A categorical modeling approach to analyzing new product adoption and usage in the context of the building-materials industry

Ganguly, Indroneil; Koebel, C. Theodore; Cantrell, Randall A.

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2009.10.011

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“…In construction, the adoption of systematic innovations is generally impeded by the decentralized nature of the industry, and varies both regionally and across firms of different sizes [100]. Consequently, individual firms or subsectors often establish particular work flows and material palettes which are used across all projects.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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The greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation options for materials used in UK construction

Giesekam

Barrett

Taylor

et al. 2014

Energy and Buildings

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The UK construction industry faces the daunting task of replacing and extending a significant proportion of UK infrastructure, meeting a growing housing shortage and retrofitting millions of homes whilst achieving greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions compatible with the UK's legally binding target of an 80% reduction by 2050. This paper presents a detailed time series of embodied GHG emissions from the construction sector for 1997-2011. This data is used to demonstrate that strategies which focus solely on improving operational performance of buildings and the production efficiencies of domestic material producers will be insufficient to meet sector emission reduction targets.Reductions in the order of 80% will require a substantial decline in the use of materials with carbon-intensive supply chains. A variety of alternative materials, technologies and practices are available and the common barriers to their use are presented based upon an extensive literature survey. Key gaps in qualitative research, data and modelling approaches are also identified. Subsequent discussion highlights the lack of client and regulatory drivers for uptake of alternatives and the ineffective allocation of responsibility for emissions reduction within the industry. Only by addressing and overcoming all these challenges in combination can the construction sector achieve drastic emissions reduction.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation options for materials used in UK construction

Giesekam

Barrett

Taylor

et al. 2014

Energy and Buildings

144

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“…This study showed an excessive number of zeros in the outcome variables (64.9% for M2, 71.9% for M9, 85.75% for M14, 85.75% for M17 and 73.25% for Mbwazirume). The inability to account for the extra \pull" exerted by the disproportionately high response of zeros might result in biased parameter estimates and misleading inferences [Ganguly et al (2010)]. For this reason, the ZIP regression model [Vuong (1989)] was applied in this study.…”

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Early-Stage Adoption of Improved Banana “Matooke” Hybrids in Uganda: A Count Data Analysis Based on Farmers’ Perceptions

Akankwasa

Ortmann

Wale

et al. 2016

Int. J. Innovation Technol. Management

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This paper analyzes farmers' perceptions regarding the consumption and production attributes of new banana hybrids in Uganda. The data were collected from a sample of 454 farmers. Following descriptive statistics and a factor analysis, a zero-in°ated poisson (ZIP) regression model was estimated to understand the e®ect of farmers' perceptions and other factors on the likelihood of adopting the new hybrids. The results show that, compared to a local variety (Mbwazirume), four of the hybrids are preferred in terms of production attributes but regarded as inferior with respect to consumption characteristics. Resistance to nematodes, tolerance to weevils and high performance in good seasons in terms of bunch size mainly explain early-stage adoption of the hybrid banana varieties. Hybrid M9 is regarded as having a relatively good performance with respect to most of the production and consumption characteristics. In collaboration with extension agents, variety M9 could be disseminated to a wider farming community that targets larger households, younger farmers and farmers with relatively large sizes of land.

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“…The Euronano report (Meyer et al, 2008) identifies nanomedicine as one of the four major broad nano‐fields in exploring the economic potential of nanotechnology. Other major reports and articles related to NBMS include the ESF report (ESF, 2005), Roadmaps report (Meyer and Persson, 1998), European Technology Platform report (Tomellini et al, 2005), Ernest and Shetty (Ganguly et al, 2010), Rafols and Meyer (Rafols and Meyer, 2007), and Wagner and colleagues (Michalakelis et al, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Examples of nanomedicine given in this report are: drug delivery; drugs and therapy; in vivo diagnostics; in vitro diagnostics; biomaterials; tissue engineering/regenerative medicine; active implants. The forward looking report of EMRC (ESF, 2005) defines the field as ‘the science and technology of diagnosing, treating and preventing disease and traumatic injury, of relieving pain, and of preserving and improving human health, using molecular tools and molecular knowledge of the human body.’ Ernest and Shetty (Ganguly et al, 2010) consider NBMS as the direct application of the convergence of nanotech and biotech and take the same definition of NBMS as the EMRC report. Bibliometric analysis might define the boundaries of nanobio, nanobiomedical, or nanomedicine from the perspective of search terms, which are then used to address and retrieve publications and patents in the domain.…”

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Profiling leading scientists in nanobiomedical science: interdisciplinarity and potential leading indicators of research directions

Pei

Porter

2011

R & D Management

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Nanobiomedical science is a promising area in the application of nanotechnology. This paper profiles a group of 21 leading scientists in nanobiomedicine based on high publication rate and high citations. Comparisons with other researchers indicate that the leaders publish more in high impact journals and collaborate more extensively (team science). They reside most heavily in the United States and Western Europe. We compare their research publications using multiple indicators–Integration, Specialization and a Multidisciplinary Index. Relations among interdisciplinarity indicators generated support a three‐factor model based on principles of diversity. We locate this research among the disciplines using science overlay mapping. Key term analyses, based on keywords and on natural language processing help profile the research emphases of these leading researchers. Such results could serve as leading indicators to help identify directions of future nanobio development.

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A categorical modeling approach to analyzing new product adoption and usage in the context of the building-materials industry

Cited by 26 publications

References 40 publications

The greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation options for materials used in UK construction

The greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation options for materials used in UK construction

Early-Stage Adoption of Improved Banana “Matooke” Hybrids in Uganda: A Count Data Analysis Based on Farmers’ Perceptions

Profiling leading scientists in nanobiomedical science: interdisciplinarity and potential leading indicators of research directions

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