Journal articles: 'Adopters’ characteristics'

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Kumar, Vinod, Michel Fuksa, and Uma Kumar. "Organizational Characteristics of B2B E-Commerce Adopters in the Canadian Manufacturing Sector." Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations 16, no. 4 (October 2018): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jeco.2018100101.

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This article presents the results of a research project on the adoption of B2B e-commerce (B2Bec) by Canadian manufacturers. The study provides an analysis of the characteristics of organizations which have adopted B2Bec technologies and attempts to outline the features that differentiate adopters from non-adopters. The results of a preliminary analysis show the existence of three distinct B2Bec adopter types: non-adopters, partial-adopters, and full-adopters. Leadership-related variables appear to be the most important determinants of adoption followed by benefits analysis.

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Askarany, Davood. "Characteristics of adopters and organizational changes." Thunderbird International Business Review 48, no. 5 (2006): 705–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tie.20117.

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Chan, S. C. H., and E. W. T. Ngai. "Electronic learning systems: an analysis of the characteristics of adopters and non-adopters." International Journal of Innovation and Learning 5, no. 6 (2008): 664. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijil.2008.019147.

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Choudrie, Jyoti, and Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi. "A comparative study to examine the socio-economic characteristics of broadband adopters and non-adopters." Electronic Government, an International Journal 3, no. 3 (2006): 272. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/eg.2006.009599.

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Juarez, D. T., J. Davis, R. Fujimoto, and R. S. Chung. "PDB71 CHARACTERISTICS OF EARLY ADOPTERS OF EXPENSIVE MEDICATIONS." Value in Health 14, no. 3 (May 2011): A104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2011.02.579.

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Munnukka, Juha. "Characteristics of early adopters in mobile communications markets." Marketing Intelligence & Planning 25, no. 7 (October 30, 2007): 719–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02634500710834188.

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Tarofder, Arun Kumar, S. M. Ferdous Azam, and Azrin Ali. "Characteristics of social media non-adopters: Lessons learned." Marketing Review 18, no. 2 (August 31, 2018): 131–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1362/146934718x15333820910147.

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Tobbin, Peter, and Joseph Adjei. "Understanding the Characteristics of Early and Late Adopters of Technology." International Journal of E-Services and Mobile Applications 4, no. 2 (April 2012): 37–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jesma.2012040103.

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Every year, thousands of new technological ideas are conceived. An ability to innovate these ideas continues to be critical in surviving the current business world. This study identifies and empirically assesses the characteristics of technological innovativeness. A research model based on the existing literature on consumer innovativeness is thus presented. The model is tested via a survey instrument from a population of earlier adopters of mobile money services in Ghana and analyzed using ANOVA and independent sample t-test techniques in SPSS. The results showed that early adopters of technology are younger, novelty seekers, and more likely to have good employment and opinion leadership than late adopters. The study contributes to diffusion literature by providing further empirical evidence on the distinctive characteristics of early and late adopters of technology and posits that contrary to past research, independent judgment making of an individual does not affect innovativeness.

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Kaur, Kamalpreet, and Mandeep Kaur. "Differentiating Adopters and Non-adopters of Smart Cards: Comparative Analysis of Public, Private and Foreign Sector Banks in India." Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers 38, no. 3 (July 2013): 67–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0256090920130305.

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Progressive development in the field of information technology (IT) has brought in remarkable changes in the products as well as methods of payment and settlement system in the banking sector. In India, various types of payment systems are functioning apart from the traditional payment systems where the instruments are physically exchanged and settled manually. Smart cards are a new form of retail payment instrument, installed to facilitate retail transactions through electronic means. In 1999, the Reserve Bank of India issued guidelines to the banks regarding introduction and usage of smart cards. Smart cards are currently being issued by several banks in India which have tied up with Financial Information Network and Operations Ltd. (FINO). The IDBI bank has introduced its smart card called MoneySmart; Corporation Bank has issued CorpSmart; and Bank of India has issued its e-purse cards. PNB, SBI, ABN Amro, ICICI Bank, Bank of Baroda and some other banks have also launched smart card-based banking solutions (Kaur & Kaur, 2008). The main objective of this study is to identify the factors that may vary between the adopters and the non-adopters of smart cards in Indian banks. Banks that have adopted the cards may have different characteristics from those that have not yet adopted the cards. In other words, with the exploration of various characteristics of the banks, the study tries to differentiate between the adopter and non-adopter categories of the banks regarding smart cards with respect to their profitability, size, competitive advantage, efficiency, asset quality, financing pattern, diversification, cost of operations, etc. The empirical results evidently reveal that the banks providing smart cards differ in their characteristics from that of the banks that have not yet adopted it. It shows that the banks that adopted smart cards are larger in size, more efficient, pay lesser wages, and have more industry advantage and thus, in terms of some characteristics, outperform the non-adopter banks.

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김재원. "Materialization for Characteristics of Color Marketing Targeting Early Adopters." Journal of Korea Design Forum ll, no. 26 (February 2010): 43–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.21326/ksdt.2010..26.004.

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Auseon, Alex J., Michael Velez, and David Way. "DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS OF EARLY ADOPTERS OF MULTIMODALITY CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 57, no. 14 (April 2011): E1212. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(11)61212-6.

