Diffusion of innovation theory

Abstract

Innovation diffusion theory has been widely applied to the study of information technology (IT) innovations for more than the last decade and has provided insight into the adoption, implementation, infusion, and diffusion of IT innovations. This stream of research has strong potential for contributing both to the development of innovation diffusion theory and to providing pragmatic guidance to practitioners faced with the often difficult task of successfully introducing a new information technology or method to the workplace. Brief summaries are included of the five articles in this special issue of the DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems, which is devoted to information technology adoption, implementation, and diffusion.