Towards a measurement instrument for determinants of innovations

Each of the four main stages in innovation processes (dissemination, adoption, implementation and continuation) can be thought of as critical phases where the desired change may or may not occur. 

The transition from one stage to the next can be affected, positively or negatively, by various determinants associated with characteristics of the innovation, the potential user of the innovation, the organisational context of the user and the socio-political context.

The objective of this study has been to develop a short instrument to measure determinants of innovations that may affect its implementation.