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CIO Perceptions of Innovative Technology Adoption. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Sep 2008, Pages: 324
An exploration of the behavior of higher education
institutions in adopting innovative information
technology solutions before they have proven utility.
Six constructs were used to explore patterns of
adoption. A unique quantitative instrument examined
20 IT innovations through six constructs (diffusion,
infusion, alignment, recruitment, advocacy, and
differentiation quadrants). Key findings indicate
that (a) institutions are diffusing more technology
than can be infused, (b) technologies are not all
well aligned with the goal of providing students with
a clear (learning) advantage, (c) greater alignment
is achieved with lower levels of innovation adoption,
(d) technologies are used for recruiting purposes,
(e) the assertion that students are pushing for ever
increasing amounts of technologiecal innovaiton is an
overstatement and fluctuates according to institution
type, and (f) CIO's perceive the use of technology as
a differentiator of their institutions within the
higher education industry.
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