TY - JOUR
T1 - Organisational Adoption of e-Business: The Case of an Innovation Management Tool at a University and Technology Transfer Office
AU - Troshani, Indrit
AU - Rampersad, Giselle
AU - Plewa, Carolin
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - While innovation is increasingly attracting the attention of academics and practitioners alike, there is paucity of research investigating the adoption of e-business solutions that support innovation development and commercialisation. Using qualitative evidence that is based on a case study incorporating a focus group and sixteen in-depth interviews across R&D, marketing and administration functions in a mid-sized Australian university and a technology transfer office, we investigate the organisational adoption of an innovation management tool. By applying the technology-organisation-environment framework to an innovation context, this study contributes to the existing body of knowledge by enhancing the current understanding of organisational adoption of innovation management tools. Management implications and future research directions are also discussed.
AB - While innovation is increasingly attracting the attention of academics and practitioners alike, there is paucity of research investigating the adoption of e-business solutions that support innovation development and commercialisation. Using qualitative evidence that is based on a case study incorporating a focus group and sixteen in-depth interviews across R&D, marketing and administration functions in a mid-sized Australian university and a technology transfer office, we investigate the organisational adoption of an innovation management tool. By applying the technology-organisation-environment framework to an innovation context, this study contributes to the existing body of knowledge by enhancing the current understanding of organisational adoption of innovation management tools. Management implications and future research directions are also discussed.
KW - Case study
KW - Innovation adoption
KW - Innovation management
KW - Networking
KW - Organisational adoption
KW - Technology-organisation-environment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=80052892815&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1504/IJNVO.2011.042483
DO - 10.1504/IJNVO.2011.042483
M3 - Article
VL - 9
SP - 265
EP - 282
JO - International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations
JF - International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations
SN - 1470-9503
IS - 3
ER -