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Innovation Diffusion Among Coworkers: Evidence from Senior Doctors

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  • Eliana Barrenho

    (OCDE / OECD - Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

  • Eric Gautier

    (TSE-R - Toulouse School of Economics - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - Comue de Toulouse - Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement)

  • Marisa Miraldo

    (Imperial College Business School)

  • Carol Propper

    (Imperial College Business School)

  • Christiern Rose

    (UQ [All campuses : Brisbane, Dutton Park Gatton, Herston, St Lucia and other locations] - The University of Queensland)

Abstract

Using a novel 15-year data set on surgeon adoption of a complex surgical innovation in the English National Health Service and an identification strategy based on surgeon mobility, this paper disentangles three channels of coworker influence on innovation diffusion: (1) peer network size, (2) influential "key players," and (3) cumulative peer adoption. We find that a one standard deviation in peer connections boost innovation by 16%. Key players can either amplify or dampen diffusion, and peer adoption has a greater impact on less experienced individuals. These results highlight the value of targeting training to high impact network members to speed up diffusion. This work advances our understanding of how professional networks shape innovation diffusion, with implications for technology implementation.

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  • Eliana Barrenho & Eric Gautier & Marisa Miraldo & Carol Propper & Christiern Rose, 2025. "Innovation Diffusion Among Coworkers: Evidence from Senior Doctors," Post-Print hal-05412894, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05412894
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2023.00496
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