For each continuation stage the number of simulations is limited to 200.
This Grand Litigation, which began in 1995 and continues till today, can be roughly divided into three stages the preparation stage (1995 1999), the implementation stage (1999 2001), and the impeachment and continuation stage 2001-presentthe(see the case details in Shi 2007, Shi 2012).
Finally, there is the continuation stage, in which working with the innovation becomes routine practice.
In the final stage, the continuation stage, working with the innovation either becomes routine practice or not.
Experts rated 41 factors as important for the adoption stage (median ≥ 8; M = 7.64), 50 factors as important to the implementation stage (median ≥ 8; M = 7.70), and 56 factors as important to the continuation stage (median ≥ 8; M = 7.76).
This resulted in a list of 18 factors for the adoption stage, 23 factors for the implementation stage, and 24 factors for the continuation stage; in total 37 different factors (see Table 1).
From a management theory standpoint, this research highlights the complexity of the Implementation Stage of Rogers' Innovation-Decision process and proposes a distinct "optimization" phase of implementation that can enable organizations to progress to the Continuation Stage of the Innovation-Decision.
Based on stages' grand mean scores of important factors, most important factors were factors with a median score of 8 or higher and a mean score of 7.64 or higher for the adoption stage, a mean score of 7.70 or higher for the implementation stage, and mean score of 7.76 or higher for the continuation stage.
Most important factors that were included in the second round questionnaire (median ≥ 8 and mean ≥ 7.64 for the adoption stage; median ≥ 8 and mean ≥ 7.70 for the implementation stage; median ≥ 8 and mean ≥ 7.76 for the continuation stage) are shown in Table 1.
