Diffusion of Innovations

TL;DR: This paper reviewed the concept of innovation ecosystems as it is set forth in the academic and trade literature, and asked, "What is gained from adding 'eco-' to our treatment of national and regional innovation systems?" The answer is, "Very little, and the risks outweigh the benefits".

TL;DR: Using a unique data set of video information and user information collected from YouTube, it is found that social interactions are influential not only in determining which videos become successful but also on the magnitude of that impact.

TL;DR: In an attempt to synthesize and organize the existing literature, this paper reviewed the literature on agricultural innovation, with the threefold goal of sketching the evolution of systemic approaches to agricultural innovation and unravelling the different interpretations; assessing key factors for innovation system performance and demonstrating the use of system thinking in the facilitation of processes of agricultural innovation by means of innovation brokers and reflexive process monitoring.

TL;DR: The distinction between innovation-generating and innovation-adopting organizations is discussed in this article, where the authors argue that the processes of generating and adopting innovation are distinct phenomena that are facilitated by different organizational conditions.

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.