An institutional taxonomy of adoption of innovation in the classic professions

Innovating under pressure: Adopting digital technologies in social care organizations during the COVID-19 crisis

“…As previous research indicates ( Khodadad-Saryazdi, 2021 ), an organizational identity and professional norms can lead to inertial forces that reject innovations ( Cordasco et al, 2021 ; Raffaelli et al, 2019 ). Likewise, we argue that a strong professional identity, which implies that employees have established norms for how they should work, can prevent the expansive adoption of digital technology.…”

“…Likewise, we argue that a strong professional identity, which implies that employees have established norms for how they should work, can prevent the expansive adoption of digital technology. This insight adds to studies that provide some initial notions of the role of professional identity for encouraging the introduction of a new technology ( Cordasco et al, 2021 ; Korica and Molloy, 2010 ; Lifshitz-Assaf, 2018 ). Moreover, we observe a reciprocal relationship between professional identity and a (lack of) shared vision.…”

‘What is industrial culture anyway?’ Theoretical framing of the concept in economic geography

“…How to leverage industrial culture is not only a question for older industrial regions, but those experiencing restructuring or developing new knowledge-intensive paths, such as in Industry 4.0 (Chiang, 2008), green industry (Trippl et al, 2020), or ICT (Ženka et al, 2021). Here, examining cultural-cognitive aspects (skills, resourcefulness, innovativeness, adaptability) can be particularly helpful to either determine how they are used or modified to develop new knowledge-intensive industries or foster entrepreneurship (Cordasco et al, 2021). Additionally, to understand entrepreneurship, one should first understand the historical experience of industrialism that shaped it, especially the values and norms of the industrial way of life (Gherhes et al, 2020).…”