Following modern innovation theory, this paper analyses in an evolutionary framework the impact of information network structures on firms' absorptive capacities and induced realization of technological progress (t.p.) in a finite set of firms. Main results of simulation analyses are: (i) At the...

This study aims to empirically investigate the role of expectations in innovation diffusion using metaverse discourse on social media. We also explore the dominant discourses that emerged during significant periods when expectations shifted. Expectations play a crucial role in the hype cycle and...

Strategic partnering has become a common place when introducing innovations to systems markets. In standards battles, network affiliation has been used as a market signal to create confidence in a format's success. This paper's authors thus develop and test a model aimed at finding the right...

Chapter 1. Introduction: Scientific Journey into a Strange Paradigm -- Part I From Logic to Circular Causality -- Chapter 2. Events, Patterns, and Structure -- Chapter 3. Equilibrium, Resilience, and Emergence -- Chapter 4. Prediction, Butterfly Effect, and Decision Making -- Part II Describing...

Purpose When retail businesses, especially small businesses with greater vulnerability, could not meet consumers in person during the recent pandemic crisis, how did they adapt to the situation? This study examined how small business practitioners (SBPs’) perceptions, trust and adoption...

Purpose This study first aims to survey the state of user innovation in Iran and then identified barriers and incentives for user innovation in Iran. Design/methodology/approach In this study, a questionnaire (through 1,360 adults from Iran) prepared by De Jong (2016) was used to survey user...

Purpose The concept of open innovation has captured the attention of both academics and practitioners alike. However, there is a dearth of research on how innovations can be diffused within open innovation ecosystems, a critical condition for the sustainability of such ecosystems. In this...