ADOPTION, DISCONTINUATION AND RETENTION OF A CAPITAL GOOD INNOVATION
研究发现超过三分之一的采纳者后来中止了资本品创新，且非采纳者、中止者和保留者在规模、年龄和跨国性上差异显著。经济条件有利时采纳率低，但此时采纳的组织更可能保留创新。
ABSTRACT An analysis of post‐innovation adoption behaviour revealed that over a third of adopters subsequently discontinued a capital good innovation. Innovation non‐adopters, discontinuers, and retainers exhibited sharp differences with respect to size, age, and multinationality. Paradoxically, while favourable economic conditions discouraged innovation adoption, organizations that adopted the innovation under these conditions were more likely to retain it.