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Fast Organizations: A Comparative Study of the Rate of Adoption in Households and Organizations

Fast Organizations: A Comparative Study of the Rate of Adoption in Households and Organizations

Henrik Vejlgaard
Copyright: © 2015 |Volume: 6 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 11
ISSN: 1947-9301|EISSN: 1947-931X|EISBN13: 9781466677791|DOI: 10.4018/IJTD.2015070102
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Vejlgaard, Henrik. "Fast Organizations: A Comparative Study of the Rate of Adoption in Households and Organizations." IJTD vol.6, no.3 2015: pp.21-31. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJTD.2015070102

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Vejlgaard, H. (2015). Fast Organizations: A Comparative Study of the Rate of Adoption in Households and Organizations. International Journal of Technology Diffusion (IJTD), 6(3), 21-31. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJTD.2015070102

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Vejlgaard, Henrik. "Fast Organizations: A Comparative Study of the Rate of Adoption in Households and Organizations," International Journal of Technology Diffusion (IJTD) 6, no.3: 21-31. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJTD.2015070102

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Abstract

This study aims at finding out if households or organizations are faster in their acceptance of a technological innovation. The object of this study is digital terrestrial television (DTT), specifically the implementation of DTT in Denmark. The theoretical framework is diffusion of innovation theory. Three surveys were carried out for both households and organizations. Based on the surveys, the rate of adoption for households and for organizations could be established. It is clear that organizations accept new technology faster than households during the entire adoption process. An explanation may be that it is the employees in the organization who are the most open to technology innovations who set the agenda for the acceptance process. Danish culture can have had an influence on the findings. If that is the case the findings may be generalizable only to cultures that are similar to Danish culture.

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