Validation of a Theoretical Model Linking Organizational Fit and Diffusion of Innovation in Information Systems Development

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Gladwin, J. & Wilson, T. D. (2000). Validation of a theoretical model linking organizational fit and diffusion of innovation in information systems development. Health Informatics Journal, 6, 219 - 227.
Exploratory, inductive analysis has not validated the linking of diffusion of innovation and dynamic equilibrium frameworks by grounding these theories in empirical information sy…

No Dawn for 'New Dawn'

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Kumar, A., Shankar, R., & Momaya, K. K. (2009). No dawn for New Dawn: The non-diffusion of an innovation. Asian Journal of Management Cases, 6(1), 27 - 35.
This case describes events in the build-up to the diffusion of an innovation before it has reached critical mass. The innovation in question is the large-scale use of renewable en…

Emergence and Robustness of a Community Discussion Network on Mercury Contamination and Health in the Brazilian Amazon

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Mertens, F., Saint-Charles, J., Lucotte, M., & Mergler, D. (2008). Emergence and robustness of a community discussion network on mercury contamination and health in the Brazilian Amazon. Health Education & Behavior, 35(4), 509 - 521
Information exchanges, debates, and negotiations through community social networks are essential to ensure the sustainability of the development process initiated in participatory…

Dissemination and Implementation Research on Community-Based Cancer Prevention: A Systematic Review

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Rabin, B.A., Glasgow, R.E., Kerner, J.F., Klump, M.P., Brownson, R.C. (2010). Dissemination and implementation research on community-based cancer prevention: A systematic review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 38(4), 443-456.
Context: An extensive array of effective interventions for the prevention of cancer exists, suggesting that evidence is ready for widespread use. However, few of these approaches …

Reliable Effectiveness: A Theory on Sustaining and Replicating Worthwhile Innovations

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Racine, D.P. (2006). Reliable effectiveness: A theory on sustaining and replicating worthwhile innovations. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 33(3), 356-387.
While many health and human service innovations are sustained and replicated, it has been a puzzle how to sustain and replicate the performance of the better ones. What knowledge,…

Social Capital and the Diffusion of Innovations Within Organizations: The Case of Computer Technology in Schools

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Frank, K. A., Zhao, Y., & Borman, K. (2004). Social capital and the diffusion of innovations within organizations: The case of computer technology in schools. Sociology of Education, 77, 148 - 171.
Although the educational community has learned much about better educational practices, less is known about processes for implementing new practices. The standard model of diffusi…

Social, Economic and Environmental Dimension of Sustainable Development in Protected Areas

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Ira, V. (2001). Social, economic and environmental dimension of sustainable development in protected areas. Ekologia Bratislava, 20 (SUPPL. 3), 305-316.
The paper deals with the issue of sustainable development in three territories with important natural-landscape and cultural landscape values (Lower Morava river region, Tatras re…

Nonlinear Models for the Adoption and Diffusion of Innovations for Industrial Energy Conservation

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Jacobsen, J., & Guastello, S. (2007). Nonlinear models for the adoption and diffusion of innovations for industrial energy conservation. Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences, 11(4), 499-520.
Four different theoretical models for explaining the diffusion of innovation were compared for 13 energy-related innovations—the Theory of Planned Behavior, the S-curve for Diffus…

Environmental Attitudes and Diffusion of Innovations: The Energy Saving Case

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Martín, R., Corraliza, J., & Berenguer, J. (2003). Environmental attitudes and diffusion of innovations: The energy saving case. People, places, and sustainability (pp. 291-301). Ashland, OH US: Hogrefe & Huber Publishers. Retrieved from PsycINFO database.
(from the chapter) Assesses the influence of different environmental attitudes and habits on behavioral intentions affecting sustainability. The sample was made up of 253 Spanish …

Changing Homeowners' Behaviors Involving Toxic Household Chemicals: A Psychological, Multilevel Approach

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Werner, C., & Adams, D. (2001). Changing homeowners' behaviors involving toxic household chemicals: A psychological, multilevel approach. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy (ASAP), 1(1), 1-32.
We describe an education and behavior change program with a multi-level approach. The program goal is to change how people think about, use, store, and dispose of toxic household …

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