THE ADOPTION AND REJECTION PATTERNS OF PRACTITIONER-DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGIES: A REVIEW, A MODEL AND A RESEARCH AGENDA

John Storey (), Joyce Fortune, Michael Johnson and Clive Savory
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John Storey: The Open University Business School, The Open University, UK
Joyce Fortune: Computing and Systems Department, Faculty of Mathematics, Computing and Technology, The Open University, UK
Michael Johnson: Computing and Systems Department, Faculty of Mathematics, Computing and Technology, The Open University, UK
Clive Savory: Computing and Systems Department, Faculty of Mathematics, Computing and Technology, The Open University, UK

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2011, vol. 15, issue 05, 1043-1067

Abstract: While many of the factors which help explain the rate and scale of innovative technology adoption have been identified, one important variable (the influence of insider, practitioner-developed versus commercial, externally-developed technology) has been under-explored. Focusing on healthcare in particular, the purpose of this paper is to explore the insider-innovator/user dynamic. Relevant literature is used to draw-out and examine the prima facie reasons why insider innovator status might enhance, or conversely impede, widespread adoption. From the literature, a model depicting adoption activity pathways and adoption processes is developed. The paper concludes with a research agenda for future empirical study.

Keywords: Innovation; adoption; technology; practitioner-developers; healthcare; insider-innovators (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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