Summary information

Study title

Innovation diffusion and adoption of innovations in agriculture and agri-food firms - A systematic mapping and conceptualization of the research

Creator

Fernqvist, Fredrik (Department of Work Science, Business Economics and Environmental Psychology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
Blix Germundsson, Lisa (Department of Work Science, Business Economics and Environmental Psychology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
Drottberger, Annie (Department of Work Science, Business Economics and Environmental Psychology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
Spendrup, Sara (Department of Work Science, Business Economics and Environmental Psychology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

Study number / PID

snd1133-1-1.0 (SND)

https://doi.org/10.5878/wyaf-j958 (DOI)

Data access

Open

Series

Not available

Abstract

The aim of this study is firstly to systematically explore, analyse, report on and synthesise the scientific studies on the topic of diffusion and adoption of innovations from the agri-food firms’ perspective, and secondly, to frame the results in a conceptual overview comprising key elements in the research over the period. The specific objectives are 1. to determine variables important in the diffusion and adoption of innovations from the agri-food firms’ perspective, 2. based on the results, to suggest development and improvements of capabilities in the supporting knowledge systems, in order to increase the sectors’ adoption of innovations 3. to discuss the implications for research. The study is based on systematic mapping of the literature (academic papers published in scientific journals) in the period 1997-2017. In total, abstracts for 202 papers were included in the mapping and analysed with an exploratory analytical approach. A delimitation of the study is to cover research in OECD-countries. Nine broad categories of key elements studied have been derived from the mapping: 1) Farm/firm characteristics; 2) Farmers’/managers’ characteristics; 3) Firm management practices; 4)  Adoption-diffusion behaviours and learning; 5) Sources of information and innovation; 6) Innovation characteristics; 7) Networks and relations; 8) Contextual variables, and 9) The agricultural knowledge and innovation system, AKIS. The open access data material consists of a spreadsheet containing included mapped studies, coding of abstracts, a meta-table with categorised keywords from the 202 papers, and unique reference numbers attached to each mapped item to allow tracing the themes from the meta-table to the connected excel sheet. All the mapped items have received a reference number, which is used in both the meta-tables of categorised keywords and the adhered excel spread sheet (data file). The data file shows the list of items included in the mapping and items...
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Methodology

Data collection period

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Country

Time dimension

Time series

Analysis unit

Media unit: Text

Universe

Scientific journal papers

Sampling procedure

A systematic mapping of the literature has been made. initially 41,551 items were retrieved from the data bases Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus and CABI. Through a systematic screening process, duplicates and papers deemed irrelevant have been excluded from the mapping, first based on titles and thereafter based on full abstracts. A total of 202 papers were finally included in the mapping.
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Kind of data

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Data collection mode

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Funding information

Funder

Formas, Nationella forskningsprogrammet för livsmedel

Grant number

Formas Dnr. 2017-02019

Access

Publisher

Swedish National Data Service

Publication year

2019

Terms of data access

Access to data through SND. Data are freely accessible.

Related publications

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