Table 1 Major components of Greenhalgh et al’s conceptual model for considering the determinants of diffusion, dissemination and implementation of innovations in organizations
Framework components | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|
Attributes of the innovation | Perceived attributes of the innovation explain much of the variance in adoption rates | Relative advantage, complexity, observability |
Organizational antecedents for innovation | General features of the organization that make it more or less innovative | Receptive context for change, absorptive capacity |
Organizational readiness for innovation | Readiness and/or willingness of the organization to adopt a particular innovation | Power balances, tension for change, innovation-system fit |
Adopters and the adoption process | Influential aspects of adopters and of adoption as a process | Meaning of the innovation to potential adopters |
Processes of assimilation | Organizations may move back and forth between initiation, development and implementation of the innovation | Complex, non-linear processes |
Implementation process | Specific steps involved in putting a decision into practice | Effective management, feedback and monitoring |
Communication and influence | Means of spreading the innovation | Champions, diffusion, dissemination |
Outer context | External influences on the organization | Socio-political climate, environmental stability |
Linkage between developers and users | Connections that facilitate movement of the innovation from developers to users | Effective knowledge transfer from developers to users |