Managing Innovation Adoption : From Innovation to Implementation.

Managing Innovation Adoption : From Innovation to Implementation.

When Innovation is considered one of the key drivers of corporate success, why do organisations struggle to implement it? Research suggests that innovations fail due to a lack of acceptance by employees; therefore an understanding of potential adopters and the factors influencing their decisions is...

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Main Author: Talukder, Majharul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Farnham : Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2014.
Subjects:
Technological innovations > Management.
Diffusion of innovations > Management.
Organizational change.
Organizational change
Technological innovations > Management
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Introduction to Innovation Adoption; 1.1 Background of the Problem; 1.2 Research Questions; 1.3 Study's Rationale; 1.4 Study's Contribution to Knowledge; 1.5 Study's Contribution to Practice; 1.6 Conclusion; 2 Innovation Adoption by Individual Employees; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Definitions of Innovation; 2.3 Types of Innovation; 2.4 The Innovation Adoption Process; 2.5 Organizational Innovation Adoption; 2.6 Factors That Affect Individual Adoption; 2.7 Organizational Factors; 2.8 Individual Factors.
  • 2.9 Social Factors2.10 Demographics; 2.11 Attitude Toward Innovation; 2.12 Conclusion; 3 Theories of Innovation Adoption; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA); 3.3 Technology Acceptance Model (TAM); 3.4 Conceptual Framework Provided by Frambach and Schillewaert; 3.5 Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT); 3.6 DeLone and McLean IS Success Model; 3.7 Conclusion; 4 Advanced Research Model of Innovation Adoption; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Outline of the Research Model; 4.3 Proposed Advanced Research Model; 4.4 Individual Factors; 4.5 Social Influence.
  • 4.6 Organizational Factors4.7 Demographics; 4.8 Conclusion; 5 Research Methods and Analytical Framework; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Research Design; 5.3 Quantitative Study; 5.4 Definitions of the Constructs and Measures of the Variables; 5.5 Validity and Reliability of the Study; 5.6 Data Collection Process; 5.7 Data Analysis; 5.8 Qualitative Study; 5.9 Conclusion; 6 Impact of Organizational, Individual and Social Factors; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Analysis of Demographic Data; 6.3 Employees' Level of Using Calendar.
  • 6.4 Cross-tabulations for Level of Usage According to Respondents' Demographic Characteristics6.5 Inter-correlations Among Study Variables; 6.6 Reliability and Validity of the Instruments; 6.7 Multiple Regressions with Usage as Dependent Variable; 6.8 The Impact of Respondents' Demographic Characteristics on Usage; 6.9 Hierarchical Regression Model for Impact of Demographic Variables; 6.10 Regression Analysis for Attitude with Organizational, Individual and Social Factors; 6.11 Discussion of Quantitative Results; 6.12 Implications of Quantitative Results; 6.13 Conclusion.
  • 7 Perception of Professionals and Management Personnel7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Analysis of Interview Findings; 7.3 Summary of Interviews; 7.4 Conclusion; 8 Conclusion and Implications; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Summary of Research; 8.3 Conclusions and Implications for Innovation Adoption; 8.4 Contribution to Knowledge; 8.5 Study Limitations; 8.6 Future Research; References; Index.

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