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To be adopted or not to be adopted

Mnemosyne, 2018
Cet article n'est pas disponible au téléchargement en raison du refus de publication de des auteurs en open access Il est toutefois disponible à la commande au format papier dans la version complète de la revue sur le site des Presses universitaires de ...
İlknur Gürses, Rifat Becerikli
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Herd Behavior in Technology Adoption: The Role of Adopter and Adopted Characteristics

2015 48th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2015
Herd literature suggests that people tend to discount their own beliefs and imitate others when making adoption decisions. However different people based on their characteristics exhibit different degrees of herd behavior. In the same vein, the characteristics of technology must fit with the requirements of the task that an adopter wants to fulfill ...
Mirmahdi Darban, Hosseini Amirkhiz
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Drivers and barriers to MOOC adoption: perspectives from adopters and non-adopters

Online Information Review, 2020
Purpose Despite the advantages of MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses), the adoption rate is still low, especially in less developed countries. The present study aims to investigate the drivers and barriers faced by adopters and non-adopters of MOOCs, and examine how these factors influence the intention of MOOC ...
Long Ma 0004, Chei Sian Lee
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When early adopters don't adopt

Science, 2017
How do bitcoin early adopters seed the adoption S curve?
Christian, Catalini, Catherine, Tucker
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Adoption as an Issue in Casework with Adoptive Parents

Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, 1976
Abstract By describing in detail the process of one case and elaborating theoretical formulations gleaned from various authors, we attempt to illustrate that adoption is a complicated process—that the tasks of adoptive parenthood are more complex and demanding than the usual work of parenting. An effort is made to show that a primary task of adoptive
K G, Kent, J L, Richie
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Adoption Plans, Adopted Children, and Adoptive Mothers

Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1986
Data on adoption, adopted children, and children placed for adoption by women 15-44 years of age are presented, based on the 1982 National Survey of Family Growth. The results of this analysis suggest that the downward trend in the annual number of adoptions observed from 1970 through 1975 has leveled off.
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To Adopt or Not to Adopt? The RFID Adoption Consideration by Entrepreneurs in a Purchasing Cooperative in Dutch Book Retailing

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, 2015
Our focus is on the agenda-setting of a purchasing cooperative aiming to have their members consider the adoption of a new logistics information system based on RFID. Adding "technology trust", we used the UTAUT model to determine the adoption intention of associated book retailers.
Peter Van Der Sijde   +3 more
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Adoption Medicine and the Internationally Adopted Child

American Journal of Law & Medicine, 2002
Throughout its history, this nation has opened its doors to people who, for more reasons than anyone can count, have needed new homes. It has taken us in, given us new lives. Adopted us.Dave and Susan brought five-year-old Liliana home from Romania in January. The couple was ecstatic about their new beautiful blonde-haired daughter.
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The Value of Adoption [PDF]

open access: possibleAdoption Quarterly, 2007
Recent work shows that the governmental cost of adoption is about half the cost of long-term foster care for children whose birth parents' rights have been terminated.
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Adoption, adoption seeking, and relinquishment for adoption in the United States.

Advance data, 2000
This report presents national data on adoption and adoption-related behaviors among ever-married women 18-44 years of age in the United States, according to selected characteristics of the women. Trends are shown in the prevalence of adoption and relinquishment of children for adoption.
A, Chandra   +3 more
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