Cross-cultural influence on diffusion and adoption of innovation: An exploratory case study to investigate the social-cultural barriers

Proceedings of the European, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems - Informing Responsible Management: Sustainability in Emerging Economies, EMCIS 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 387-393

  Deligiannaki, Aikaterini ^a   Ali, Maged ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers; Diffusion adoption; Social networks; Socio culture; Technological innovation

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION OF INNOVATIONS; BARRIERS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY; CULTURAL ASPECTS; DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES; ENGLAND; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MARKET RESEARCHES; MULTIPLE-CASE STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH STUDIES; SOCIAL NETWORKS; SOCIOCULTURAL THEORY; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RESEARCH;

DIFFUSION BARRIERS;

EID: 84857600315     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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