Intermediation for technology diffusion and user innovation in a developing rural economy: a social learning perspective
Summary. Academic research centers can effectively transfer technology to rural small businesses by acting as intermediaries that broker, facilitate, and configure technology for end-users. A study of fish farming businesses in rural Colombia shows that intermediation activities help users adopt and adapt technology through social learning. The research identifies specific design components that optimize technology transfer from universities to rural industries in developing economies.
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Theodorakopoulos, N., Bennett, D., & Preciado, D. J. S.. (2014). Intermediation for technology diffusion and user innovation in a developing rural economy: a social learning perspective. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2014.971077
Theodorakopoulos, Nicholas, et al. “Intermediation for technology diffusion and user innovation in a developing rural economy: a social learning perspective.” Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2014.971077.
Theodorakopoulos, Nicholas, David Bennett, and Deycy Janeth Sánchez Preciado. 2014. “Intermediation for technology diffusion and user innovation in a developing rural economy: a social learning perspective.” Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2014.971077.
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title = {Intermediation for technology diffusion and user innovation in a developing rural economy: a social learning perspective},
author = {Nicholas Theodorakopoulos and David Bennett and Deycy Janeth Sánchez Preciado},
journal = {Entrepreneurship and Regional Development},
year = {2014},
doi = {10.1080/08985626.2014.971077},
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- DOI
- 10.1080/08985626.2014.971077
- Countries
- Colombia
- Regions
- South America
- Categories
- innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems, entrepreneurship
- Added
- 2026-04-28