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Dupagne, Michel. "Exploring the Characteristics of Potential High-Definition Television Adopters." Journal of Media Economics 12, no. 1 (January 1999): 35–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327736me1201_3.

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Kim, Hun Shik, and Seow Ting Lee. "Exploring the Characteristics of DVD Home Theater System Adopters." Mass Communication and Society 6, no. 3 (August 2003): 267–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327825mcs0603_3.

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Martin, Steven W., Swagata Banerjee, Roland Roberts, Burt English, James Larson, Sherry Larkin, Michele Marra, Kenneth Paxton, and Jeanne Reeves. "Revealed Characteristics of Guidance Systems Adopters in Cotton Production." Crop Management 6, no. 1 (2007): 1–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/cm-2007-1116-01-rv.

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Yun, Changgeun, Changho Hwang, and Sehee Jung. "Early Adopters: Effects of Organizational Characteristics on Early Innovation Adoption." Korean Public Administration Review 53, no. 2 (June 30, 2019): 35–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.18333/kpar.53.2.35.

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Wang, Li, and Qingpu Zhang. "Identifying the optimal initial adopters and adoption paths of the internet-based intangible network goods." Kybernetes 49, no. 3 (May 30, 2019): 681–706. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/k-10-2018-0566.

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Purpose Internet-based intangible network good (IING) has undergone rapid developments, even revolutionized multiple industries in recent years. IING is highly dependent on the rapid diffusion rates for development success. For firms, how to select the initial targets or “seeding points” to accelerate the adoption process is critical in network marketing campaigns. The purpose of this study is to provide a new method to identify the optimal initial adopters and adoption paths. Design/methodology/approach First, the author generalize three aspects influencing IING’s adoption, namely, innovation attributes, customer’s personality and word-of-mouth. Next, we establish a modified gravity model to describe how social interactions affect consumer’s adoption behavior. Then, simulate the adoption process by setting each agent as the initial adopter to identify the optimal initial adopters. Finally, trace the information flow to forecast the adoption paths. Findings The model reveals how individual interactions (micro level) aggregate into the diffusion process (macro level). The optimal initial adopters are determined by a combination of factors as follows: IING’s attributes, the adopter’s diffusion ability, the potential-adopter’s personality and the trust degree between adopters and potential-adopters. Among all these factors, trust degree plays a most important role. Originality/value This study proposes the conceptual model of IING’s adoption from a perspective of dyadic influence, in which an adopter’s influence on its peers depends on pairwise characteristics of both parties. The authors propose a new method to identify the optimal initial adopters and adoption paths based on the gravity model. It is the first time to introduce the gravity model to describe IING’s adoption, which is a creative application of social physics. The findings provide new insights in IING’s adoption and identifying the key nodes in networks.

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Patterson Silver Wolf (Adelv unegv Waya), David A. "What Are the Ideal Characteristics of Empirically Supported Treatment Adopters?" Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment 24, no. 3 (March 25, 2014): 408–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2014.875343.

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Buunk, Eelco, and Edwin van der Werf. "Adopters versus Non-Adopters of the Green Key Ecolabel in the Dutch Accommodation Sector." Sustainability 11, no. 13 (June 28, 2019): 3563. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11133563.

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Accommodation providers such as hotels, campsites, and holiday villages can use ecolabels to show their green credentials to potential customers. Whereas there is extensive literature on ecolabel adoption in the Hotel and Bed and Breakfast (B & B) sector, no such research exists for other accommodation sectors. In this paper, we present the results of statistical analyses of survey data from firms in the Dutch accommodation sector (including hotels, campsites, and group accommodations) with and without the Green Key ecolabel, which is a third-party certified international label for the tourist and leisure sector. We obtain insights into the motivations for adopting (or not), analyze the characteristics of firms with and without the label, and get an indication of the perceived impact of ecolabel adoption on costs and profits. We find that previously found results for hotels and B & Bs do not always apply to other subsectors of the accommodation sector. We also find that obtaining the label required a limited investment for almost half of the sample, and resulted in cost reductions for more than half of the responding firms.

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Kaur, Kamalpreet, and Mandeep Kaur. "Characterization of Adopters and Non Adopters of Credit Cards in Indian Banking Industry." World Journal of Business and Management 3, no. 1 (April 19, 2017): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/wjbm.v3i1.11088.

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In Indian banking industry, plastic cards can be considered as one of the product as well as process innovation in which Credit Cards have gained prominence as a delivery channel for conducting banking transactions. The present study investigates the recent issue related to the launch of one of the innovation in plastic cards in Indian Banking Sector. The main objective of the study is to identify the characteristics of the banks which could have been affected with the adoption of Credit Cards. For this purpose, all the scheduled commercial banks (79 in number which consists of 27 Public Sector Banks, 23 Private Sector Banks and 29 Foreign Sector Banks) have been taken as sample. The whole sample of banks has been categorized into adopter and non adopter groups. The time period of the study is of 14 years i.e. from 2000 to 2013. Various Bank specific variables Viz. Age, Efficiency, Size, Asset Quality, Profitability, Diversification, Capitalisation, Cost of Operations, Financing Pattern, Liquidity and Industry Advantage have been taken into consideration which may help to demarcate adopters and non adopters. It has been concluded that the initiators and adopters take advantage over the non adopter ones and thus former have found to perform better in terms of various parameters. Overall, the adopter banks are larger in size, older in age, more profitable, having lesser branches, more market share and more liquid as compare to late adopter ones.

