Adoption and diffusion of e-business and the role of network effects

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huub Meijers
Keyword(s):  
Network Effects ◽  
Adoption And Diffusion ◽  
And Diffusion

The Compound Marine Steam Engine: A Study in the Relationship Between Technological Change and Economic Development

1967 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 615-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramon Knauerhase
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Technological Change ◽  
Growth Process ◽  
Steam Engine ◽  
Adoption And Diffusion ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Diffusion ◽  
Sailing Ship

One of the most important problems in the study of economic development is the role of technological change in the growth process. My dissertation is an analysis of some of the major variables which influenced the timing of the invention, adoption, and diffusion of the compound marine steam engine. The problem was divided into three parts: (1) all those variables pertaining directly to the invention of the engine, and the very first effects on the cost structure of the steamship industry; (2) the role of the compound marine steam engine in the growth of the German merchant fleet, 1872–1887, with special emphasis on the diffusion of the invention and its productivity effects; and (3) the effect of the compound steam engine on the sailing ship component of the German merchant fleet.

The Government and eGovernance

2004 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Nabeel A.Y. Al-Qirim ◽  
Brian J. Corbitt
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Regulatory Environment ◽  
Adoption And Diffusion ◽  
The Government ◽  
Role Of The Government ◽  
And Diffusion ◽  
New Zealanders

This chapter reviews e-Commerce research in Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in New Zealand. The chapter then attempts to review the Government’s e-Commerce strategy highlighting commonalities and gaps with respect to e-Commerce adoption and diffusion research in SMEs in New Zealand. The chapter found the strategy emphasising the role of the Government in providing leadership, in building the capability of New Zealanders and in providing an enabling regulatory environment. The strategy is set out to be a complete partnership between Government, business, and the broader community to achieve these objectives. Recent progress on this strategy is reviewed and its significance to SMEs is discussed. This chapter points to the importance of prioritising the implementation of certain strategies by the New Zealand Government in order for e-Commerce to succeed in SMEs.

Towards Theory Development for Emergent E-Business Innovations

2010 ◽  
pp. 288-305
Author(s):  
Indrit Troshani ◽  
Sally Rao Hill
Keyword(s):  
Efficient Method ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Business Reporting ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Adoption And Diffusion ◽  
And Diffusion ◽  
And Training

The eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) is an emerging XML-based standard which has the potential to significantly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of intra- and inter-organisational information supply chains in e-business. In this chapter, we present the case for using convergent interviews as an appropriate and efficient method for modelling factors impacting the adoption of emerging and under-researched innovations, such as XBRL. Using this method, we identify environmental, organisational, and innovation-related factors as they apply to XBRL adoption and diffusion. Contentious factors, such as the role of government organisations, XBRL education and training, and the readiness of XBRL as an innovation, and its supporting software solutions are also examined in detail. Taken together, these discussions constitute an important step towards theory development for emergent e-business innovations. Practical adoptions strategies and their implications are also discussed.

scholarly journals Stimulating Diffusion of Bio-based Products: The Role of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) Approach.

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluwaseun J. Oguntuase ◽  
Oluwatosin B. Adu ◽  
Oluwafemi S. Obayori
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Responsible Research And Innovation ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Adoption And Diffusion ◽  
Social Interface ◽  
And Diffusion ◽  
Responsible Research

Introduction: Escalating environmental challenges have necessitated the adoption of bio-based products. The social interface between these products with low environmental impacts and the society is a dynamic site where different stakeholders, forms of knowledge, interests and powers interplay. Scientists must navigate these factors for bio-based products to become acceptable in the society. Aims: This review explores the suitability of responsible research and innovation (RRI) as an inclusive approach to research and innovation to support the adoption and diffusion of bio-based products in the society. Method: The study was essentially based on a desk review of relevant academic papers on bio-based products, bio-based economy, bioeconomy and, responsible research and innovation (RRI) from year 2012 - 2018, with reference to other publicly accessible documents and publications. Results: The review shows that despite their potentials for contributing to greener environment and sustainability, bio-based products remain controversial. Results also show that embedding RRI dimensions in development of bio-based products “from lab to market” will help build trust among stakeholders in the relevant value chain, which is a pre-requisite for the diffusion of these products in the society. Conclusion: The main conclusion of this paper is that identifying and engaging stakeholders, the publics and their concerns when developing bio-based products will ensure the products are relatively uncontested and will diffuse better throughout the society

