The need for some innovative concepts of innovation: An examination of research on the diffusion of innovations
dc.contributor.author | Warner, Kenneth E. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-09-11T16:04:50Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-09-11T16:04:50Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1974-12 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Warner, Kenneth E.; (1974). "The need for some innovative concepts of innovation: An examination of research on the diffusion of innovations." Policy Sciences 5(4): 433-451. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/45455> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0032-2687 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1573-0891 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/45455 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper examines research on the diffusion of innovation, the final stage in the process of technological change. The focus rests primarily on two traditions in diffusion research: that of economists and that of sociologists. Diffusion researchers in these and related disciplines have made significant contributions to the understanding of the dynamics of processes of change; yet the state of the art in diffusion research is not equal to the sum of its parts. This is due in large measure to disciplinary parochialism: scholars have concentrated on those innovations, diffusion environments, explanatory variables, and analytical methodologies which are most compatible with their particular disciplines, despite the fact that diffusion is not a discipline-specific phenomenon. Deficiencies in current understanding of diffusion are examined in the context of this and other significant problems. The paper concludes by considering the policy relevance of diffusion research and suggesting issues with which future research might productively be concerned. | en_US |
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dc.format.extent | 3115 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Kluwer Academic Publishers; Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company ; Springer Science+Business Media | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Social Sciences, General | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Economic Policy | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Political Science | en_US |
dc.title | The need for some innovative concepts of innovation: An examination of research on the diffusion of innovations | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Economics | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Business | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | School of Public Health and Institute of Public Policy Studies, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/45455/1/11077_2004_Article_BF00147229.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00147229 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Policy Sciences | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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