Exploring the Industry Innovation Diffusion through Social Network Analysis in Local Rice Industry

By using Social Network Analysis (SNA) method, the study tries to build up an industry innovation system through exploring organizations' interaction in local rice industry. The study summaries 4 innovation diffusion factors and 6 innovation demand factors as well as 8 innovation organizations...

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Published inSoochow journal of economics and business no. 73; p. 107
Main Authors Huang, Chih-Yen, Chang, Wen-Long, Lee, Huey-Ling, Lai, Ming-Hsing
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published Taipei Soochow University 01.06.2011
Subjects
Diffusion
Innovations
Rice
Social network analysis
Social networks
Studies
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Summary:By using Social Network Analysis (SNA) method, the study tries to build up an industry innovation system through exploring organizations' interaction in local rice industry. The study summaries 4 innovation diffusion factors and 6 innovation demand factors as well as 8 innovation organizations via literature reviews. After collecting data from 17 interviews, networking analysis, including density analysis and centrality analysis of SNA, are applied to the study. The outcomes are illustrated via graphs and statistic outputs. The findings present that time factor is significant to innovation diffusion of the system, while policy incentives are significant influence in innovation demand of the system. Among innovation organizations, Agricultural Research Institute and local Farmer's Association are most influent innovation sources of the system.
ISSN:0259-3769