Diffusion of innovations theory for alcohol, tobacco, and...

Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......than hundred years have passed since the diffusion of innovations theory originated. But...published (Rogers, 2003). The hallmark of diffusion of innovations theory is that it deals...adoption by people in a systematic manner. Diffusion of innovations theory is an effective...

Knitting up growth: I.B. Diffusion. (knit apparel manufacturer)

WWD;  February 28, 1990 ;     700+ words ......is clear. He wants his company, I.B. Diffusion, to provide one-stop knitwear shopping...polyester styles for $39 to $59. I.B. Diffusion has been offering a smattering of blouses...play a major role in increasing I.B. Diffusion's total volume from $72 million to $81...

INVESTIGATING THE Process of Diffusion Using an Analytical Puzzle

The American Biology Teacher;  September 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......in part, through the basic process of diffusion, the movement of a substance from an...Flytrap snap shut in response to the diffusion of ions and water out of specialized...regulate these processes as a whole, diffusion plays a major role in how they operate...

A Review and Critique of Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation Theory as it...

Organization Development Journal;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......organizations. Rogers' research and theory on the diffusion of innovations addresses this topic...The four primary elements of Rogers' diffusion of innovation theory are described, with...improvement is the lack of spread or diffusion of these types of changes, or innovations...

diffusion

A Dictionary of Geography;      356 words ...diffusion The widespread dispersal of an innovation from a centre...reversed baseball caps. T. Hägerstrand's model of diffusion (1968) implies the existence of a mean information field...evolution of information into innovation, and thus mould the diffusion wave; the ripple of innovation which spreads ...

Application of diffusion of innovations models in hospital knowledge...

Hospital Topics;  March 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ......system in hospitals. Building on the diffusion of innovations model, the authors address...authors address a number of principles of diffusion of innovations in the context of a complex...Keywords: complex adaptive systems, diffusion of innovations, knowledge management...

Diffusion Teams Up With NetCentric to Provide Internet Fax Distribution...

PR Newswire;  December 10, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Diffusion Leads Demand for Media-Independent Information Delivery Solutions MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Diffusion, Inc., developer of IntraExpress(TM), the first intranet...provider of software for the Internet infrastructure. Diffusion and NetCentric will work together to provide ...

The lateral diffusion of selectivity aggregated pepetides in giant...

Biophysical Journal;  March 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......aggregation of a transmembrane peptide on its diffusion in dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine and...giant unilamellar vesicles. The rate of diffusion for the transmembrane peptide complexes...pentamers, and hexamers. Comparisons with diffusion of lipids confirm that the diffusion...

Global competition, institutions, and the diffusion of organizational...

Administrative Science Quarterly;  June 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......national institutions shape processes of diffusion above and beyond the technical characteristics...differences in the rates of international diffusion of organizational practices have not...in order to understand the drivers of diffusion on a truly global scale. The question...

Innovation diffusion: "Estuary English" and local dialect differentiation:...

Linguistics: an interdisciplinary journal of the language sciences;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......linguistic innovations, traditional models of diffusion have been adopted largely uncritically...geographical critiques of these traditional diffusion models is demonstrated through an examination of the diffusion of eight linguistic innovations from...

Policy diffusion through institutional legitimation: state lotteries.

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory;  October 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...In the general diffusion of innovations as well as in public policy diffusion, the process may transpire in a relatively coherent...and it gains legitimacy. This study considers the diffusion of lotteries among American states, examining how...

Investigating diffusion using MAPLE, part I: Analytical solutions

JOM;  July 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...INTRODUCTION Diffusion is a fundamental phenomenon on which...are based. Studying the kinetics of diffusional processes is connected with the solution...well-known differential equations of diffusion (the first and most frequently used...

Lateral Diffusion of CO2 in Leaves Is Not Sufficient to Support...

Plant Physiology;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Lateral diffusion of CO2 was investigated in photosynthesizing...sub a^) caused only limited lateral diffusion into the greased areas. When single ...patch, demonstrating that lateral CO2 diffusion could not support A. The F^sub q^'/F...

Rigorous solution of the diffusion equation in a composite film of...

Polymer Engineering and Science;  April 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ...A rigorous solution of the diffusion of penetrant into a laminar film...with stepwise distribution of both diffusion coefficients and solubility coefficients...boundary between respective layers, the diffusion properties in the transient state...

Diffusion of TCE Through Soil-Bentonite Slurry Walls

Soil & Sediment Contamination;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Diffusion experiments performed using both a dissolved solution...obtained with free-phase TCE as the source of contaminant. Diffusion and sorption coefficients of a soil-bentonite slurry...10^ m^sup 2^/s and 0 cm^sup 3^/g, respectively. These diffusion and sorption coefficients were used to evaluate the ...