Understanding the early stages of the innovation diffusion process: Awareness, influence and communication networks

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 987-1002

  Larsen, Graeme D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Critical perspective; Diffusion; Innovation; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES; EMPIRICAL DATA; INFLUENCE NETWORKS; INNOVATION DIFFUSION; INSTITUTIONAL FORCES; RESEARCH CAPACITIES; UK CONSTRUCTION; UNDER-REPRESENTED;

DIFFUSION;

COMMUNICATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; NETWORK ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORK; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84855989475     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2011.619994     Document Type: Article

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