Diffusion of Innovations

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the ability of states to rise to these interconnected challenges through the analytical prism of policy innovation and reveal that policy innovation is much more multi-dimensional than is often thought; it encompasses three vital activities: invention, diffusion, and evaluation of the effects that such innovations create in reality.

TL;DR: “Most reviewers’ checklists of leading management journals list the criterion, “relevance for practice,” and authors comply with this criterion by pointing out what implications their results might have for practice.

TL;DR: This article examined the role and influence of economic factors, defined rather broadly, on consumer food choices, and, hence, nutritional outcomes, in a non-technical fashion, examining the role of prices, especially as they relate to the affordability of food in the United States and as a policy lever.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors reported the results of a study investigating what motivates early adopters of organic food in China and found that personal attitude towards buying organic food is strongly linked to beliefs about its healthiness, taste, and environmental friendliness.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss why some new products require heavy resources to establish, whereas others gain immediate acceptance, and why some innovators fail, only to see others pick up the same product to achieve spectacu...

TL;DR: The role played by face-to-face contacts in mediating influences from the outside world in a case of decision-making among professional experts is confirmed in a study of drug adoptions by physicians.