Technology adoption subsidies: An experiment with managers

Adoption Subsidies and Adoption Outcomes:

Over half a million children in the United States are currently in foster care, many of whom are at risk for long-lasting emotional and health problems. Because research suggests that adoption may be one of the most promising options for the placement of these at-risk children, various policies have been introduced at all levels of government to encourage adoption. In 1980, Congress passed the ...

Managers’ Identification with and Adoption of Telehealthcare

This paper presents managerial attempts at implementing telehealthcare. Our longitudinal, ethnographic case studies document both successful and failed implementations across five health and social care organisations in England. We draw on theories of organisational identity, sensemaking and sensegiving to highlight how managerial organisational identities can inhibit the uptake of digital heal...

Short-run Subsidies and Long-run Adoption of New Health Products: Evidence from a Field Experiment.

Short-run subsidies for health products are common in poor countries. How do they affect long-run adoption? A common fear among development practitioners is that one-off subsidies may negatively affect long-run adoption through reference-dependence: People might anchor around the subsidized price and be unwilling to pay more for the product later. But for experience goods, one-off subsidies cou...

The Impact of Demand Uncertainty on Consumer Subsidies for Green Technology Adoption

This paper studies government subsidies for green technology adoption while considering the manufacturing industry’s response. Government subsidies offered directly to consumers impact the supplier’s production and pricing decisions. Our analysis expands the current understanding of the price-setting newsvendor model, incorporating the external influence from the government, who is now an addit...

Strategic Technology Adoption under Technological Uncertainty