Although firms are recognizing the business benefits of Web 2.0 technologies, there is little research examining their use in the organizational context. Drawing on the Innovation Diffusion theory and Technological-Organizational-Environmental framework, we present and empirically test a theoretical model of factors associated with adoption of Web 2.0 technologies in business. We find that the ...

Interpreting the outcome of a recent survey on Internet banking in Europe, [CARIGNANI et al., 2000], we point the attention to the adoption of Web technologies in Italian retail banks. Four patterns are emerging: minimal (just a presence on the WWW); tactical (Web as a distribution channel); functional (adoption of Web-based information systems); strategic (a definite strategy centered on Web t...

This paper identifies factors that affected over 200 information system (IS) process innovation adoption decisions in three organizational environments over a period that spanned four decades. The analysis is based on Rogers’s (1995) theory of Diffusion of Innovations (DOI). The results show that several DOI factors strongly affect IS process innovation adoption. These include user need recogni...

fuel wood provides the main source of energy for cooking and space heating for over 80 percent of households living in kenya. the heavy reliance on the biomass energy has exerted an imbalance in demand and supply consequently resulting in adverse environmental effects in kenya. as part of innovation efforts, several energy-conserving technologies have been developed. a unique cook stove named m...

Modeling the Dynamic Decision of a Contractual Adoption of a Continuous Innovation in B2B Market BY YINGGE QU JULY. 18. 2014 Committee Chair: Dr. V. Kumar Major Academic Unit: Regents’ Professor, Richard and Susan Lenny Distinguished Chair Professor in Marketing, and Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Brand & Customer Management A continuous service innovation such as Cloud Computing ...

This research examines the adoption of e-commerce technology (namely, order-execution online trading technology) by six small brokerage firms at various stages in the evaluation and adoption processes. The study is informed by innovation theory and prior research, and seeks to identify the key factors influencing the adoption process. Consistent with innovation theory, the case findings suggest...

Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business 30 Abstract Cloud computing is one of the latest Information Technology innovation phenomena that has risen from the idea of sharing, consolidating, and standardizing of resources in a centralized infrastructure and facility. This concept offers many advantages such as cost reduction in both hardware and software investment for organizations. Despite the...

There is a growing body of research looking at the adoption and diffusion of IS innovations. This paper assesses three theories of IS innovation and adoption: the stages model, the decision episode framework, and the technological framework model. The three theories are assessed with reference to an in-depth interpretive case study of a funds management company in New Zealand. The most importan...

This study surveys the receptivity of Singaporean small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the adoption of electronic commerce. Utilising a portion of Rogers' model of innovation diffusion as the framework and treating electronic commerce (EC) as a form of new innovation, we analyse factors affecting EC diffusion. A multiple regression analysis is carried out, with the five attributes of in...