Drivers and Agglomeration Strength in the Adoption and Diffusion of Internet-based Technological Innovations in Latecomer’s Industrial Settings
摘要
Examining how specific roles of models predict and incorporate the effects on Internet-based technological innovations (IBTI) implementation with geographical agglomeration patterns to ascertain technological and economic gains is likely to significantly affect the global economy. The study investigated the systematic nature of connections among the drivers of IBTI and incorporate the intra and inter-sectoral tendencies and agglomeration patterns. Facilitating conditions as driver established that industrial clusters’ firms recognized the usefulness and advanced functions of IBTI, but threatened by inadequate enabling conditions to efficiently adopt and deploy the innovations. Firms’ attitudes toward using the innovations critically led to low level of investment on facilitating infrastructure that could aid proper adoption, while unavailability of adequate economic flexibility delivered by the services’ providers discourage firms from the adoption and diffusion. The availability of advanced technological infrastructure to support industrial firms’ performance is most critical, so as to improve their ability to compete globally. The acquisition and successful implementation of new technologies, and boosting technological innovation capabilities are pertinent to achieve economic growth. Capacity to utilize the timing of technological advancements to predict technological and economic cycles more effectively in the latecomer industrial spheres require understanding the impact and gains of technological innovations adoption and diffusion dynamics.