Introduction There has been substantial research in the diffusion of innovation as applied to information systems.
Current literature includes a third modelthe consequencemodel for IT diffusion.
The literature on IT diffusion provides little information about IT diffusion in nonbusiness sectors. Nonetheless, there has been little investigation of IT diffusion on other nonprofit sectors. One, there are few studies in the literature that even describe the extent of IT diffusion in DSPs. Second, most factorsmodel studies operationalize the factor constructs in the context of business organizations. The metrics used in these studies may not be appropriate for DSPs.