Organisational adoption of e-business: the case of an innovation management tool at a university and technology transfer office

Indrit Troshani, Giselle Rampersad and Carolin Plewa

International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations, 2011, vol. 9, issue 3, 265-282

Abstract: While innovation is increasingly attracting the attention of academics and practitioners alike, there is paucity of research investigating the adoption of e-business solutions that support innovation development and commercialisation. Using qualitative evidence that is based on a case study incorporating a focus group and sixteen in-depth interviews across R&D, marketing and administration functions in a mid-sized Australian university and a technology transfer office, we investigate the organisational adoption of an innovation management tool. By applying the technology-organisation-environment framework to an innovation context, this study contributes to the existing body of knowledge by enhancing the current understanding of organisational adoption of innovation management tools. Management implications and future research directions are also discussed.

Keywords: innovation adoption; technology-organisation-environment; case study; organisational adoption; innovation management; networking; e-business; universities; higher education; technology transfer offices; commercialisation; electronic business; Australia. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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