Innovation Diffusion in Large, Heterogeneous Populations

Asymmetries in influence between subgroups and the radicalness of innovations predict innovation diffusion in large, heterogeneous populations. Using 35 491 job ads and data on 522 978 managerial appointments to 739 092 firms, we study the diffusion of two organizational practices across the Swiss labor market. Gender-neutral language use spread widely from core to periphery, while…