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Publication date: 6 July 2011

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Organization Development in Healthcare: Conversations on Research and Strategies
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ISBN: 978-0-85724-709-4

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Organization Development in Healthcare: Conversations on Research and Strategies
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ISBN: 978-0-85724-709-4

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Organization Development in Healthcare: Conversations on Research and Strategies
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ISBN: 978-0-85724-709-4

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Organization Development in Healthcare: Conversations on Research and Strategies
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ISBN: 978-0-85724-709-4

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Organization Development in Healthcare: Conversations on Research and Strategies
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ISBN: 978-0-85724-709-4

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Research in Organizational Change and Development
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ISBN: 978-0-85724-191-7

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Publication date: 4 October 2012

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Annual Review of Health Care Management: Strategy and Policy Perspectives on Reforming Health Systems
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ISBN: 978-1-78190-191-5

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Publication date: 7 October 2011

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Biennial Review of Health Care Management
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ISBN: 978-0-85724-714-8

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Publication date: 25 June 2012

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Health Information Technology in the International Context
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ISBN: 978-1-78052-859-5

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Publication date: 13 October 2022

David Kocsis and Jason Xiong

Information and communication technology (ICT) has the potential to address and reduce income inequality. However, since 1980, income inequality in the United States has caused…

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Information and communication technology (ICT) has the potential to address and reduce income inequality. However, since 1980, income inequality in the United States has caused concerns for researchers, policymakers and the public. Entrepreneurs and managers can take advantage of information technologies, while those in the middle and the bottom see fewer benefits. Meanwhile, countries such as Iceland are more capable of using ICT infrastructure to reduce income inequality, which contributes to the well-being of its citizens. This research study explores the relationship between infrastructure diffusion and income inequality through Rogers’s diffusion of innovations theory.

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To answer the research questions, the author assessed the data through a series of regression analyses using SPSS. The authors used Power BI software to chart the relationships between ICT infrastructure diffusion and income inequality by country and in the United States by state and region.

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The results show diffusion of innovations theory’s tenets do not necessarily hold, because a significant negative relationship exists between infrastructure diffusion and income inequality, especially in countries with emerging economies. In the United States, this relationship significantly differs by region.

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This research contributes to research by expanding economic and sociology work to the IS domain, while providing conflicting evidence for diffusion of innovations theory. The research also provides suggestions for practice, such as more focused ICT infrastructure investments and regulations.

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