In this work, we discuss the diffusion of federated identity management. We base our research on Roger’s diffusion of innovation theory, and derive generic factors influencing the diffusion of federated identity management solutions. To validate our model and investigate specific contributions of parameters in specific usage scenarios, we investigate market success of federated identity managem...

To gain a better understanding of the global diffusion of e-business among organizations in developed and developing countries and to investigate the relationships among e-business contexts, economic environment, and organizational adoption, we conducted a firm-level survey in two countries — the United States and China — and tested a research framework built upon the technology-organization-en...

Studies of e-business adoption have generally been restricted to understanding organizational factors. Institutional factors provide an alternate explanation of the diffusion of e-business across organizations. We test the influence of coercive, normative, and mimetic pressures on first-time adoption of B2B and B2C innovations by organizations. We further propose that an organization’s response...

The digital divide is a phenomenon associated with disparities between groups and societies in the adoption and diffusion of electronic information and communications technologies (ICTs) and e-business practice. The article argues that, in rhetoric at least, the innovation, adoption, and diffusion of ICTs bear the hallmark of technological determinism (i.e., that of a technical imperative) in w...

This paper examines the current stages of Internet and e-commerce development in China and India. Although China exceeds or equals India in several dimensions of Internet diffusion used in this and past studies, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) puts India in the group of " E-business followers " and China in the group of " E-business laggards ". These seemingly inconsistent facts are inves...

Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) as innovative media technology are expected to have a major impact on the TV industry. This paper analyzes the impact of DVRs on the business model of Ad-TV program providers. It introduces the approach of program choice models which are well established in the media economics literature and enhances the traditional program choice models by taking into account dif...

The successful adoption of inter-organizational systems (IOS) requires the cooperation of participating firms with complex business and economic relationships. This study examines the impact of inter-organizational relationships on the adoption and diffusion of a category of IOS called Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) that supports the electronic transmission of business documents between two ...

Placing places in GPNs Creating, enhancing and capturing value in GPNs Upgrading (or downgrading) of local economies within GPNs Injecting capital? Stimulating local fi rms? Diffusing knowledge? Creating good jobs? Number of jobs Quality of jobs Wages and salaries Labour relations The other side of the coin: exporting jobs from ‘headquarters countries’ The importance of being there But just bei...

The current dynamic and turbulent business environment has forced companies that are competing in global markets to change their traditional methods of conducting business. Recent developments in applying Information Technology (IT) offer the most exciting business opportunities in the marketplace. Organizations must re-evaluate every aspect of their strategies and quickly move to a working mod...

This paper examines the usage and diffusion of Government Credit Information Systems (GCIS) in district-level governments in shanghai. The diffusion of GCIS was studied from a process-oriented perspective. A System Dynamics (SD) model is developed to simulate the relationships of technological, organizational and environmental, and institutional factors on GCIS diffusion under different managem...