Divide and diffuse: Comparing digital divide and diffusion of innovations perspectives on mobile phone adoption

The performance-based reform programme launched by Fujian province in 2000 has been adopted by many other Chinese provinces, including Zhejiang, Hebei, Anhui and Sichuan, over the past 12 years. This article aims to explore the antecedents of the adoption of this programme, in particular, the effects of senior figures' political promotion incentives and diffusion mechanisms. Specifically, event history analysis based on probit regression is used to examine data from 31 Chinese provinces for the 2000–2012 period. The results show that leaders' relative age and chances of being appointed to the Politburo, and distance to the general election, are significantly negatively correlated with the reform programme's adoption, but top-down diffusion is significantly positively correlated with it. Points for practitioners This study confirms that the nomenklatura system in China shapes the diffusion of innovations through the mechanisms of political promotion incentives and intergovernmental interactions. Thus, the dynamics of innovation diffusion are, to some extent, rooted in particular political institutions and shaped by political contexts. Furthermore, the desire for political promotions may figure as a general deep reason for decisions about whether to adopt innovations; therefore, strengthening these incentives for adopting reforms becomes a key strategy.

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Adoption of digital technology in the New Zealand motion picture industry

10.26686/wgtn.17006236 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

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Rachel Gwendoline McInnes

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Motion Picture ◽

Digital Technology ◽

Diffusion Of Innovations ◽

Motion Picture Industry ◽

Supply Side ◽

Traditional Research ◽

Adoption And Diffusion ◽

And Diffusion ◽

Supply Side Factors

<p>This research applies Frambach's integrated model of the adoption and diffusion of innovations to the adoption of digital technology in the New Zealand motion picture industry. Previous models concerning innovation adoption have typically focused on adopter side variables. The model employed here integrates supply-side variables with the adopter-side variables focused on in traditional research. This research extends Frambach's model to consider the time and extent of adoption. The model is tested through a mail-out survey. Tests of associations between dependent and independent variables are carried out through four measures of association in a bivariate fashion. The results show that supply-side and adopter-side variables are both important influencers of the extent of adoption of digital technology in the motion picture industry. However supply-side factors do not appear to be important determinants of the time of adoption of digital technology in this industry.</p>

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Mobile Phone Use in Africa: Implications for Inequality and the Digital Divide

SpringerBriefs in Economics - The Impact of Mobile Phones on Poverty and Inequality in Developing Countries ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-27368-6_7 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 89-93 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jeffrey James

Keyword(s):

Mobile Phone ◽

Digital Divide ◽

Mobile Phone Use

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Innovation

The European Guilds ◽

10.23943/princeton/9780691137544.003.0008 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 438-510

Author(s):

Sheilagh Ogilvie

Keyword(s):

Technological Innovation ◽

Diffusion Of Innovations ◽

Spatial Clustering ◽

Technological Knowledge ◽

The Other ◽

Market Failures ◽

New Techniques ◽

The One ◽

And Diffusion

This chapter addresses how guilds dealt with technological innovation. Innovation is a final sphere in which market failures are widespread in premodern economies, as in modern ones. On the one hand, contemporaries frequently complained that guilds blocked new techniques and practices. On the other hand, guilds were in a position to generate cartel rents, and this might have encouraged their members to incur the costs of invention. Guilds might also have encouraged diffusion of technological knowledge through compulsory apprenticeship, mandatory travelling by journeymen, or the spatial clustering of practitioners. Guilds could also affect innovation unintentionally by things they did for other reasons. Guilds thus provide a rich context for investigating the role of different institutional mechanisms in encouraging the invention and diffusion of innovations.

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E-Government Issues in Developing Countries

Handbook of Research on E-Government in Emerging Economies ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-0324-0.ch021 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 423-439

Author(s):

Gohar Feroz Khan ◽

Junghoon Moon

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Digital Divide ◽

Public Services ◽

Social Economic ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Electronic Government ◽

The Internet ◽

Government Agencies ◽

Government Services

Electronic government, or e-Government, is the practice of providing public services to citizens, businesses, and other government agencies where government services can be accessed through the Internet, mobile phone, fax, mail, telephone, and personal visits (MGAHA, 2005). Developing countries, utilizing the late comer advantage, are mimicking trends of paperless governments with the expectations to reap the same benefits enjoyed by developed countries. However, e-Government initiatives have not always been successful in developing countries. According to the study conducted by Heeks (2003), the rate of e-Government success in developing countries was only 15 percent. The authors believe that such failures are mainly due to certain unique social, economic, technological, and environmental challenges faced by e-Government in developing countries. For example, some major issues include digital divide, political instability, and skills-related issues. However, the research dealing with these problems is limited. Therefore, in this chapter, the authors discuss these challenges.

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Exploring the Diffusion of Mobile Phone among Zimbabwean Migrants in Botswana

Global Media Convergence and Cultural Transformation ◽

10.4018/978-1-60960-037-2.ch014 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 200-212

Author(s):

Do Kyun Kim

Keyword(s):

Mobile Phone ◽

National Economy ◽

Diffusion Of Innovations ◽

Social Economic ◽

Political Instability ◽

Population Mobility ◽

Adoption Rate ◽

The Individual

From the early 2000s, the population mobility from Zimbabwe has drastically increased due to the collapse of the national economy and political instability. While the Zimbabwean migrants in Botswana have experienced horrific social, economic, and political difficulties, the mobile phone adoption rate among them has skyrocketed. Based on the theory of diffusion of innovations, this study investigates the influence of mobile phone diffusion among Zimbabwean migrants at the individual, community, and governmental levels.

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Engagement, Interactivity, and Diffusion of Innovations

The Handbook of Communication Engagement ◽

10.1002/9781119167600.ch34 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 505-514 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ruth Avidar

Keyword(s):

Diffusion Of Innovations ◽

And Diffusion

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Exploring the Digital Divide in Mobile-phone Adoption Levels across Countries

Journal of Macromarketing ◽

10.1177/0276146708325386 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 397-412 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Rodney L. Stump ◽

Wen Gong ◽

Zhan Li

Keyword(s):

Mobile Phone ◽

Digital Divide

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Literasi Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi

Jurnal Penelitian Komunikasi ◽

10.20422/jpk.v17i2.14 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 153-164 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Syarifuddin Syarifuddin

Keyword(s):

Mobile Phone ◽

Digital Divide ◽

Information And Communication Technology ◽

Communication Technology ◽

The Internet ◽

Ict Literacy ◽

South Sulawesi ◽

The People ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Level 3

Development of information and communication technology (ICT) has brought changes for the people of Indonesia. With ICT, community can easily access a variety of information and support jobs. But the problem that arises is the uneven penetration of ICT in all parts of Indonesia, including in South Sulawesi. Giving rise to the digital divide as well as the weakness of ICT literacy. Therefore, this study aims to determine the ICT literacy community in South Sulawesi. The method used in this study is a survey with a quantitative approach. The results show that ICT (computer, mobile phone, and internet) has been used by communities in South Sulawesi. Among the three media, mobile phone has the highest number of penetration followed by computer and the internet. The majority of respondents have also entered into 5 levels of ICT literacy mobile phones and computers as an integral part of daily activities. While the internet was still in level 3 where they have been used but not significantly.

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