Can state government actions affect innovation and its diffusion?: an extended communication model and empirical test
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The role of the state government as both a diffuser and a sponsor of new technology and its effect on the adoption-diffusion process is discussed. A theoretical framework based on the communication model of diffusion which correlates organizational and technological innovation factors is initially developed. Also, using data on technological innovations the model was empirically tested. Results of the tests revealed that the industry's decision to adopt new technological innovations are positively influenced by the state government's diffusion-facilitating programs such as funding of research, technology transfer and commercialization.
Publication Name: Technological Forecasting & Social Change
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0040-1625
Year: 1997
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Application of a multi-generation diffusion model to milk container technology
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The Norton and Bass multi-generation model used widely in marketing can be extended to milk container technology. The viability of the diffusion model in milk-container data was tested by fitting and forecasting the use of three generations of packaging technology in fluid milk in two submarkets, namely, gallons and half-gallons. Findings indicate that the model may be used in industries not traditionally associated with high technology and in individual submarkets rather than entire product categories. Findings reveal, however, that the model may not work well in the half-gallon market.
Publication Name: Technological Forecasting & Social Change
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0040-1625
Year: 1995
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Staged estimation of international diffusion models: an application to the global cellular telephone adoption
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A staged estimation procedure of determining diffusion of cellular telephone technology in the global market may explain how the technology was assimilated in the international market. The approach provides robust and sensible estimates with high reusability rates even at its earliest stages. The method is tested on data from 184 countries to determine exogenous and endogenous country characteristics.
Publication Name: Technological Forecasting & Social Change
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0040-1625
Year: 1998
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