Exploring the diffusion of innovation among high and low innovative localities: A test of the Berry and Berry model

Public Management Review

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-125

  Walker, Richard M ^a   Avellaneda, Claudia N ^b   Berry, Frances S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Empirical; High and low innovation localities; Innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79851493479     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2010.501616     Document Type: Article

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