B2B growth and sales · Full-text open-access mixed qualitative/quantitative empirical study
Technology adoption and digital maturity in the conformity assessment industry: Empirical evidence from an international study
Luana Ladu, Claudia Koch, Parsa Asna Ashari, Knut Blind, Pavel Castka (2024). Technology in Society.
Plain-English take
Develops an industry-specific maturity model and examines links between digital maturity and technology adoption in a globally regulated industry. For a founder, use this as a question to test in your own context, not a universal playbook.
How much weight to give this
3/5 Exploratory evidence; interpret cautiously
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Research question
What the authors investigated
How should digital maturity be designed for the conformity-assessment industry, and how is maturity associated with technology adoption?
Design
Industry-specific digital-maturity model developed from extensive expert interviews and tested with international empirical evidence.
Sample and setting
Conformity-assessment industry across an international sample; the accessible excerpt does not expose the quantitative n.
Reported result
What the study found
Develops an industry-specific maturity model and examines links between digital maturity and technology adoption in a globally regulated industry.
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Scope and transfer
Limitations to keep in view
The scraped publisher excerpt does not state detailed limitations or sample size; industry-specific measurement may limit transferability.
Possible founder application
Treat this as evidence for the specific b2b growth and sales question studied. Compare the setting and sample to your company before changing a growth decision; use a local experiment where the paper does not match your context.
Evidence access
Full text retrieved from publisher or linked open repository
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