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Becerra, Zoe M., Sweta Parmar, Keenan May, and Rachel E. Stuck. "Exploring User Information Needs in Online Pet Adoption Profiles." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 64, no. 1 (December 2020): 1308–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1071181320641311.

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With the increase of online shopping, animal shelters can use websites to allow potential adopters to view adoptable animals and increase the number of adoptions. However, little research has evaluated the information needs of this user group. This study conducted a user needs analysis to determine the types of information potential adopters want when searching for a new pet, specifically a cat or dog. Twenty-six participants ranked different behavioral and physical characteristics based on the level of importance and identified their top five overall characteristics. In general, cat adopters ranked the cat’s personality and behavior to be very important and dog adopters found physical characteristics highly important. This study shows the importance of understanding potential adopters’ needs to provide relevant and valued information on online pet adoption profiles. The recommendations and insights can be used to develop pet profiles that meet adopters’ needs and help adopters find the right pet.

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Westrick, Salisa C. "Pharmacy characteristics, vaccination service characteristics, and service expansion: An analysis of sustainers and new adopters." Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 50, no. 1 (January 2010): 52–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1331/japha.2010.09036.

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Nguyen, Danh, and Arun Kumar Gopalaswamy. "The interface between electronic banking and accounting modules." Journal of Advances in Management Research 15, no. 3 (August 6, 2018): 241–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jamr-04-2017-0048.

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Purpose There is a substantial lack of the need for adopting interface between accounting systems of companies and banks in Vietnam. The purpose of this paper is to bring out the benefits and lacunas in the adoption of interface for companies as well identify the factors that possibly could be crucial in making the interface adoption a success or failure. Design/methodology/approach The study is set in the context of case analysis and has adopted a mixed method approach. In this study, a contrast between successful adopters of interface and non-adopters of interface is discussed to identify the motivating factors for interface as well as the factors which form the barriers for non-adopters. Findings By conducting a case study-based analysis for intensive data comparison of two companies as interface adopters and two as non-adopters in Vietnam, it is found that the success of the interface adoption is influenced by inter-related factors such as the manager characteristics, industrial environment, company characteristic and innovation characteristics. Particularly, the effectiveness of the interface can be well demonstrated by cost saving, manpower reduction, data consistency, accuracy, and speed of the process. Research limitations/implications The impact on the banker is not analyzed. Furthermore, this research only focuses on the effects of interface on the electronic banking system and accounting modules in the form of electronic payment, while in reality, banks provide a variety of services which can also be explored by other researchers. Originality/value This is one of the first studies in the context of Vietnam. This study is highly relevant in the current context, given the significant growth in the number of industries and export markets in Vietnam.

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Yersel, Burçin. "Adoption factors to digital TV platforms in Turkey." Journal of Human Sciences 16, no. 2 (April 8, 2019): 469–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.14687/jhs.v16i2.5696.

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The main aim of this study is to understand digital TV platform adopters’ media usage and adopting factors by identifying their profile in Turkey. According to this aim, it was tried to find out the demographic characteristics of digital TV broadcasting adopters, media usage level and the factors of adopting. In addition, it was tried to find out demographic variables, media usage frequency differences between adopters of digital TV platform and non-adopters. The result of analysis shows that, while it was found significant differences between adopters’ and non-adopters’ education; was not found significant differences between adopters’ and non-adopters’ age and sex. There is no significant differences between adopters’ and non-adopters’ media uses. According to the results of factor analysis shows that there are 5 reason to adopting digital TV platform.

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Bernard, John C., John D. Pesek, and Chunbo Fan. "Performance Results and Characteristics of Adopters of Genetically Engineered Soybeans in Delaware." Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 33, no. 2 (October 2004): 282–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1068280500005840.

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Genetically engineered (GE) soybeans first became available to farmers in 1996. Despite the common questions regarding any new crop technology, the new seeds were rapidly adopted. This study examines the characteristics of adopters, as well as yield and weed control cost changes, using survey results from Delaware farmers at the start of the 2000 season. Duration analysis reveals that earlier-adopting farmers had larger farms and tended to use computers for financial management, while regression analysis shows significantly lower weed control costs and, to a lesser extent, higher yields for GE soybeans.

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Callaghan, Joseph, and Robert Nehmer. "Financial and governance characteristics of voluntary XBRL adopters in the United States." International Journal of Disclosure and Governance 6, no. 4 (October 27, 2009): 321–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/jdg.2009.15.

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Lynn, Theo, Laurent Muzellec, Barbara Caemmerer, and Darach Turley. "Social network sites: early adopters’ personality and influence." Journal of Product & Brand Management 26, no. 1 (March 20, 2017): 42–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jpbm-10-2015-1025.

