Diffusion of innovations and knowledge is in most cases accounted for by the logistic model. Fieldwork research however constantly report that empirical data utterly deviate from this mathematical function. This chapter scrutinizes network forcing of diffusion process. The departure of empirical data from the logistic function is explained by social network discreteness, heterogeneity and aniso...

Based on existing conceptual work in culture and innovation diffusion theory, a framework is developed to investigate the moderating role of the occupational subculture of information technology personnel on the relationship between knowledge sharing and the IT diffusion process in organizations. We suggest that knowledge sharing between information technology (IT) and business personnel impact...