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College of Business
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Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
2001
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The contribution of this research is in positing that national level indicators matter in IT adoption and diffusion and providing empirical support for this theory. National level indicators are scantily represented in IT adoption or diffusion theory. Empirical results on this are almost absent in literature. Diffusion theory models of Rogers (1985) and Kwon and Zmud (1987) do not address national level attributes. National level indicators like culture, economy, institutional factors, physical distance from the innovating nation, IT infrastructure etc., could all be relevant to IT diffusion. Three types of major models (models based on adoption and growth rate factors and diffusion rate) are introduced and the effects of national indicators are examined. First, a general model is developed showing the relationship of various national factors with IT adoption and growth rate. The adoption and growth rates of nine IT products/paradigms are examined in context of the model posited. The hypotheses tested include: (1) IT adoption and growth rate is related to national value systems based on Inglehart's and Hofstede's dimensions, even after controlling for major economic and other indicators; (2) IT adoption and growth rate is related to economic as well as institutional and other national level factors; (3) The factors of adoption and growth rate of IT products/phenomena are different for different products/paradigms. Next, non-linear (temporal as well as space-time) diffusion models are used for modeling the diffusion process. For this purpose, mathematical models are developed and assessed. These models provide additional contributions in the area of diffusion model development. Time-series data on various countries are researched and gathered for this purpose. Preliminary empirical results show support for the hypothesis that national level indicators do exert influence on growth and diffusion of various IT products and paradigms.
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401 p.
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9780493407708
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9780493407708
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College of Business
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2001.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
2001
Date Text
2001
Date Issued (EDTF)
2001
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FAU
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FADT11966
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
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Bagchi, Kallol Kumar.
Graduate College
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401 p.
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impact of national culture and other national-level indicators on information technology (IT) diffusion
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2001
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
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Florida Atlantic University Libraries
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Boca Raton, Fla.
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Digital Library
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impact of national culture and other national-level indicators on information technology (IT) diffusion
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impact of national culture and other national-level indicators on information technology (IT) diffusion