopting a ten-year perspective on the diffusion of innovation at a large contractor addressing in particular the impact of the innovations perceived radicality in relation to the decentralized characteristics of the company.

Adoption of renewable energy technologies in Mexico

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 626-649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pável Reyes-Mercado ◽  
Rajagopal Rajagopal
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Innovation Theory ◽  
Market Segments ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation Theory ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Cognitive Frameworks ◽  
Innovation Attributes

Purpose This research aims to analyse cognitive factors, innovation attributes and their influence on adoption of solar renewable energy technologies (RETs) for urban households in Mexico. It expands existing cognitive frameworks by including variables from diffusion of innovation theory. Design/methodology/approach On the basis of the data of 291 urban consumers and through the use of partial least squares (PLS), the proposed model was empirically tested. Finite mixture PLS method helped identify two market segments. Findings Findings suggest that beliefs about consequences of adopting RETs have significant influence in shaping consumer’s attitudes towards RETs which were found to be an accurate predictor of the behavioural intention to adopt these technologies. Regarding innovation attributes, the results show that for a solar heater to be adopted, it should be compatible with the social values of the consumer. Triability and relative advantage show little influence on attitude formation. Two market segments found differ on the basis of beliefs and attitudes. Research limitations/implications The study was limited to analyse consumer responses to solar energy in residential urban settings. Practical implications Organizations wanting to increase their consumer base need to develop sound technological innovations with high levels of compatibility a low complexity. Originality/value The study combines diffusion of innovation theory with cognitive frameworks and finds that innovation attributes become strong predictors of intentions to adopt RETs.

Achieving digital health sustainability: Breaking Free and CGL

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Ward ◽  
Glyn Davies ◽  
Stephanie Dugdale ◽  
Sarah Elison ◽  
Prun Bijral
Keyword(s):  
Free Group ◽  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Behavioural Science ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
The Uk

Purpose Multiple challenges remain in achieving sustainability of digital health innovations, with many failing to realise their potential due to barriers to research, development and implementation. Finding an approach that overcomes these challenges is important if society is to derive benefit from these new approaches to healthcare. Having been commissioned by local authorities, NHS Trusts, prisons, charities, and third sector providers across the UK, Breaking Free Group, who in 2010 launched Breaking Free Online (BFO), a computer-assisted therapy programme for substance misuse, have overcome many of these challenges. This has been possible through close collaborative working with partner organisations, to overcome barriers to implementation and sustainability. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach This paper synthesises findings from a series of qualitative studies conducted by Breaking Free Group in collaboration with health and social care charity, Change, Grow, Live (CGL), which explore barriers and facilitators of implementation and sustainability of BFO at CGL. Data are analysed using thematic analyses with findings conceptualised using behavioural science theory. Findings This partnership has resulted in UK wide implementation of BFO at CGL, enhanced focus on digital technologies in substance misuse recovery, and a growing body of published collaborative research. Originality/value Valuable lessons have been learnt through the partnership between Breaking Free Group and CGL, which will be of interest to the wider digital health community. This paper outlines those lessons, in the hope that they will provide guidance to other digital health developers and their partners, to contribute to the continued evolution of a sustainable digital health sector.

scholarly journals A Novel Recommendation Algorithm Based on Diffusion of Innovation Theory

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 87-95
Author(s):  
Liang Zhang ◽  
◽  
Xuesheng Qian ◽  
Ping Lv ◽  
Xue Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Innovation Theory ◽  
Recommendation Algorithm ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation Theory

Collaboration between Academia and Industry

2011 ◽  
pp. 177-188
Author(s):  
J. McAvoy ◽  
E. Van Sickle ◽  
B. Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Storage System ◽  
Academic Departments ◽  
Innovation Theory ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation Theory ◽  
Storage Technology ◽  
Knowledge Barriers ◽  
The Cost

In industry, up to 40% of an IS budget can be spent on Storage technology, making it the fastest growing segment of IT/IS. While industry has recognised the need to diffuse this technology, academia has been slow to respond to this diffusion need. Universities are not teaching courses in this area and a variety of reasons are presented ranging from lack of skills, to bureaucratic delays, to cost (the cost of installing a Storage system for use by students is a massive expenditure well beyond the budgets of most IS academic departments).This chapter concentrates on the lack of skills (knowledge barriers in the parlance of diffusion of innovation theory) and examines ways to overcome this. The knowledge skills are present in industry, so collaboration between industry and academia is a suggested solution. Collaboration between industry and academia, though, is fraught with problems. The aim of this research therefore is to examine how this collaboration can be effective. Interestingly, the result of this research suggests true collaboration is not the solution, but a win-win situation is still possible for all stakeholders.

Fast Organizations

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 21-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Vejlgaard
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Innovation Theory ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation Theory ◽  
Technology Innovations ◽  
Digital Terrestrial Television

This study aims at finding out if households or organizations are faster in their acceptance of a technological innovation. The object of this study is digital terrestrial television (DTT), specifically the implementation of DTT in Denmark. The theoretical framework is diffusion of innovation theory. Three surveys were carried out for both households and organizations. Based on the surveys, the rate of adoption for households and for organizations could be established. It is clear that organizations accept new technology faster than households during the entire adoption process. An explanation may be that it is the employees in the organization who are the most open to technology innovations who set the agenda for the acceptance process. Danish culture can have had an influence on the findings. If that is the case the findings may be generalizable only to cultures that are similar to Danish culture.

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