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	Diffusion (business) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Diffusion is the process by which a new idea or new product is accepted by the market.
		The rate of diffusion is the speed that the new idea spreads from one consumer to the next.
		Adoption is similar to diffusion except that it deals with the psychological processes an individual goes through, rather than an aggregate market process.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Diffusion_(business) (488 words)

	BES Remains Optimistic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Business sentiment remains optimistic in the first and second quarters of 2004 as indicated by the positive diffusion indices (DI) for the overall business outlook.
		The diffusion index for the second quarter of 2004 for the NCR respondents declined to 15.7 percent from 20.4 percent during the previous quarter, but the respondents outside NCR projected a higher index of 46.6 percent from 18.4 percent for the same period.
		This sentiment is reflected mainly in the volume of business activity index for respondents based outside NCR, which increased slightly to 16.0 percent in the first quarter of 2004 from 14.1 percent in the previous quarter last year and then accelerated to 39.9 percent in the second quarter.
	www.bsp.gov.ph /archive/News_2004/2004-02/news-02202004a.htm (803 words)

	Diffusion of innovations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Diffusion of innovations theory was formalized by Everett Rogers in a 1962 book called Diffusion of Innovations.
		Rogers showed these innovations would spread through society in an S curve, as the early adopters select the technology first, followed by the majority, until a technology or innovation is common.
		A second is that disruptive technologies may radically change the diffusion patterns for established technology by starting a different competing S-curve.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Diffusion_of_innovations (416 words)

	Business Expectations Rebound Strongly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Business expectations strongly rebounded for the second quarter of 2003 as the overall business outlook diffusion index (DI) turned positive at 4.0 percent from -3.0 percent during the first quarter of the year.
		Meanwhile, business prospects for the third quarter of 2003 turned more bullish as the overall business outlook index increased to positive 27.6 percent, from 17.4 percent reported in the second quarter of the year.
		This sentiment is reflected in the volume of business activity index, which rose to 31.0 percent in the third quarter from 28.8 percent in the previous quarter.
	www.bsp.gov.ph /archive/News_2003/2003-05/news-05232003a.htm (715 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| BUSINESS > Business more bullish in next three months–BSP survey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The overall business outlook diffusion index registered a positive 4 percent from a negative 3 percent three months ago, based on the second quarter round of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas survey.
		Indeed, the overall business outlook index improved to 27.6 percent for the third quarter of the year from 17.4 percent previously, thus indicating better economic prospects in the coming three months.
		Inflation and the dollar value of the peso, however, are seen to improve as the diffusion indices for the two variables improved to 25.8 percent and 6.9 percent from 36.7 percent and 11.3 percent, respectively, in the previous quarter.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2003/may/26/business/20030526bus1.html (772 words)

	Diffusion of Innovation Theory
		Rogers differentiates the adoption process from the diffusion process in that the diffusion process occurs within society, as a group process; whereas, the adoption process is pertains to an individual.
		Diffusion research is emerging as a single, integrated body of concepts and generalizations, even though the investigations are conducted by researchers in several scientific disciplines.
		The diffusion of innovation process can be tracked on a micro level as is the case of an individual who is a targeted member of an audience, or traced at the macro level when considering economic development or technological advances.
	www.ciadvertising.org /studies/student/98_fall/theory/hornor/paper1.html (2713 words)

	IJEB Call for Papers
		The main element supporting such relationship is the economic worth of interactions occurring between businesses and public bodies, with the latter acting as providers of services and/or as purchasers of goods and services.
		Papers investigating the strategy and the objectives that underlie projects involving e- business and e-government, from the perspectives of both private firms and public decision- makers.
		Diffusion studies on e-business and e-government, focused on the complementary nature of the two phenomena, and considering the influence of policies, institutional frameworks and socio-economics.
	www.calpoly.edu /~eli/iceb/IJEB/CFP-IJEB-v4-n2-SP.htm (551 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		However, full use of ICT in business lags particularly in broad sections of manufacturing, and there is evidence that implementation of modern ICT is slower than in neighbouring Nordic countries, that there is a lower degree of innovativeness in industry and that specific skills to develop e-business are not sufficient.
		Given the complexity of the ICT diffusion process and the central role of a number of the other factors, attention is also given to the other parts of the framework (R&D, public procurement, payment systems, standards, broadband, trust and security) that are important elements in the diffusion of ICT to business.
		ICT diffusion and business use Indicators and composite measures A number of statistical sources exist to measure ICT diffusion and related topics, although international comparison is sometimes difficult.
	odin.dep.no /filarkiv/220353/040914_Endelig_OECD-_rapport_IT-politiske_utfordringer.doc (3872 words)

	Modeling And Simulation Book Recommendations \| Problem Solving Strategy Of Decision
		Business Dynamics is a textbook, but it can be used independently as self-study of system dynamics.
		Business Dynamics, published in 2000, is used as a textbook for classes on system dynamics at MIT.
		The diffusion process described by Rogers is used in the PDA Sim simulation.
	www.forio.com /books.htm (918 words)

