On waves, clusters, and diffusion: A conceptual framework
On waves, clusters, and diffusion: A conceptual framework
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DOI：
10.1177/0002716204272516
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发表时间：
2005-03-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Simmons, B
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作者：
Elkins, Z;Simmons, B
本文对扩散的研究作出了概念和理论上的贡献。作者建议，扩散的概念应保留给以某种不协调的相互依赖为特征的过程（而不是结果）。从理论上讲，作者确定了集群政策改革的主要来源。然后，他们澄清了扩散机制的具体特征，并对这些过程进行了分类。他们特别区分了两种类型的扩散：适应和学习。他们认为，这种分类增加了概念上的清晰度，并区分了具有不同实质性后果的机制。
This article makes a conceptual and theoretical contribution to the study of diffusion. The authors suggest that the concept of diffusion be reserved for processes (not outcomes) characterized by a certain uncoordinated interdependence. Theoretically, the authors identify the principal sources of clustered policy reforms. They then clarify the characteristics specific to diffusion mechanisms and introduce a categorization of such processes. In particular, they make a distinction between two types of diffusion: adaptation and learning. They argue that this categorization adds conceptual clarity and distinguishes mechanisms with distinct substantive consequences.