Diffusing software-engineering methods
- 1 July 1989
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Software
- Vol. 6 (4) , 81-90
- https://doi.org/10.1109/52.31655
Abstract
The problems that surround software technology transfer are examined. It is suggested that for software engineers to understand these problems, they need to identify a conceptual framework that can provide a systematic understanding of diffusion processes and to identify priority areas through which the software-engineering community can effect the successful diffusion of its innovations. E.M. Roger's framework for diffusion of innovations (The Diffusion of Innovations, Free Press, NY, 1983) is discussed, and two ways to use it, as a descriptive model or as a prescriptive model, are described. A case study is presented to illustrate the arguments.<>Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Innovation characteristics and innovation adoption-implementation: A meta-analysis of findingsIEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 1982
- Innovation attributes, policy intervention, and the diffusion of computer applications among local governmentsPolicy Sciences, 1978