Table 1 Major components of the theoretical framework [30]
| Â | Framework components | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Â | Attributes of the innovation | Perceived attributes of the innovation explain much of the variance in adoption rates. |
Elements of the user system | Organizational antecedents for innovation | General features of the organization that make it more or less innovative. |
| Â | Organizational readiness for innovation | Factors that influence the organization's readiness and/or willingness to adopt a specific innovation. |
| Â | Adopter characteristics | Characteristics of adopters and their interactions with the innovation in the adoption process. |
| Â | Implementation process | Specific steps taken to put the adoption decision into practice. |
| Â | Processes of assimilation | Assimilation is a lengthy process, encompassing adoption and implementation. It is not linear, organizations may move back and forth between initiation, development and implementation of the innovation. |
| Â | Communication and influence Diffusion and dissemination | The means of spreading the innovation lie on a continuum from passive diffusion to active dissemination. |
| Â | Outer context | External influences on the organization's decision to adopt an innovation and efforts to implement it. |
| Â | Linkage among components of the model | Connections that facilitate movement of the innovation from the resource system to the user system. |