Integrating Models of Diffusion of Innovations: A Conceptual Framework
Summary. This paper develops a conceptual framework for understanding how innovations spread by organizing diffusion research variables into three components: innovation characteristics (public/private consequences, benefits/costs), adopter characteristics (familiarity, status, networks, personal qualities), and environmental context (geography, culture, politics, global uniformity). The framework emphasizes how these variables interact and gate adoption decisions, affecting the speed at which different actors adopt innovations.
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Wejnert, B.. (2002). Integrating Models of Diffusion of Innovations: A Conceptual Framework. Annual Review of Sociology. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.soc.28.110601.141051
Wejnert, Barbara. “Integrating Models of Diffusion of Innovations: A Conceptual Framework.” Annual Review of Sociology, 2002. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.soc.28.110601.141051.
Wejnert, Barbara. 2002. “Integrating Models of Diffusion of Innovations: A Conceptual Framework.” Annual Review of Sociology. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.soc.28.110601.141051.
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journal = {Annual Review of Sociology},
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- 10.1146/annurev.soc.28.110601.141051
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- United States
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- North America
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- innovation-theory, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28