When Bits Learn to Walk Don't Make Them Trip: Technological Innovation and the Role of Regulation by Law in Information Systems Research: The Case of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

This paper-based thesis attempts to answer the question how the adoption and diffusion of RFID can be balanced successfully between technological innovation and regulation by law. To answer this question, an abductive reasoning perspective has been applied. The first premise of abduction includes four sets of observations presented in four articles; the second premise of abduction includes two hypothetical claims, and the third premise of abduction builds the case, i.e., concludes the thesis.