This research aims to empirically determine which factors best explain business to business adoption of a radical, high-tech innovation early in the diffusion process. Early lifecycle data collection provides insights about the differences in determinants of adoption at different times in the...

The study's thesis posits that by virtue of the enabling role of local governments, at the core of their public accountability must include the local economic development of their locality, which is termed in this study as 'economic accountability'. Grounded on the model of accountability,...

Can the institutional environment explain why some SMEs are more entrepreneurial and better performers than others? This study seeks answers to this question by developing and testing measurement and structural models of formal institutions as they relate to the strategic posture and...