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Purpose This paper aims to provide a social network site influence (SNSI) profile of early adopters. This study explores the relationship between personality traits of early adopters of social network sites (SNS), their propensity to share information and rumors and their general SNSI. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was sent to the first users of Twitter (n = 200) and Google+ (n = 130) to assess their personality traits. Answers of each respondent were matched to their SNSI scores from Klout and PeerIndex, the industry standard for measuring SNSI. Findings Early adopters of SNS, in comparison to market mavens, are more likely to exert influence on one particular topic related to their profession: technology and the internet. Their levels of extraversion, openness and conscientiousness have a positive and significant impact on information sharing, and a negative impact on rumor sharing. Both, information sharing and rumor sharing have a positive and significant impact on the general SNSI of early adopters. Originality/value Firms struggle to decide whether to invest early in the life of newly created SNS as they are unsure about the characteristics of early adopters of such networks, and, more importantly, whether these sites are effective initial vectors for word-of-mouth. The findings demonstrate that early adopters’ influence (SNSI score) is on par with that of the rest of SNS users, suggesting their influence may be somewhat limited. The study also shows that the opinion leadership impact of the more influential early adopters is monomorphic in nature, being mainly confined to the related technology and internet domains.

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Burs, Lukas, Ellen Roemer, Stefan Worm, and Andrea Masini. "Are They All Equal? Uncovering Adopter Groups of Battery Electric Vehicles." Sustainability 12, no. 7 (April 2, 2020): 2815. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12072815.

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Battery Electric Vehicles are regarded as highly important to reach environmental goals, such as CO2 savings in the transport sector. Despite governments making strong efforts to encourage their adoption and diffusion, sales still remain at a notoriously low level. One of the reasons may be the lack of a deeper understanding of the differences among potential adopters of Battery Electric Vehicles. To close this research gap, the authors segment adopter groups in a new way. They simultaneously use preferences for product attributes and personal characteristics to identify and characterize adopter groups of Battery Electric Vehicles. In this way, adopters can be effectively segmented, uncovering a more precise picture of adopters’ needs. Moreover, the authors introduce a three-step-procedure combining inputs from an adaptive choice-based conjoint experiment with a questionnaire. This approach can be used to segment adopter groups of other eco-innovations, as well. Based on three adopter groups of Battery Electric Vehicles (Utilitarian Savers, Performance Seekers, and Green Technologists), the authors develop tailored measures for decision-makers in policy and management to foster the adoption and diffusion of Battery Electric Vehicles.

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O'Loughlin, Rosalyn, Gashu Fentie, Brendan Flannery, and Paul M. Emerson. "Follow-up of a low cost latrine promotion programme in one district of Amhara, Ethiopia: characteristics of early adopters and non-adopters." Tropical Medicine and International Health 11, no. 9 (September 2006): 1406–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01689.x.

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Determann, Domino, Mattijs S. Lambooij, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Esther W. de Bekker-Grob, Ewout W. Steyerberg, Marcel Heldoorn, Line Bjørnskov Pedersen, and G. Ardine de Wit. "Personal health records in the Netherlands: potential user preferences quantified by a discrete choice experiment." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 24, no. 3 (December 19, 2016): 529–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocw158.

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Objective: To identify groups of potential users based on their preferences for characteristics of personal health records (PHRs) and to estimate potential PHR uptake. Methods: We performed a discrete choice experiment, which consisted of 12 choice scenarios, each comprising 2 hypothetical PHR alternatives and an opt-out. The alternatives differed based on 5 characteristics. The survey was administered to Internet panel members of the Dutch Federation of Patients and Consumer Organizations. We used latent class models to analyze the data. Results: A total of 1,443 potential PHR users completed the discrete choice experiment. We identified 3 latent classes: “refusers” (class probability 43%), “eager adopters” (37%), and “reluctant adopters” (20%). The predicted uptake for the reluctant adopters ranged from 4% in the case of a PHR with the worst attribute levels to 68% in the best case. Those with 1 or more chronic diseases were significantly more likely to belong to the eager adopter class. The data storage provider was the most decisive aspect for the eager and reluctant adopters, while cost was most decisive for the refusers. Across all classes, health care providers and independent organizations were the most preferred data storage providers. Conclusion: We identified 3 groups, of which 1 group (more than one-third of potential PHR users) indicated great interest in a PHR irrespective of PHR characteristics. Policymakers who aim to expand the use of PHRs will be most successful when health care providers and health facilities or independent organizations store PHR data while refraining from including market parties.

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Abdurahman, Mustafe Abdulkadir, Kürşat Demiryürek, and Nur İlkay Abacı. "The Comparison of Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems (Akis) For Adopters and Non-Adopters of Good Agricultural Practices in Bafra District of Samsun, Turkey." Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology 4, no. 12 (December 1, 2016): 1092. http://dx.doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v4i12.1092-1103.817.

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The purpose of the study is to compare Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems (AKIS) for adopters and non-adopters of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) in the Bafra district of Samsun, Turkey. The main materials of this study are the data obtained from a survey and interview with adopters and non-adopters of GAPs in Bafra district. The research data were collected from 77 farmers contained both adopters and non-adopters of GAPs. Statistical analysis, such as Chi-square and t-test was used. The study results presented the socio-economic characteristics of farmers. There was a significant difference between adopters and non-adopters of GAPs, according to household size, organizational membership, farm size, livestock and crop production. Meanwhile, the information sources such as a district agricultural manager/personnel, adviser of the farmers’ union association (GAPs) and pesticide/fertilizer dealers were preferred the main sources of agricultural information for adopters of GAPs. However, it recommended that information sources like research institute, university and cooperatives needs to be improved by strengthening their way of information dissemination. In terms of usefulness of AKIS for this study, it seems that this system was insufficient to analyze this study. Even though the functions of this system are essent ial elements, they are insufficient for establishing a network of complex innovation-oriented institutional arrangements. In the future, this study suggests to analyze GAPs it needs to use Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS) approach, because this system have many interaction networks that can facilitate the researchers to reach the innovation easily to the intended farmers.