	Slight silver lining emerges in buyers' business view (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Business conditions were the strongest in Mid-Atlantic states and weakest in the Midwest.
		The diffusion index for steel pricing is 40.4, second lowest among commodities this month, but slightly higher than last month's annual low of 34.1.
		The diffusion index for semiconductor leadtimes is 62.5.
	www.purchasing.com /index.asp?layout=articlePrint&articleID=CA139802 (848 words)

	Responsibility Diffusion : Small Business
		As a family business expert dealing with growth and profitability issues, I receive many requests for interviews from writers and editors preparing family business articles for newspapers and magazines.
		One of the reasons responsibility diffusion is so pervasive is that when something comes off the track, the assignment of responsibility is often used to embarrass, shame and humiliate individuals.
		Family business owners, managers and employees in successful businesses tend to shoulder and incorporate responsibility as part of the process of continuous improvement.
	www.businessseek.biz /article-directory/article-7.html (969 words)

	MACROECONOMIC FORCES
		diffusion index is the percent of any number of time series that are increasing.)
		Higher debt loads by households and business and financial industry imbalances were a fundamental reason for the economic downturn.
		ratio of coincident to lagging indicators and the diffusion index for industrial production are other indicators used to predict cyclical downturns.
	business.baylor.edu /Tom_Kelly/Bails2.htm (862 words)

	Medium Term Cycles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Establish the connection to standard business cycles, and in case they are related, 3.
		In Medium Term Business Cycles, we observe large Medium Term Cycles in variables that measure the productivity and degree of efficiency in the input usage in the economy.
		In Diffusion of Business Cycles over the Medium Term, explore, both theoretically and empirically, the role of diffusion.
	www.nyu.edu /econ/user/comin/mtc.html (391 words)

	Journal of Geographic Information and Decision Analysis
		The fact that businesses and public sector organizations have begun to use GIS is not surprising, particularly given the fact that much of the data that organizations typically use include significant spatial components (estimates range between 50% and 85%).
		Business school researchers possess a rich literature that can be applied to studying the use of GIS in organizations (Moore 1993).
		In this context, businesses seeking to successfully integrate GIS into their organization must be given guidance concerning how to properly train users as well as how to configure the layout and display of their systems for optimal use (Turk 1993).
	publish.uwo.ca /~jmalczew/gida_1/Mennecke/Mennecke.htm (10749 words)

	ICT Diffusion to Business: National Peer Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The level and speed of diffusion of new technologies are determined by the sectoral distribution of industry, the small size of businesses, and major regional variations in industry structure and resources.
		However business diffusion appears uneven despite rapid progress, ICT investment and use remain around the OECD average in general, and ICT impacts on business may be lower than expected.
		However diffusion is uneven and ICT impacts on business may be lower than expected based on the average levels of equipment and diffusion.
	www.oecd.org /document/6/0,2340,en_2649_33757_34227910_1_1_1_1,00.html (1045 words)

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		The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ Business Expectations Survey said this optimism is "consistent with international expectations of strong economic performance by Asian and major world economies" for this year.
		In the meantime BSP Managing Director for Economic Research Diwa Guinigundo said respondents to the survey expressed confidence in the economy, which reached highs in the overall business outlook diffusion index at 30.5 percent and 48.7 percent for the third and fourth quarters of the year.
		The BES report NCR business confidence level is also high in the employment outlook and expansion plans, which increased to 16.8 percent from 4.9 percent second quarter of 2004.
	www.mb.com.ph /issues/2004/08/21/BSNS2004082116759.html (547 words)

	globalEDGE \| your source for global business knowledge - call for papers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		During the 1990s, information and communication technologies became an important platform in planning for business and socioeconomic development and countries around the world know that they need to be prepared for a more competitive global market place that is timely, accurate and information driven.
		One of the evolving outcomes of the information evolution is the growth of electronic business where the marketspace represents a unique opportunity to benefit from its global outreach and from blending and capitalizing on the strengths of the marketplace.
		There are many potentials that could be realized at the business and socioeconomic development front and this book will try to demonstrate that and present the lessons learnt to set supporting guidelines for future implementations combining theoretical foundations with real practical cases.
	globaledge.msu.edu /academy/callforpapers/april2004-electroniccommercebook.asp (537 words)

	Business Wire: Amtech Systems Inc. Completes Acquisition of Kokusai's BTI Horizontal Diffusion Furnace Operations
		Amtech's Tempress line of horizontal diffusion furnaces and BTI, represent two of the three best-known horizontal diffusion furnace brands in the industry.
		It is estimated that the acquisition increases Amtech's installed base of horizontal furnaces by at least 100 percent, providing the company with greatly expanded opportunities for selling its existing Atmoscan(R) and automation products, as well any new semiconductor process tools the company may develop in the future.
		The company believes that with this acquisition it is the only manufacturer of horizontal diffusion furnaces with full-scale operations on two continents, Europe and North America.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2004_July_7/ai_n6096995 (856 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Technology diffusion programs Technology diffusion is the widespread adoption of technology by users other than the original innovator.
		Embassies and business networks abroad Governments are increasingly making use of their embassies as a component in national innovation systems.
		Business and corporate ‘angels’ are not a major source of finance for innovation in Australia.
	www.isr.gov.au /assets/documents/itrinternet/4ConstraintsOnAustInnov.doc (4518 words)

