HOW INNOVATION TAKES SHAPE: ORGANIZATIONS, ECOSYSTEMS, AND TECHNOLOGICAL FUTURES

BASIC RESEARCH PROGRAM WORKING PAPERS

Аннотация

The last decades witnessed a never-ending debate about the generation of innovations under different circumstances and, to a lesser extent, on adoption. With a dedicated focus on technologies, the topic of adoption and diffusion emerged only a little. However, this focus is on technologies, expressed in Technology Acceptance Models and Technology Diffusion Models, which cover only parts of the overall spectrum of innovation types. Innovation Diffusion Models similarly highlight innovation adoption but pay less attention to implementation. The challenge, however, lies more with the implementation of innovation than with initial adoption. This is especially the case for organizational innovation, which causes considerable change inside organizations. Changes inside organizations aren’t always welcome and supported by people, which resulted in the change management paradigm.

The working paper highlights these general thoughts. It comes in two parts. The first focuses on Organizations, Ecosystems, and Institutional Power, and the second on Saturation and the Limits of Adoption.