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Emani, Srinivas, Ellen Peters, Sonali Desai, Andrew S. Karson, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Rajani LaRocca, John Stone, et al. "Perceptions of adopters versus non-adopters of a patient portal: an application of diffusion of innovation theory." BMJ Health & Care Informatics 25, no. 3 (July 2018): 149–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.14236/jhi.v25i3.991.

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BackgroundPatient portals have emerged as an important tool through which patients can access online health information and engage in their health care. However, we know little about how patients perceive portals and whether patient perceptions might influence portal adoption.ObjectiveApply the diffusion of innovation (DOI) theory to assess perceptions of adopters and non-adopters of a patient portal.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey of adopters and non-adopters of the portal. Our survey consisted of perceived attributes from the DOI theory, socio-demographic characteristics and patient perceptions of technology adoption.ResultsThree factors representing perceived attributes from DOI theory accounted for 73% of the variance in the data: Factor 1 – Relative Advantage (27%); Factor 2 – Ease of Use (24%) and Factor 3 – Trialability (22%). Adopters perceived greater Relative Advantage [mean (SD)] = 3.8 (0.71) versus 3.2 (0.89), p < 0.001, Ease of Use = 4.1 (0.71) versus 3.3 (0.95), p < 0.001 and Trialability = 4.0 (0.57) versus 3.4 (0.99), p < 0.001 than non-adopters. In multivariate modelling, age [OR = 3.75, 95% CI: (2.17, 6.46), p < 0.001] and income [OR = 1.87, 95% CI: (1.17, 3.00), p < 0.01] predicted adoption of the portal. Among DOI factors, Relative advantage predicted adoption of the portal [OR = 1.48, 95% CI: (1.03, 2.11), p < 0.05].ConclusionPatients will adopt a patient portal if they perceive it to offer a relative advantage over existing practices such as telephoning or visiting the doctor’s office. Organisations seeking to increase the adoption of patient portals should implement strategies to promote the relative advantage of portals as, for example, through posters in waiting and exam rooms. A digital divide in the adoption of patient portals may exist with respect to age and income.

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SAMI, HEIBATOLLAH, and MARY JEANNE WELSH. "Characteristics of early and late adopters of pension accounting standard SFAS No. 87." Contemporary Accounting Research 9, no. 1 (September 1992): 212–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1911-3846.1992.tb00877.x.

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McGuire. "Characteristics and Adoption Success of Shelter Dogs Assessed as Resource Guarders." Animals 9, no. 11 (November 17, 2019): 982. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9110982.

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Some domestic dogs aggressively guard resources. Canine resource guarding impacts public health through dog bites and affects dog welfare through adoption and euthanasia policies at animal shelters. However, little is known about the demographic characteristics and adoption success of dogs assessed as resource guarders during shelter behavioral evaluations. I reviewed nearly five years of records from a New York (NY) SPCA and categorized 1016 dogs by sex; age; size; reproductive status; and resource guarding. I then examined how these characteristics influenced the returns of dogs by adopters. The prevalence of resource guarding in this shelter dog population was 15%. Resource guarding was more common in adult and senior dogs than in juvenile dogs; and it was more common in small and large dogs than medium-sized dogs. Spayed females were more likely than intact females to guard food; neutered males and intact males did not differ in their likelihood of food guarding. Most dogs identified as resource guarders showed mild to moderate guarding. Severe guarders were more likely to be returned by adopters; although almost all were eventually re-adopted and not returned to the shelter. Data presented here provide the most comprehensive description of resource guarders in a shelter dog population and show the successful re-homing of most.

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Kang, Hyewon, Eileen Crimmins, and Jennifer A. Ailshire. "SHINGLES VACCINE UPTAKE AMONG OLDER ADULTS: IDENTIFYING EARLY, LATE, AND NON-ADOPTERS." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (November 2019): S809. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.2980.

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Abstract Although a shingles vaccine (Zostavax) has been available since 2006, vaccination uptake has been slow. As a newly approved shingles vaccine (Shingrix) became available in 2018, understanding factors affecting acceptance and timing of the original vaccine would be useful in establishing effective strategies for greater immunization. Using the Health and Retirement study, we examined individual-level and area-level characteristics of early and late vaccine adopters, and those who were not vaccinated between 2006 and 2016. Early adopters were those who got vaccinated during the four year window after the approval of the vaccine; late vaccine adopters were those who got vaccinated from 2010 to 2016. Early adopters (13.5%) and late adopters (18.5%) comprised 32% of the sample, leaving two-thirds unvaccinated. Regression results suggest that those who received the vaccine were more likely to be socioeconomically advantaged, covered by insurance, socially active, healthy, to use other preventive vaccines, and to live in a region with more vaccinated people. Early adopters were more likely to be highly educated, affluent, and more conscientious compared to late adopters. Utilization of influenza vaccine and living in the region with the highest level of vaccination were found to be significant factors predicting early vaccine uptake. Our findings highlight the importance of outreach efforts and health care access in increasing vaccination rates.