	Company News On Call
		Diffusion is an immediately-deployable Extranet application that snaps into existing communications environments to improve information timeliness, effectiveness and usability across the extended enterprise.
		Diffusion, Inc. was founded in 1995 to develop and market corporate information delivery solutions to address the complex business issue of effectively communicating with people across the extended enterprise.
		Diffusion company headquarters are located at 321 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=105&STORY=/www/story/10-6-97/331000 (543 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS, 4TH ED. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The fourth edition is (1) a revision of the theoretical framework and the research evidence supporting this model of diffusion, and (2) a new intellectual venture, in that new concepts and new theoretical viewpoints are introduced.
		This criticism is due in large part to the stereotyped and limited ways in which many diffusion scholars have defined the scope and method of their field of study.
		Rogers analyzes the limitations of previous diffusion studies, showing, for example, that the convergence model, by which participants create and share information to reach a mutual understanding, more accurately describes diffusion in most cases than the linear model.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0029266718?v=glance (1870 words)

	Business confidence at record high -- BSP survey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		BUSINESS confidence in the Philippine economy is at a record high, according to the quarterly business expectations survey of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP, the Philippine central bank).
		Business confidence of respondents outside Metro Manila also grew but at a lower smaller scale, the Investor Relations Office said.
		The bullish outlook was further supported by projections of higher business volume by majority of the respondents for the July-September and October-December quarters, with indices of 26.9 percent and 50.2 percent, respectively, he said.
	money.inq7.net /topstories/view_topstories.php?yyyy=2004&mon=08&dd=21&file=1 (635 words)

	Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia - Economic Research - Business Outlook Survey August 2003
		The diffusion index of current activity increased notably this month, from 8.3 in July to 22.1 in August.
		The diffusion index for the average workweek, however, remained positive for the second consecutive month.
		The diffusion index for current prices paid jumped from -6.5 in July to 16.0 this month, with 23 percent of firms reporting higher input prices.
	www.phil.frb.org /files/bos/bos0803.html (787 words)

	Idea Group Publishing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Business organizations are reported to be investing a considerable proportion of their free capital in information systems (IS) and information technology (IT).
		Now such technologies have become crucial in a sense that there is a need to understand the business and operations strategies, as well as how the development of IT would contribute to knowledge management and therefore increase competitiveness.
		This is a critical area of research and practice for businesses that have to ensure that their investment in IT/IS is capable of changing with the needs of the business.
	www.idea-group.com /books/index.asp?page=17 (604 words)

	What's So New About the New Economy?
		We have to look to the developments of digital information technologies and their diffusion through the economy for the likely sources of sustained trend growth in [total factor productivity] at the pace that has been achieved recently.
		A second cost-saving path is likely to emerge with the development and increasingly widespread diffusion of new, specialized, robust and comparatively inexpensive "information appliances" that have wireless communication capabilities permitting them to function as components of larger, flexible systems supporting related production tasks.
		The diffusion of teleworking is a third trajectory that has major potential for savings in infrastructure capital, as well as through the reduction of the costs of measures required to abate pollution and environmental degradation in congested urban areas.
	www.thestandard.com /article/0,1902,19677,00.html (613 words)

	E-business Program - Guidelines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Of special interest will be strategies and applications that relate to such business models as supply chain management, sell-chain management, customer relationship management or e-government initiatives, and that can exploit the capabilities of broadband networks.
		The undertaking of joint projects involving key players in a business sector or, more broadly, a "community of interest", is one means of diffusing advanced E-business applications and services.
		Where commercialized services or intellectual property is developed through a project, funding is expected to be recovered in the form of a royalty on future revenues.
	www.canarie.ca /funding/ebusiness/guidelines.html (1499 words)

	Call for Papers
		One promising strategy is to be agile and ready to adapt quickly to changes in the environment or market.
		On the other hand successful IT diffusion is known to be a process that takes time and careful effort.
		Enabling business agility with IT Creating agile environments that facilitate diffusion of IT Theories and frameworks for understanding diffusion and agility issues
	ifiptc8.itu.dk /Atlanta (350 words)

	Alliance Bernstein Investment Research & Management
		The business conditions diffusion index for large manufacturers in the Bank of Japan quarterly Tankan survey was down for the first time in seven quarters in December, deteriorating to 22 from 26 in September.
		Given overall industrial production growth, this trend is likely to spread to other industries, although some continued to see a marginal improvement in December—such as iron and steel which rose from 58 to 60, general machinery which rose from 38 to 43, and precision machinery which rose from 38 to 41.
		The diffusion index for small manufacturers also remained unchanged at 5 and for small non-manufacturers improved from September’s –17 to –14.
	www.alliancecapital.com /DomesticPortal/StoryPage.aspx?nid=5344&cid=16867 (685 words)

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