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This work examines the following key areas in the role of information techology: overall frameworks of adoption and diffusion; important adoption and diffusion issues; recommendations - how to carry out adoption and diffusion; modelling and measuring adoption and diffusion; and adoption and diffusion within sectors and nations. It contains the Proceedings of the First Working Conference on Diffusion and Adoption of Information Technology, held in Oslo, Norway, in October 1995, , organized by the International Federation for Information Processing. This volume should be useful reading for all those working on the diffusion, transfer and implementation of information technology.

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Author:   Karlheinz Kautz ,  Jan Pries-Heje ,  J. Peries
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1996 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.110kg
ISBN:  

9780412756009

ISBN 10:   0412756005
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   30 April 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

One Introductory Papers.- 1 Research directions on diffusion and adoption of information technology.- 2 The challenge of information technology transfer and diffusion.- Two Research Papers.- 3 Adoption and implementation of IT: an evaluation of the applicability of Western strategic models to Chinese firms.- 4 A prototype knowledge-based tool for software engineering adoption and implementation.- 5 The organisational politics of meetings and their technology — two case studies of video supported communication.- 6 Comparison and analysis of diffusion models.- 7 Information technology transfer and implementation: the introduction of an electronic mail system in a public service organization.- 8 On the diffusion of software technologies: technological frameworks and adoption profiles.- 9 Implementation planning for information systems: promoting the transition with a communication strategy.- 10 Integrating diffusion of innovations and theory of reasoned action models to predict utilization of information technology by end-users.- 11 Interorganizational networks and the diffusion process: the case of networks not working.- 12 Information technology adoption by small business: an empirical study.- 13 Learning at work.- 14 Information technology and organizational change: the role of context in moderating change enabled by technology.- Index of contributors.- Keyword index.

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