Phrase-final prepositions in Quebec French: An empirical study of contact, code-switching and resistance to convergence

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHANA POPLACK ◽  
LAUREN ZENTZ ◽  
NATHALIE DION
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Comparison ◽  
Sparse Code ◽  
Convergence Results ◽  
Preposition Stranding ◽  
Quebec French ◽  
Quantitative Analyses ◽  
Adoption And Diffusion ◽  
And Diffusion ◽  
Explicit Comparison

In this study, we investigate whether preposition stranding, a stereotypical non-standard feature of North American French, results from convergence with English, and the role of bilingual code-switchers in its adoption and diffusion. Establishing strict criteria for the validation of contact-induced change, we make use of the comparative variationist framework, first to situate stranding with respect to the other options for preposition placement with which it coexists in the host language grammar, and then to confront the variable constraints on stranding across source and host languages, contact and pre-contact stages of the host language, mainstream and “bilingual” varieties of the source language, and copious and sparse code-switchers. Detailed comparison with a superficially similar pre-existing native language construction also enables us to assess the possibility of a language-internal model for preposition stranding. Systematic quantitative analyses turned up several lines of evidence militating against the interpretation of convergence. Most compelling are the findings that the conditions giving rise to stranding in French are the same as those operating to produce the native strategy, while none of them are operative in the presumed source. Explicit comparison of copious vs. sparse code-switchers revealed no difference between them, refuting claims that the former are agents of convergence. Results confirm that surface similarities may mask deeper differences, a crucial finding for the study of contact-induced change.

scholarly journals Why does the NHS struggle to adopt eHealth innovations? A review of macro, meso and micro factors

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheena Asthana ◽  
Ray Jones ◽  
Rod Sheaff
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Great Emphasis ◽  
Main Body ◽  
Adoption And Diffusion ◽  
The Uk ◽  
And Diffusion ◽  
Roll Out

Abstract Background Having a tax-funded and supposedly ‘National’ Health Service (NHS), one might assume that the UK is well-positioned to roll out eHealth innovations at scale. Yet, despite a strong policy push, the English NHS has been limited in the extent to which it has exploited the potential of eHealth. Main body This paper considers a range of macro, meso and micro factors influencing eHealth innovation in the English NHS. Conclusions While barriers to eHealth innovation exist at all scales, the fragmentation of the NHS is the most significant factor limiting adoption and diffusion. Rather than addressing problems of fragmentation, national policy seems to have intensified the digital divide. As the recently published NHS Long Term Plan places great emphasis on the role of digital transformation in helping health and care professionals communicate better and enabling people to access the care they need quickly and easily, the implications for the digital divide are likely to be significant for effectiveness, efficiency and equity.

scholarly journals Government Intervention in SMEs' E-Commerce Adoption

2011 ◽  
pp. 158-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ada Scupola
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Technology Innovation ◽  
Government Intervention ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Adoption And Diffusion ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Diffusion

This study investigates the role of government in the adoption and diffusion of e-commerce in small and medium size enterprises. Institutional involvement, and especially the role of government, has historically been determinant in the adoption and diffusion of technological innovations. King, Gurbaxani, Kraemer, McFarlan, Raman, and Yap’s (1994) framework of institutional factors in information technology innovation is used to analyze what is actually done and what SMEs would like to be done regarding government intervention to foster the adoption and diffusion of e-commerce. The findings show that the government could mostly influence adoption and diffusion through knowledge deployment, subsidies, and mobilization and that a convergence between companies’ wishes and government initiatives is starting taking place.

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