Sökning: "adopters"

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1. 6. Overcoming organizational lock-in in decision-making : Construction clients facing innovation

   Författare :Erika Hedgren; Suvi Nenonen; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Träbyggnad; Timber Structures;

   Sammanfattning : The role of clients in construction innovation is receiving increasingresearch attention due to their perceived tendencies to adhere to conventional practices preserving the status-quo. The aim of this thesis is to improve understanding of construction client organizations’ behaviour that affects their ability to overcome organizational lock-in in their new-build decision-making processes, and thus their ability to adopt innovation. LÄS MER

3. 7. Car(ing) for our environment? : Consumer eco-innovation adoption and curtailment behaviors: The case of the alternative fuel vehicle

   Författare :Johan Jansson; Agneta Marell; Annika Nordlund; John Thøgersen; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Diffusion of innovations DOI ; value-belief-norm VBN theory; alternative fuel vehicles AFV ; eco-innovation; early adoption; curtailment behaviors; proenvironmental attitudes; innovation characteristics; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

   Sammanfattning : Determinants influencing consumer eco-innovation adoption and green curtailment behaviors in a travel context are at the center of this thesis. Previous research on green consumer behavior has uncovered that internalized personal attitudinal factors such as values, beliefs, and norms are influential in determining mainly non-consumption and post-purchase behaviors. LÄS MER

4. 8. A comprehensive framework for the adoption of techno-relationship innovations : Empirical evidence from eCRM in manufacturing SMEs

   Författare :Kittipong Sophonthummapharn; George Tesar; Gert-Olof Boström; Tom Bramorski; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Techno-relationship innovations; Key Infulential Factors; e-business; Internet marketing; adoption model; electronic Customer Relationship Management eCRM ; determinant factors; research framework; manufacturing SMEs; Thailand; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : Information Technology (IT) plays a significant role in today business competition. A prominent role is that it helps a firm to manage relationships with customers effectively. Adoption of appropriate technology can lead the firm to greater business competency, improve its business performance, and ensure it retains its competitive advantages. LÄS MER

5. 9. Diffusion Dynamics and the Pricing of Innovations

   Författare :Fredrik Link; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Structural Equation Modeling; Telecommunication Product Domain; Technological Lock-in; Network Externalities; Perceived Product Value; Take-off; Innovativeness; Pricing; Adoption; Innovation; Diffusion; LISREL; Market study; Marknadsanalys;

   Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis deals with two closely interconnected phenomena, the adoption and diffusion of innovations. The research aims at developing both the theory of individual adoption decisions and the theory of the diffusion of an innovation in society. LÄS MER

7. 10. Diffusion of dynamic innovations : A case study of residential solar PV systems

   Författare :Emrah Karakaya; Cali Nuur; Antonio Hidalgo; Anna Bergek; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Dynamic innovations; diffusion; residential solar; photovoltaics; time; space; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Engineering and Management;

   Sammanfattning : In the literature on diffusion of innovations, it is widely known that the characteristics and socio-environmental settings of adopters do evolve in space and time. What about innovations themselves? During the diffusion process, don’t some innovations continuously alter in space and time? If so, how does the dynamic character of an innovation influence the diffusion process? In previous research, it has been often assumed that innovations do not continuously alter or get modified when diffusing from a source to potential adopters. LÄS MER