In this study we examine the reasons for the differential adoption levels of a new technology, that of electronic switching, across firms in the US telecommunications industry. Using theoretical postulates from the market-structure inducements approach to firm behavior, and the behavioral theory...

To take advantage of the globalization of markets, multinational corporations have increased the amount of innovation undertaken in their overseas subsidiaries. This has meant that managers in many different cultural environments now are innovating. This dissertation examines how the cultural...