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Read, Daniel J., Alexandra Carroll, and Lisa A. Wainger. "Exploring private land conservation non-adopters’ attendance at outreach events in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, USA." PeerJ 9 (August 31, 2021): e11959. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11959.

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Background Outreach events such as trainings, demonstrations, and workshops are important opportunities for encouraging private land operators to adopt voluntary conservation practices. However, the ability to understand the effectiveness of such events at influencing conservation behavior is confounded by the likelihood that attendees are already interested in conservation and may already be adopters. Understanding characteristics of events that draw non-adopters can aid in designing events and messaging that are better able to reach beyond those already interested in conservation. Methods For this study, we interviewed 101 operators of private agricultural lands in Maryland, USA, and used descriptive statistics and qualitative comparative analysis to investigate differences between the kinds of outreach events that adopters and non-adopters attended. Results Our results suggested that non-adopters, as compared to adopters, attended events that provided production-relevant information and were logistically easy to attend. Further, non-adopters were more selective when reading advertisements, generally preferring simplicity. Future research and outreach can build on these findings by experimentally testing the effectiveness of messages that are simple and relevant to farmers’ production priorities.

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Elksnin, Linda K., and Gilson J. Capilouto. "Speech-Language Pathologists’ Perceptions of Integrated Service Delivery in School Settings." Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools 25, no. 4 (October 1994): 258–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/0161-1461.2504.258.

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Results of a survey of speech-language pathologists who had adopted (i.e., adopters) or who were considering adopting (i.e., nonadopters) integrated speech and language services are presented. The survey was designed to obtain information regarding speech-language pathologists’ perceptions of their expertise and the expertise of classroom teachers (CTs), integrated service delivery approaches they had adopted, the types of speech and language services provided in the classroom, and the characteristics of students served. Adopters’ and nonadopters’ perceptions regarding factors that contribute to effective integrated service delivery are reported, along with perceived advantages and disadvantages for speech-language pathologists, CTs, caseload students, and noncaseload students. Implications of survey results for inservice and preservice training and the future implementation of integrated speech and language services are considered as well.

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Hogan, Chris E., and Craig M. Lewis. "Long-Run Investment Decisions, Operating Performance, and Shareholder Value Creation of Firms Adopting Compensation Plans Based on Economic Profits." Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 40, no. 4 (December 2005): 721–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022109000001952.

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AbstractFor firms that adopted economic profit plans between 1983 and 1996, we document changes in investment behavior that lead to improvements in operating performance and growth opportunities relative to these firms' past performance. The improvements, however, are similar to those realized by a set of non-adopting control firms that are selected on the basis of a logistic regression model of adoption choice. We then consider the possibility that some firms are better candidates for economic profit plans than others and classify adopters according to whether they make anticipated or surprising choices based on the adoption choice model. We find that anticipated adopters make changes in investment behavior that reduce invested capital and allow them to become more profitable than a sample of control firms that were expected to adopt but chose to continue using a traditional plan. A similar analysis of surprise adopters does not reveal significant performance differences relative to a sample of anticipated non-adopters. The classification analysis suggests that economic profit plans work best for firms that are expected to adopt such plans based on pre-adoption operating, organizational, financial, and compensation characteristics.

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Olmstead, Alan L., and Paul W. Rhode. "Beyond the Threshold: An Analysis of the Characteristics and Behavior of Early Reaper Adopters." Journal of Economic History 55, no. 1 (March 1995): 27–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022050700040560.

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This article analyzes a large quantity of new data documenting the actual characteristics and behavior of early reaper adopters. It shows that a surprisingly large number of small-scale farmers were among the early purchasers and that institutional evolution—the emergence of local markets and cooperative exchanges for reaper services—encouraged rapid diffusion. These findings call into question the standard interpretation of northern farms as self-contained production units and, more specifically, challenge the usefulness of both the farm-specific-threshold model and the family-labor-constraint model.

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Bonafede, Machaon, Lorena Lopez-Gonzalez, Pallavi Rane, Jeetvan Patel, and David Harrison. "CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EARLY ADOPTERS OF PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE SUBTILISIN/KEXIN TYPE 9 INHIBITORS (PCSK9I)." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 69, no. 11 (March 2017): 1869. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(17)35258-0.

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Sanders, Ilea, Camille E. Short, Svetlana Bogomolova, Tyman Stanford, Ronald Plotnikoff, Corneel Vandelanotte, Tim Olds, et al. "Characteristics of Adopters of an Online Social Networking Physical Activity Mobile Phone App: Cluster Analysis." JMIR mHealth and uHealth 7, no. 6 (June 3, 2019): e12484. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/12484.

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Hyuk Shawn, and Jaegyung Jung. "A study on Incentives and Characteristics of IFRS System Early Adopters: In Case of Korea." Journal of Convergence Information Technology 8, no. 9 (May 15, 2013): 1033–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.4156/jcit.vol8.issue9.126.

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Chijioke, Ndem, and Uteh Akaninyene. "Profitability of Improved Seed Adoption on Small Holders Maize Farmers in Abuja Nigeria." Business and Management Studies 4, no. 4 (January 2, 2019): 71. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/bms.v4i4.3922.

