PERAN KELOMPOK INFORMASI MASYARAKAT (KIM) DALAM PEMBERDAYAAN POTENSI LOKAL DI KAMPUNG JAMBU DESA KARANGSONO KECAMATAN KANIGORO KABUPATEN BLITAR

This study aims to describe the role of Community Information Groups (KIM) in forming agricultural business networks in order to improve the community's economy through empowering local potentials in Karangsono Village, Kanigoro District, Blitar Regency. The approach used is to use the theory of diffusion of innovation which has 4 elements of the innovation diffusion process, namely innovation, communication channels, time and social system. However, researchers are more focused on the process of diffusion of innovations in forming a network using communication channels. This study will explain the innovations of KIM members which will be disseminated to the public using qualitative descriptive methods. This research data collection through interviews and field observations. The results of this study are the diffusion of innovation in forming business networks through communication channels that have been created by KIM members. So that the innovation process that has been disseminated can be accepted by the community and can change the community to be more prosperous.

Industry Leaders’ Perceptions of Residential Wood Pellet Technology Diffusion in the Northeastern U.S.

Within a shifting climate of renewable energy options, technology innovations in the energy sector are vital in combating fossil-fuel-driven climate change and economic growth. To enter this market dominated by fossil fuels, renewable energy innovations need to overcome significant barriers related to cost, relative advantages compared to fossil fuels, and policy incentive programs. A better understanding of the innovation diffusion of new technologies in establishing the renewable energy industry can aid policy makers in designing and implementing other renewable energy support programs and improving adoption rates within existing programs. This study assessed industry leaders’ perceptions through semi-structured interviews. We explored the innovation diffusion process of wood pellet residential heating technology, as well as policy needs and barriers within this industry that are hindering successful long-term diffusion and sustainability. We show that while there is high potential to the wood pellet industry in terms of local resources and overall advantages to fossil fuels, it can be difficult to achieve sustainable economic growth with current cost barriers and further policy programs and incentives are needed in addition to improved communication to reduce adoption barriers for wood pellet technology.

Preprints and Scholarly Communication: An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Adoption, Practices, Drivers and Barriers

Background: Since 2013, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of preprint servers. Little is known about the position of researchers, funders, research performing organisations and other stakeholders with respect to this fast-paced landscape. In this article, we explore the perceived benefits and challenges of preprint posting, alongside issues including infrastructure and financial sustainability. We also discuss the definition of a ‘preprint’ in different communities, and the impact this has on uptake. Methods: This study is based on 38 semi-structured interviews of key stakeholders, based on a purposive heterogeneous sampling approach and undertaken between October 2018 and January 2019. Interviewees were primarily drawn from biology, chemistry and psychology, where use of preprints is growing. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and subjected to thematic analysis to identify trends. Interview questions were designed based on Innovation Diffusion Theory, which was also used to interpret our results. Results: Participants were conscious of the rising prominence of preprints and cited early and fast dissemination as their most appealing feature. Preprints were also considered to enable broader access to scientific literature and increased opportunities for informal commenting. The main concerns related to the lack of quality assurance and the ‘Ingelfinger rule’. We identified trust as an essential factor in preprint posting, and highlight the enabling role of Twitter in showcasing preprints. Conclusions: The preprints landscape is evolving fast, and disciplinary communities are at different stages in the innovation diffusion process. The landscape is characterised by experimentation, which leads to the conclusion that a one-size-fits-all approach to preprints is not feasible. Cooperation and active engagement between the stakeholders involved will play an important role going forward. We share questions for the further development of the preprints landscape, with the most important being whether preprint posting will develop as a publisher- or researcher-centric practice.

The role of customers and vendors in modern construction equipment technology diffusion

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the gap in knowledge by exploring the role of customers and vendors in diffusion of modern equipment technologies into the construction industry. Design/methodology/approach To address the need to consider both vendors and customers in the innovation diffusion process and the need for in-depth cross-sectional studies, semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 147 participants including 85 vendors and 62 customers of modern construction technologies at company, project and operational levels in Australia and North America. Thematic analysis and an analytic hierarchy process illustrate the critical role of both customers and vendors in the diffusion process of modern equipment technologies. Findings A new conceptual model is presented which classifies modern equipment technology customers into four categories: visionaries (group I); innovators (group II); pragmatists (group III); and conservatives (group IV) based on the way in which they interact with vendors in the innovation diffusion process. The results also reveal that there is a significant emotional/affective aspect of innovation diffusion decisions which has not been recognised in previous research. Originality/value The major contribution of this study is that it analyses the role of both vendors and customers in the equipment technology diffusion process at three different levels (strategic, project and operational) in large corporations and small-to-medium-sized businesses. The findings not only advance construction innovation research beyond traditional linear models of innovation, but also provide new knowledge which enable customers and vendors to interact more effectively in the diffusion of new construction equipment technologies.

Exploring Consumer Decision-making Processes Regarding the Adoption of Mobile Payments: A Qualitative Study

Objective - The main objective of this study is to gain deeper understanding on the decision-making process of how and why consumers are adopting mobile payment in Indonesia. Methodology/Technique - The study was a qualitative study that included an experiment to the research design. A total of six young people were voluntarily participated in the study. Our finding provides explanation of salient factors that might drive or hinder the adoption in five different stages of innovation-diffusion process. Findings – Overall, our finding indicated that the attractiveness of rewards was an intriguing factor that greatly influences consumer decision whether to use mobile payment or not. Novelty - The uniqueness of our study lies on the use of innovative approaches to address the mobile payment adoption issues from different perspective than prior literatures. Type of Paper - Empirical Keywords: Consumers' Decision-Making; Financial Technology; Innovation-Decision Process; Mobile Payment Adoption; Technology Adoption. JEL Classification: M15, M31.

Preconditions for the Management of Invention-Innovation Diffusion Process

This paper contributes to improvement of innovation management. An idea to be developed into an innovation needs a successfully managed whole invention-innovation-diffusion process. Innovation management remains a complex process. Managers with their specialist´s narrow viewpoint can hardly be holistic enough. The difference in knowledge, educational level and specialization among entrepreneurs in SME and researchers in institutions contributes to the difficult cooperation among them. With dialectical systems theory the most important viewpoints can be selected and with the law of requisite holism the innovation management process can become manageable and successful. To support diffusion of inventions their cooperation should be based on ethics of interdependence. Inventions become innovations when purchased and used in social systems as a result of IIDP. Many crises were identified after 2008 and socially responsibly behaving management could be one of the possible solutions.