Webster, Andrew Joseph orcid.org/0000-0002-5782-0793 and Gardner, John Grant orcid.org/0000-0001-7417-348X (2019) Aligning technology and institutional readiness: the adoption of innovation. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. pp. 1-14. ISSN 0953-7325
Abstract
This paper explores and develops the concept of ‘readiness’ as it relates to the adoption of innovation. In particular, the paper discusses readiness in regard to the notion of ‘technology readiness’ levels, widely used today by both producers and users to monitor and manage emergent innovation. The paper argues that, while useful, this notion needs to be informed by and subsumed within a broader concept of ‘institutional readiness’. The latter is especially important in conceptualising how new technologies are actually adopted in organisational settings. The paper develops a model of institutional readiness that recognises the saliency of technology readiness but which embeds it within a broader sociotechnical framework. This is illustrated with reference to the emerging field of regenerative medicin
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
---|---|
Authors/Creators: |
|
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019, The Author(s). |
Dates: |
|
Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Sociology (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (ESRC) ES/L002779/1 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 03 Dec 2019 09:50 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2025 00:36 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2019.1601694 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/09537325.2019.1601694 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:154138 |
Download
Filename: Aligning_technology_and_institutional_readiness_the_adoption_of_innovation.pdf
Description: Aligning technology and institutional readiness the adoption of innovation
Licence: CC-BY 2.5