Information technology innovation diffusion: an information requirements paradigm

Nigel P. Melville, Ronald Ramírez · 2007 · Information Systems Journal

Summary. This paper explains why some manufacturing industries adopt internet-based innovations faster than others. The authors argue that information processing requirements—driven by process complexity, operational speed, and supply chain complexity—determine IT adoption rates. Analysis of US wood products and beverage manufacturing shows industries with higher information processing needs adopt IT innovations more extensively, with downstream supply chain structure playing a key role in adoption decisions.

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Melville, N. P., & Ramírez, R.. (2007). Information technology innovation diffusion: an information requirements paradigm. Information Systems Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2575.2007.00260.x

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DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2575.2007.00260.x
Countries: United States
Regions: North America
Categories: innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28