2015 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Theory and Analysis toward Strategic Innovation Diffusion
| Project/Area Number |
25780264
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
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Principal Investigator |
ALCANTARA L.L. 立命館アジア太平洋大学, 国際経営学部, 准教授 (10584021)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | innovation / diffusion / institution |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The main purpose of the project is to examine innovation diffusion in an emerging industry using a multidisciplinary approach. In this project, I considered two types of innovation;cloud computing and biotech crops. In building the theoretical framework of the study, I have drawn upon theories in organization science, including bounded rationality, institutional theory and search theory. I published one paper on bounded rationality and competition, which helped me develop further my theory on innovation diffusion.
The study on cloud computing highlights the importance of institutional factors in facilitating the diffusion of cloud computing, which result in the emergence of new industries and revitalization of traditional industries. One paper was published on this topic.
In addition, using cross-national data on the adoption of biotech crops, I found that the adoption of biotech crops by countries is a process oriented towards goals and driven by resource dependence, social comparisons, and relationships. This study has been presented at an academic conference in the University of Oxford.
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