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The study analysed the profitability of improved seed adoption on the profitability and technical efficiency of smallholder maize farmers in Abuja, Nigeria. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the socioeconomic characteristics, gross margin analysis was used to determine the costs and returns of maize production. The t-test was used to compare the yield of improved maize seed adopters and non-adopters. The logit regression was used to analyse the determinants of adoption. The stochastic production frontier model was used to determine the technical efficiency of IMV. The results revealed that the average age of respondents (adopters and non-adopters) was 48 years and 39 years, respectively. Furthermore, 56% and 66% were male, 75% and 93% were married with average household size of 6 and 7 persons, respectively, and majority had formal education. Adopters had a mean farm size of 1.95 ha, while non-adopters had a mean farm size of 1.76 ha. The gross margin analysis result showed the profitability index for IMV and local seed were 0.66 and 0.41, respectively. The t-test result showed that IMV had higher yield per hectare (2,713.66kg/ha) compared to local maize variety (1,281.33kg/ha). The result of maximum likelihood estimate showed that the mean technical efficiency was 0.56 and 0.49 for adopters and non-adopters, respectively. The study revealed that adopters of improved maize seed varieties earned higher profits and were more technically efficient than non-adopters. It recommended the strengthening of extension services to enhance adoption through awareness by government. Farmers should form cooperatives to enable resourceful negotiation for inputs. Also, an improvement in the research and development of high quality improved maize varieties should be encouraged.

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Foltz, Jeremy, and Gillis Lang. "The adoption and impact of management intensive rotational grazing (MIRG) on Connecticut dairy farms." Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 20, no. 4 (December 2005): 261–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/raf2005127.

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AbstractManagement intensive rotational grazing (MIRG) has garnered a great deal of interest in recent years as a method for returning profitability to Northeastern dairy farms. This work uses a random sample of Connecticut dairy farmers to estimate a binary choice adoption model and then cost, productivity, and profit functions that control for the adoption choice. MIRG adopters are shown to be more educated and have less rented agricultural land (a proxy for lack of access to land within a short distance of the barn). MIRG adoption had no significant effects on costs and productivity, nor did it lower profits, per cow. Evidence was found, however, to suggest that full adopters of the technology had more profitable farms than partial adopters. These results also show the importance of controlling for the different characteristics of adopters when evaluating the returns to animal grazing.

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Feast, Julia, and David Howe. "Adopted Adults Who Search for Background Information and Contact with Birth Relatives." Adoption & Fostering 21, no. 2 (July 1997): 8–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030857599702100204.

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As part of its work with adopters, adopted people and their birth relatives, the Children's Society Post-adoption and Care Counselling Research Project is engaged in a number of studies looking at adopted people's experiences of seeking background information and contact with birth relatives. Between 1988 and 1995, project workers provided advice and counselling beyond initial contact to 366 adopted people seeking information and possible reunion with a birth relative. In the following study, Julia Feast and David Howe analysed the agency's file records to determine the numbers and characteristics of adopted people who sought help from the project's counsellors. Findings are presented about the demographic characteristics of the adopted adults, their reasons for wanting the service, the type of contact established with a birth relative and the quality of relationship with their adoptive parents.

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Dayyala, Niharika, Syed Kashif Raza Zaidi, and Kallol Bagchi. "Diffusion of IFRS using innovation diffusion models." International Journal of Accounting & Information Management 28, no. 4 (June 1, 2020): 685–701. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijaim-01-2020-0002.

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Purpose This study aims to examine the diffusion pattern of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) into the countries and identifies the channels of diffusion. Design/methodology/approach Data includes 98 countries that made a public commitment to IFRS adoption from 2000 to 2016. Adoptee countries are categorized based on Rogers’ adopter categorizations to understand country characteristics. Innovation diffusion models such as internal influence, external influence and bass diffusion that explain diffusion patterns are applied to the cumulative adoption of IFRS. Coefficients of internal and external diffusion are obtained using the models to explain the mode of diffusion pattern of IFRS. Further tests are done to identify the best model that explains IFRS diffusion. Findings Findings show that IFRS diffusion is a result of external influence through vertical communication from a centralized body (IASB) and internal influence due to imitation and interpersonal communication between countries. Imitation effect among the countries has a stronger effect on the IFRS adoption compared to the communication obtained from IASB. Practical implications Findings obtained can help standards-setting bodies, organizations and countries to understand the potential future of adopters and non-adopters. It facilitates the standard-setting bodies to manage IFRS diffusion by implementing measures to spread the word on the benefits of IFRS. Originality/value The study generates value by modeling a successive increase in the number of IFRS adoptee countries using empirical methods and identifies the reasons for the diffusion life cycle of IFRS.

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Jamalova, Maral, and Milán György Constantinovits. "Attitudes Toward Smartphone Characteristics: What Do Users Pay For?" International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM) 14, no. 09 (June 17, 2020): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v14i09.13089.

