A Multilevel Social Network Perspective on IT Adoption

摘要: Adoption of technologies has long been a key area research in the information systems (IS) discipline, and researchers have thus interested attributes, beliefs, intentions, behaviors individuals organizations that can explain technology (IT) adoption. The focal unit adoption mainly organizations, however, at group or social network levels as well interorganizational level recently gained increased interest from researchers. This recent focus views world being sum all relations. Various theories exist seek to emphasize different proficiencies networks theoretical mechanisms for behavior networks. core idea these is are valuable, relations among actors affect individuals, groups, industries, societies. IS also found theory help Some researchers, addition, acknowledge most situations involve phenomena occurring multiple levels, yet applies single analysis. Multilevel address theory, measurement, analysis required fully examining questions. chapter, therefore, adapts Coleman diagram into Framework Technology order how individual IT. As (1990) attempts create link between micro- macro-levels holistic manner, his approach applicable explaining IT