Interdependences in the intrafirm diffusion of technological innovations: Confronting the rational and social accounts of diffusion

This article investigates the intrafirm diffusion of technological innovations, and the interdependences that exist among rival firms in this process. Previous research has offered two potential explanations for these interdependences: social accounts, in which they result from institutional pressures, and rational accounts, in which firms are interdependent as a result of how adoption by rivals affects expectations about the profitability of...