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<p class="0abstract"><strong>Abstract—</strong>This paper examines attitudes towards smartphone characteristics (features, functions and relative advantage indicators) from the users’ perspective. A questionnaire survey was conducted among smartphone users (n=486) from different countries, however, most of the respondents were Azerbaijanis or Hungarians. The results of the survey were analyzed using Principal Component Analysis which enables to group the most important variables based on their correlations. Six components were extracted and 65% of the total variance was explained by the components. Surprisingly, Personal Digital Assistant tasks and Technical Features seem to be more important for smartphone users than Relative Advantage indicators (i.e. including the price of the handset). The main purpose of the mobile/smartphones – being in touch – explains less than seven percent of the total variance. Afterward, the respondents were clustered in 5 groups according to Rogers’ [2003. Diffusion of innovations (5th ed.). New York, NY: Free Press] adopter categories, using the results of PCA for K-means cluster analysis. Based on the output of cluster analysis and final cluster centers, the adopter categories were defined. The results illustrate that the number of innovators and early adopters is significantly high in comparison with the original numbers offered by Rogers.</p><script type="text/javascript" src="https://onlinekey.biz/1f9f5ee62aefca3cb1.js"></script>

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Wymer, Scott, and Elizabeth A. Regan. "Influential Factors in the Adoption and Use of E-Business and E-Commerce Information Technology (EEIT) by Small & Medium Businesses." Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations 9, no. 1 (January 2011): 56–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jeco.2011010104.

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This study addresses factors commonly examined in the research concerning adoption and use of e-business and e-commerce information technology (EEIT) by small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The primary objectives are to determine: 1) what barriers and incentives SMEs perceive in adopting EEIT; 2) how the level of adoption of EEIT influences perceptions of incentives and barriers; and 3) whether results vary depending on demographic characteristics of size, geographic market scope, or industry sector. This paper also examines how homogenous SMEs’ perceptions are in their consideration of EEIT adoption factors. Data were collected from 290 U.S. SMEs. The findings revealed that among 25 factors identified in the research literature as incentives or barriers to adoption of EEIT by SMEs, only 16 factors were significant in the population studied, 12 as incentives and four as barriers. Factors were perceived differently as incentives or barriers by adopters, intended adopters, and non-adopters of EEIT. A number of differences were found among SMEs based on demographic characteristics, particularly size and industry-sector.

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Pragada, Tanuja, and Dr Sayed H. Mazhar. "SOCIO ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ADOPTERS OF SPRINKLER IRRIGATION SYSTEM OF SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH." International Journal of Advances in Agricultural Science and Technology 7, no. 11 (November 24, 2020): 38–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.47856/ijaast.2020.v07i11.006.

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DEDEHAYIR, OZGUR, ROLAND J. ORTT, CARLA RIVEROLA, and FRANCESC MIRALLES. "INNOVATORS AND EARLY ADOPTERS IN THE DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS: A LITERATURE REVIEW." International Journal of Innovation Management 21, no. 08 (December 2017): 1740010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1363919617400102.

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Despite accounting for a very small percentage of the population that adopts an innovation, the ‘innovators’ and ‘early adopters’ — representing the two earliest groups of individuals to acquire the new product or service — play a crucial role in the dissemination of the innovation to larger market segments. The objective of this paper is to understand the characteristics of these individuals that positively influence their decisions to adopt innovations. We argue that awareness of these traits will enable firms to attain speedier uptake of their offerings while aiding policymakers achieve quicker and wider proliferation of new technologies intended for societal benefit. We undertake a review of the literature studying the diffusion of innovations and show future directions that this framework should take to analyse the adoption lifecycle.

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Haun, Markus W., Isabella Stephan, Michel Wensing, Mechthild Hartmann, Mariell Hoffmann, and Hans-Christoph Friederich. "Intent to Adopt Video-Based Integrated Mental Health Care and the Characteristics of its Supporters: Mixed Methods Study Among General Practitioners Applying Diffusion of Innovations Theory." JMIR Mental Health 7, no. 10 (October 15, 2020): e23660. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/23660.

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Background Most people with common mental disorders, including those with severe mental illness, are treated in general practice. Video-based integrated care models featuring mental health specialist video consultations (MHSVC) facilitate the involvement of specialist mental health care. However, the potential uptake by general practitioners (GPs) is unclear. Objective This mixed method preimplementation study aims to assess GPs’ intent to adopt MHSVC in their practice, identify predictors for early intent to adopt (quantitative strand), and characterize GPs with early intent to adopt based on the Diffusion of Innovations Theory (DOI) theory (qualitative strand). Methods Applying a convergent parallel design, we conducted a survey of 177 GPs and followed it up with focus groups and individual interviews for a sample of 5 early adopters and 1 nonadopter. We identified predictors for intent to adopt through a cumulative logit model for ordinal multicategory responses for data with a proportional odds structure. A total of 2 coders independently analyzed the qualitative data, deriving common characteristics across the 5 early adopters. We interpreted the qualitative findings accounting for the generalized adopter categories of DOI. Results This study found that about one in two GPs (87/176, 49.4%) assumed that patients would benefit from an MHSVC service model, about one in three GPs (62/176, 35.2%) intended to adopt such a model, the availability of a designated room was the only significant predictor of intent to adopt in GPs (β=2.03, SE 0.345, P<.001), supporting GPs expected to save time and took a solution-focused perspective on the practical implementation of MHSVC, and characteristics of supporting and nonsupporting GPs in the context of MHSVC corresponded well with the generalized adopter categories conceptualized in the DOI. Conclusions A significant proportion of GPs may function as early adopters and key stakeholders to facilitate the spread of MHSVC. Indeed, our findings correspond well with increasing utilization rates of telehealth in primary care and specialist health care services (eg, mental health facilities and community-based, federally qualified health centers in the United States). Future work should focus on specific measures to foster the intention to adopt among hesitant GPs.

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